ERIC Number: EJ1027987
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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The Transnational and the Individual: A Life-History Narrative in a Danish University Context
Fabricius, Anne H.
Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, v40 n3 p284-299 2014
This article explores linguistic and cultural border crossing and the long-term consequences of transnational mobility on a professional international academic. It provides an in-depth qualitative analysis of a research interview which investigated the internationalisation background of a Danish academic within an English-speaking context. This individual's personal history includes experiences abroad that have paved the way for a range of reflections and stance-takings that reflect larger scale political and ideological currents. The interviewee relates his biographical details in a way that shows a distancing from unreflected attachment to both the Danish and the USA contexts in which he has lived in the past. The interview also shows how personal circumstances and life histories can provide sources over time for "global reflexivity".
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, College Faculty, Faculty Mobility, Qualitative Research, Personal Narratives, Foreign Nationals, Global Approach, Discourse Analysis, International Education, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Political Attitudes, Language Attitudes, Indo European Languages, Native Language, Acculturation, Teaching Experience, Student Mobility, Study Abroad, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark
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