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Intercultural Journeys

From Study to Residence Abroad

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Jane Jackson

    1. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Part of the book series: Language and Globalization (LAGL)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Globalization, Internationalization, and Study Abroad

    • Jane Jackson
    Pages 1-21

  3. Intercultural and Global Competencies

    • Jane Jackson
    Pages 22-46

  4. Groundwork for the Illustrative Case Studies

    • Jane Jackson
    Pages 47-65

  5. Presojourn Language and (Inter)Cultural Development

    • Jane Jackson
    Pages 66-103

  6. Nora and Mimi’s Sojourn and Reentry

    • Jane Jackson
    Pages 104-137

  7. Lana and Jade’s Sojourn and Reentry

    • Jane Jackson
    Pages 138-172

  8. New Ways of Being

    • Jane Jackson
    Pages 173-193

  9. Cultivating Global and Intercultural Competencies

    • Jane Jackson
    Pages 194-214

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 215-251
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Focusing on the actual experiences of L2 students who travelled from their homes to foreign lands as part of a faculty-led, short-term SA program, the author explores the linkage between intercultural awareness and sensitivity, language development (e.g., sociopragmatic awareness), and identity reconstruction in young adult L2 learners.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Jane Jackson

About the author

JANE JACKSON is Professor in the English Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include intercultural communication, sociopragmatics, identity reconstruction, and language and cultural learning through study and residence abroad. Her book, Language, Identity and Study Abroad: Sociocultural Perspectives was published in 2008.  

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