Thai study abroad students as intercultural citizens: developing intercultural citizenship through English medium education and ELT
Thai study abroad students as intercultural citizens: developing intercultural citizenship through English medium education and ELT
Key claimed benefits of internationalizing higher education (HE) are increased
intercultural interaction and awareness with internationally oriented universities
aiming to produce graduates who are intercultural or global citizens. Yet,
there have been few core strategies presented on how international HE
programmes might realize such aims, and more research is needed.
Furthermore, English language teaching (ELT) plays a central role in preparation
and support for study abroad (SA) and internationalization in English
medium education (EME), but has also been slow to incorporate intercultural
education and intercultural citizenship. Hence, this study aimed to describe
how Thai SA students developed a sense of intercultural citizenship during SA
experiences with international HE programmes in Anglophone countries and
identify roles ELT in facilitating the preparation for their subsequent SA
programmes. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews (n = 14)
conducted with students from three Thai universities who had experienced
EME overseas education. From qualitative content analysis, findings revealed
a range of understandings and responses to intercultural citizenship, English
learning, language utilization, and the SA experiences. In addition, a mismatch
was identified between ELT preparation and support efforts compared to the
multilingual and multicultural reality of international HE.
English language teaching, English medium instruction, intercultural citizenship, intercultural citizenship education, internationalization of higher education, study abroad
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Baker, Will
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Baker, Will, Boonsuk, Yusop, Ra, Jaewon Jane, Sangiamchit, Chittima and Snodin, Navaporn
(2022)
Thai study abroad students as intercultural citizens: developing intercultural citizenship through English medium education and ELT.
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, .
(doi:10.1080/02188791.2022.2096569).
Abstract
Key claimed benefits of internationalizing higher education (HE) are increased
intercultural interaction and awareness with internationally oriented universities
aiming to produce graduates who are intercultural or global citizens. Yet,
there have been few core strategies presented on how international HE
programmes might realize such aims, and more research is needed.
Furthermore, English language teaching (ELT) plays a central role in preparation
and support for study abroad (SA) and internationalization in English
medium education (EME), but has also been slow to incorporate intercultural
education and intercultural citizenship. Hence, this study aimed to describe
how Thai SA students developed a sense of intercultural citizenship during SA
experiences with international HE programmes in Anglophone countries and
identify roles ELT in facilitating the preparation for their subsequent SA
programmes. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews (n = 14)
conducted with students from three Thai universities who had experienced
EME overseas education. From qualitative content analysis, findings revealed
a range of understandings and responses to intercultural citizenship, English
learning, language utilization, and the SA experiences. In addition, a mismatch
was identified between ELT preparation and support efforts compared to the
multilingual and multicultural reality of international HE.
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English language teaching, English medium instruction, intercultural citizenship, intercultural citizenship education, internationalization of higher education, study abroad
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