The benefits of intercultural interactions: a position paper on the effects of study abroad and intercultural competence on pre-service and active teachers of ESL

<p>"This thesis discusses a potential connection between immersion programs, second language acquisition, intercultural awareness, and the pre-service English as a Second Language instructors' ability to provide interculturally aware TESL education to their language learners. A review of the literature connected to intercultural awareness and second language acquisition contributes to the discussion of how the two topics are connected and how they combine to inform current United States' TESL programs and education"--Document.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA) in English: Teaching English as a Second Language

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• McCurdy, Bergen Lorraine

• English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers
• Cultural competence
• Second language acquisition
• Foreign study
• Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
• English Language and Literature

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Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/33

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.ewu.edu:theses-1032