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Study abroad as a context for spiritual development: Case studies of undergraduates in France

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Motyka, M. & Wolcott, T. (2016). Study abroad as a context for spiritual development: Case studies of undergraduates in France. Apples: journal of applied language studies, 10 (1), 27–46. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.17011/apples/urn.201607123572
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Motyka, Matthew |
Wolcott, Timothy
Date
2016
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© The Author(s). Julkaisu on tekijänoikeussäännösten alainen. Teosta voi lukea ja tulostaa henkilökohtaista käyttöä varten. Käyttö kaupallisiin tarkoituksiin on kielletty.

 
In this article, we consider the cases of two American undergraduates, Lola and Audrey1 , who studied abroad for a semester in France. Drawing on interview data collected during their sojourn, we consider their accounts of living and learning in France through the lens of Jesuit spirituality. In doing so, we demonstrate that although these students’ accounts offer little evidence of linguistic or intercultural development, their deeply personal reactions to a term abroad in France suggest a kind of beneficial identity crisis best understood in the spiritual terms of desolation, consolation, discernment, and election. Following the case studies, we apply our findings to the outline of a short-term study abroad program in France designed to maximize linguistic and spiritual development.
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University of Jyväskylä, Centre for Applied Language Studies
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1457-9863
Keywords
language learning identity study abroad
DOI
10.17011/apples/urn.201607123572
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201607123572

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