Transnational Teacher Education From Nepantla: A Critical Analysis of a Study Abroad Project in Oaxaca, Mexico

• In Event: 77.012 - International Perspectives on Teacher Effectiveness and Quality

Abstract

This study documents a month long study abroad project in Oaxaca, Mexico during the summer of 2018 for 12 K-12 pre-service and in-service educators from New Jersey. Using the concepts of Transnational Teacher Education and Anzaldua's Nepantla, I examine multiple data sources to answer the following questions: 1.) How do pre-service and in-service teachers engage in learning an additional language? 2.) What teacher ideologies can be developed through this study abroad experience that foster critical language pedagogies? The analysis shows that language learning experiences are mediated by racial identification and prior language learning experiences, and teacher ideologies are complex and require direct challenges at times to recognize racist and classist beliefs.

Author

• Stephanie Lynn Abraham, Rowan University