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“As a Person, I Feel I’ve Changed Pretty Immensely”: Sojourners’ Aspirations
and Self-Perceived Achievements

Mareike Müller

This article explores the interplay between learners’ linguistic and
personal objectives as well as evaluations of their achievements in
study-abroad contexts, an area that has thus far remained widely unexplored
given the prevalence of product-oriented, outcomes-based research. The study
draws on the case of one Canadian student of German who studied abroad at a
German university for one year. To adopt an emic perspective, the data
gained from a learning history questionnaire, semi-structured interviews,
and e-journals were analyzed and interpreted within the framework of
narrative analysis. The results show not only that learners’ sojourn
objectives may be complex, dynamic, and contradictory in nature but also
that they need to be examined beyond their face value, as they are entangled
with learners’ negotiations of desirable subject positions and attempts to
integrate their sojourn experiences, successes, and frustrations in a
coherent and positive life narrative. 

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Two Expatriate English Instructors in China: Their Experiences, and
Perspectives of Local Students and Teachers

Ling Shi

This study explores how two expat English writing instructors in Chinese
universities teach and reflect on their role, as well as how their students,
colleagues, and administrators perceive the role and teaching of the two
expats. Findings illustrate that both expats worked hard to teach the
English academic writing style they were familiar with. One (Allan) did so
by adopting a “Chinese style” of lecturing and the other (Barbra) did so by
focusing on process-oriented writing activities. Students, however,
complained about a lack of interaction in Allan’s classes and a planned
curriculum in Barbra’s classes. The Chinese professors believed that the
expat teachers, without knowing students’ needs for a combination of
systematic knowledge learning and interactive classroom teaching, are
disadvantaged over the local Chinese teachers. The study, by illustrating
how the local and expat participants are “otherized,” suggests that the two
parties should exchange views to discuss better practice and to avoid
stereotyping. 

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La place de l’art dramatique dans un cours de français oral de 2e année
universitaire

Catherine Black

Depuis les années 70, des chercheurs en didactique des langues vantent les
mérites de l’art dramatique dans l’enseignement des langues, car elle
motive, encourage la confiance en soi et facilite la communication ainsi que
la coopération chez l’apprenant tout en faisant appel à sa créativité et au
développement de son imagination. Cet article décrit un cours de français
oral de 2e année universitaire utilisant l’art dramatique. L’article montre
comment le cours est organisé et évalué. Il offre aussi de nombreuses
ressources aux enseignants de FLE ou FLS qui seraient tentés d’utiliser
cette approche.  

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