Overview

This book maps the discursive terrain and potential of person to person peacebuilding as it intersects with, and is embedded in, intercultural communication. It foregrounds the voices and discourses of participants who came together in the virtual intercultural borderlands of online exchange through a service-learning project with a non-profit organization which focused on peace through education in Afghanistan, primarily through English language tutoring. By analyzing the voices and perspectives of US-based tutors who are pre-service teachers of English as an Additional Language, in equal measure with the voices and perspectives of adult English learners in Afghanistan, the authors examine how intercultural interactants begin to work as peacebuilders. The participants describe the profound transformations they undergo throughout their intercultural tutoring journeys, transformations which evidence three dimensions of person to person peacebuilding: the personal, relational and structural. Inspired by these voices, the book further explores ways teachers and teacher educators of language and intercultural communication can more deliberately leverage the affordance of peacebuilding, whether face to face or in the virtual intercultural borderlands of online exchange.

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Author:   Amy Jo Minett, Ph.D ,  Sarah E. Dietrich ,  Didem Ekici
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9781788927086

ISBN 10:   1788927087
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   16 March 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface and Dedication: With and Without Chapter 1: Introduction  Chapter 2: Understandings of Peacebuilding and Intercultural Communication      Chapter 3: Context(s)      Chapter 4: Person to Person Peacebuilding at the Personal Level Chapter 5: The Relational Dimension of Person to Person Peacebuilding   Chapter 6: Person to Person Peacebuilding at the Structural Level Chapter 7: Fostering Person to Person Peacebuilding While Teaching Language and Intercultural Communication             Afterword: August 2021 References

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This timely and highly relevant volume illuminates voices of those at the intersections of language learning, intercultural communication and person to person peacebuilding. Featuring Afghan voices, this volume serves as an invaluable resource for educators who see education as a means to peacebuilding, particularly in the ‘virtual intercultural borderlands’ of online exchange. * Darla K. Deardorff, Duke University, USA * This beautifully written book is a timely reminder of the value of virtual exchange as a tool for peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue. It will be of great interest to educators who wish to engage their students in online intercultural dialogue with members of other cultures. * Robert O'Dowd, University of León, Spain * This engaging book effectively utilizes theoretical frameworks and personal reflections to illustrate the power of person to person peacebuilding through teaching language and intercultural communication. It offers educators important insights and direction for intentionally building peace, on various levels, through their language teaching. * Diane J. Goodman, Equity consultant, educator and author *

This timely and highly relevant volume illuminates voices of those at the intersections of language learning, intercultural communication and person to person peacebuilding. Featuring Afghan voices, this volume serves as an invaluable resource for educators who see education as a means to peacebuilding, particularly in the 'virtual intercultural borderlands' of online exchange. * Darla K. Deardorff, Duke University, USA * This beautifully written book is a timely reminder of the value of virtual exchange as a tool for peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue. It will be of great interest to educators who wish to engage their students in online intercultural dialogue with members of other cultures. * Robert O'Dowd, University of Leon, Spain * This engaging book effectively utilizes theoretical frameworks and personal reflections to illustrate the power of person to person peacebuilding through teaching language and intercultural communication. It offers educators important insights and direction for intentionally building peace, on various levels, through their language teaching. * Diane J. Goodman, Equity consultant, educator and author *

Author Information

Amy Jo Minett is Associate Professor of English and Graduate TESOL at Salem State University, USA. Her research interests include peacebuilding through language teaching, English language education in conflict countries, and the role of ELT in building open societies. Sarah E. Dietrich is Assistant Professor in the English Department and MA TESOL program, Southeast Missouri State University, USA. Her research interests include eService-Learning, teacher development, and culturally responsive teaching. Didem Ekici is ESOL Faculty and Department Co-chair at the College of Alameda and teaches at the University of San Francisco and Golden Gate University, USA. Her research interests include intercultural competence development and culturally responsive teaching, distance education, virtual exchange, teacher education, and equity and the digital divide.

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