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Experiences of and preparedness for Intercultural Teacherhood in Higher Education: non-specialist English teachers’ positioning, agency and sense of legitimacy in China

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: This article focuses on a case study of English language teachers, who are asked to teach intercultural communication to mixed classes of local and international students in Chinese Higher Education, although they do not specialize in this complex field. They were interviewed to find out about their experiences and perceptions of this ‘improvised’ Intercultural Teacherhood. The study shows that their engagement with intercultural communication differs while the presence of international students has a major impact on all the teachers’ identity and sense of legitimacy. The paper ends on recommendations for (research on) preparing teachers to teach IC.

Source: Language and Intercultural Communication

DOI: 10.1080/14708477.2021.1988631

Authors: Huiyu Tan, Ke Zhao, Fred Dervin

Institutions: University of Helsinki, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Language: English

Topic: Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W3206516667

FWCI: 5.617

Cites: 44

Cited by: 23

Related to: 10