Engaging and Embracing Different Cultural Voices through Autoethnographies
Presentation Summary
This paper discusses the value of autoethnography that involves the steps of ‘prepare’, ‘engage’ and ‘reflect’ to significant self-assessed development of intercultural competence of Chinese study-abroad students as a research-driven, theory-based intercultural intervention.
Primary Presenter
Dr Jianwei Xu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
State (if in the U.S.)
Country
Belgium
Professional Biography
Jianwei Xu is a lecturer in Language Education at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Her research interests mainly reside in sociocultural perspectives on second language learning, intercultural education and heritage language education.
Secondary Presenters
Ann Peeters, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
State (if in the U.S.)
Country
Belgium
Professional Biography
Dr Ann Peeters teaches Italian and literature at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She is also the director of the English-medium MA Programme in Linguistics and Literary Studies in the Faculty of Languages and Humanities. Currently, she is the vice-chair of the university’s Council for International Policy.
Maarten Gernay, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
State (if in the U.S.)
Country
Belgium
Professional Biography
Maarten Gernay holds an MA in Sinology from KU Leuven, Belgium. He teaches Chinese courses in the Chinese Minor programme at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.