Building Internationalized Spaces: Second Language Perspectives on Developing Language and Cultural Exchange Programs in Higher Education

by Estela Ene, Matthew Allen, Kyle McIntosh

Overview

This book provides case studies from several higher education contexts to represent the diverse ways that L2 specialists can build up programs and courses that contribute to their institutions' internationalization by promoting language and cultural exchange. 

This volume contributes to emerging interdisciplinary conversations in higher education about how to refine internationalization in terms of praxis and how to coordinate curricular and pedagogical efforts to achieve meaningful learning outcomes for all students. The chapters provide suggestions for how L2 specialists can reframe their work in their individual programs to help internationalize the entire university in ways that lead to improved learning outcomes for students at different points in their degree programs, including: 

• Orientation programs (early arrival on campus, before classes start)
• Language Center contexts (support during studies)
• Volunteer programs for International Teaching Assistants (ITA) and undergraduate students
• Graduate-level writing support structures
• Instructional design (virtual learning spaces)
• Virtual Partner programs (co-curricular) 
• Intercultural composition (placement, interdisciplinary collaborations)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780472038831
Publisher:	University of Michigan Press
Publication date:	03/15/2022
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables ix

About the Editors xi

About the Contributors xiii

Introduction: L2 Expertise in Curriculum Internationalization Matthew Allen Estela Ene Kyle McIntosh 1

Part I Revising the Curriculum 19

1 Rethinking Orientation: Innovation and Collaboration in a Language and Culture Camp at a Sino-U.S. University Emmanuelle S. Chiocca Joseph A. Davies Laura J. Davies Kristin E. Hiller Saghar L. Naghib Kevin M. Sprague Xin Zhang 21

2 Developing a Language Center for International Students: Benefits, Strategies, and Challenges Cristine McMartin-Miller 44

3 Designing Virtual Learning Spaces to Promote Language and Cultural Exchange D. Hannah Bush Matthew Allen Nancy Earner Nadezda Pimenova 60

4 Promoting Communicative and Intercultural Competence Development through Virtual Exchanges Rodrigo A. Rodríguez-Fuentes Kathleen A. Corrales Lourdes Rey Paba Nayibe Rosado-Mendinueta 79

5 Enhancing Internationalization at Home through Undergraduates Volunteering for an ITA Program Lixia Cheng 101

Part II Internationalizing Composition 121

6 Responding to the University's Internationalization: Establishing Placement Mechanisms for Cross-Cultural Composition Tanita Saenkhum Hannah Soblo 123

7 Internationalized First-Year Writing by Design Estela Ene Mary Ann Cohen 141

8 Reaching across the Aisle: Internationalization through Cross-Cultural Composition Courses Ghada Gherwash 165

9 Guided Writing Instruction Groups: Connecting L2 Graduate Writing Proficiency to Academic Culture and Language Lucie Moussu Silvia Sgaramella 186

Index 209

Editorial Reviews

"This book will be particularly useful for higher education professionals who engage with issues of internationalization and cross-cultural pedagogy, especially in the context of the United States. Its primary contribution is highlighting the crucial connection between English language education and internationalization of higher education."
—Journal of International Students

Journal of International Students - Marisa Lally

This volume brings a much-needed interdisciplinary lens to the internationalization of higher education through the grounded voices of those working in various language-related fields. The examples and approaches provided through the chapters in this text provide educators with encouragement to go beyond their own programs and courses to seek ways in which to engage others within the university to collectively internationalize the institution to benefit students.”
—Darla Deardorff, Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators and founding President of the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence

“This volume brings a much-needed interdisciplinary lens to the internationalization of higher education through the grounded voices of those working in various language-related fields. The examples and approaches provided through the chapters in this text provide educators with encouragement to go beyond their own programs and courses to seek ways in which to engage others within the university to collectively internationalize the institution to benefit students.”
—Darla Deardorff, Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators and founding President of the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence

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