2022 International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence

Virtual. All sessions will be accessed through the conference app, which will be accessible to registered attendees in January.

Ideologies and Inequities in U.S. Study Abroad

Friday, January 28, 2022 at 3:15 PM–5:15 PM MST

Coyote

Presentation Summary

This paper anaylzes ideologies of U.S. study abroad and their roots in inequitable socio-historical processes. The ideologies include educational tourism, personal transformation, intercultural competence, language immersion, and professional preparation. It argues that we must reckon with these ideologies to stop reproducing social inequities.

Primary Presenter

Emma Trentman, University of New Mexico

State (if in the U.S.)

Country

USA

Professional Biography

Emma Trentman is Associate Professor of Arabic at the University of New Mexico. Her research focuses on language learning during study abroad, with a focus on language ideologies and multilingual approaches. She teaches Arabic at the University of New Mexico and is co-editor of the Critical Multilingualism Studies Journal.

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