Paradoxical Treatments of East Asian Women International Faculty Members' Accented English

• In Event: Race, Gender, and Resistance in the Academy

Abstract

This presentation synthesizes the existing literature on the complaints and resistance East Asian women international faculty members (EAWIF) receive from undergraduate students with a particular focus on how such complaints and resistance were related to their accented English. The findings reveal that the students viewed Asian accents as incomprehensible, unclear, and hindering their learning. In return, EAWIF made unilateral efforts to overcome their weaknesses in English and adapt to the teaching and interactional styles with which the students were familiar. The chapter discusses the findings in the context of the internationalization of higher education.

Author

• Yukari Takimoto Amos, Central Washington University