Global Literature in Tandem with Study Abroad: Cultivating Intercultural Competence for Preservice Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Medina, Adriana L.; Kiefel, Karoline
Titel	Global Literature in Tandem with Study Abroad: Cultivating Intercultural Competence for Preservice Teachers
Quelle	In: Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 33 (2021) 2, S.61-78 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Medina, Adriana L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1085-4568
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Cultural Awareness; German Literature; Novels; Study Abroad; International Education; Teacher Education Programs; Elementary School Teachers; Films; Cultural Context; Profiles; Student Attitudes; Reflection; Essays; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Urban Areas; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Deutsche literatur; Novel; Roman; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Internationale Erziehung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Film; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Schülerverhalten; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Urban area; Stadtregion; Deutschland
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine how literature study and study abroad, in combination as methods of internationalization, influence preservice teachers' (PSTs) intercultural competence and potential future classroom practices. Elementary education PSTs studied abroad in Germany for five weeks. As part of the preparation, they read a German novel identified as global literature. While abroad, they saw the corresponding movie and had conversations with German peers to better understand it within its cultural context. Three sources of data - My Cultural Awareness Profile, a Germany Questionnaire, and a Critical Blueprint novel reflection essay -- were analyzed. To better connect experiential learning abroad to future teaching, faculty guided PSTs to critically examine their pre- and post-responses. The findings indicate global literature is effective to begin to shift PSTs cultural perspectives. In combination, literature study and study abroad bring a global perspective to teacher preparation that can cultivate PSTs' intercultural competence. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01