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To examine how pre-service teachers (PSTs) can develop intercultural Awareness through study abroad experiences

Dickey, Benjamin

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Developing Intercultural Awareness through a Study Abroad Program Benjamin DickeyAdviser Dr. Tingting XuCollege of Education Stephen F. Austin State University Undergraduate Research Conference April 17, 2018Developing Intercultural Awareness through a Study Abroad Program  To examine how pre-service teachers (PSTs) can develop intercultural Awareness through study abroad experiences. Purpose of StudyLiteratureGlobalization (Findlay, King, Smith, & Keldon, 2012) English as the Lingua Franca (Baker, 2012).Diversity (Tuters, 2015)Research QuestionHow intercultural challenges prepare pre-service teachers for their future profession.Methodology Ethnographic/Case StudyDuration: 18 days.  Participant: 1 white, male, early childhood-6th PST.  Triangulated data from journal, discussions, reflection, and interviews.Findings Stereotypes the participant had prior to their experience changed during the experience.  Language barriers.How the participant interacted and addressed cultural norms. Experiences the participant took away from the study abroad trip, they would like to apply to their life in the U.S. Discussion Cultural Immersion Cultural DissonanceCulture GuidesICA Development(Marx & Moss, 2011; Perry & Southwell, 2011)  ReferencesFindlay, A. M., King, R., Smith, F. M., Geddes, A., & Skeldon, R. (2012). World class? An investigation of globalisation, difference and international student mobility. Transactions Of The Institute Of British Geographers, 37(1), 118-131. Baker, W. (2012). From cultural awareness to intercultural awareness: culture in ELT. ELT Journal: English Language Teaching Journal, 66(1), 62-70.Marx, H., & Moss, D. M. (2011). Please Mind the Culture Gap: Intercultural Development During a Teacher Education Study Abroad Program. Journal Of Teacher Education, 62(1), 35-47.Perry, L. B., & Southwell, L. (2011). Developing intercultural understanding and skills: models and approaches. Intercultural Education, 22(6), 453-466.  Tuters, S. (2015). Conceptualising diversity in a rural school. International Journal Of Inclusive Education, 19(7), 685-696

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