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- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theoretical Framework
- Part II Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Government Programs
- Part III Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in University Programs
- Part IV Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Immersion Programs
- 12 Transformative Language Learning in the Overseas Immersion Environment
- 13 Transformative Dimensions of Community Engagement and Service Learning during In-Country Immersion
- 14 Immersion and Transformative Pedagogy in the French Language Department of the French War College
- 15 California’s K-12 Dual Language Programs
- Part V The Learner
- Part VI Faculty Development
- Part VII Assessment
- References
- Index
12 - Transformative Language Learning in the Overseas Immersion Environment
Exploring Affordances of Intercultural Development
from Part IV - Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Immersion Programs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2021
- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theoretical Framework
- Part II Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Government Programs
- Part III Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in University Programs
- Part IV Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Immersion Programs
- 12 Transformative Language Learning in the Overseas Immersion Environment
- 13 Transformative Dimensions of Community Engagement and Service Learning during In-Country Immersion
- 14 Immersion and Transformative Pedagogy in the French Language Department of the French War College
- 15 California’s K-12 Dual Language Programs
- Part V The Learner
- Part VI Faculty Development
- Part VII Assessment
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines incremental transformational learning, as evidenced by the intercultural growth of advanced learners of Russian in the Russian Overseas Language Flagship (ROF); a year-long overseas immersion program. With hybrid structured and open architecture, the ROF utilizes a scaffolded environment of individualized tutorials, small-group work, direct enrollment courses, professional internships, homestays and structured reflections. The study examines IDI- and ILR data, reporting on group-level statistical comparisons of pre/post program intercultural development and language proficiency to document measureable intercultural and linguistic outcomes. The study includes student reports of disorienting dilemmas, reflections on the dilemmas, and proposed “action plans” for dealing with challenges. IDI scores indicate a shift from a mono-cultural mindset toward greater awareness of the mindsets of others and the specifics of one's own cultural lens. The analysis indicates a positive relationship between proficiency levels and the learner's intercultural development as they are better positioned to respond and behave effectively and appropriately as global professionals.
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- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching , pp. 109 - 119Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021