Promoting Teachers’ Intercultural Citizenship through an ELF-context International Service-learning Program between Taiwan and Indonesia

• In Event: Transnational Journeys: Identity, Power, and Commitment in Teaching

Abstract

This qualitative study examines the potential of an international service learning program for
Taiwanese bilingual pre-service teachers serving in an English as a lingua franca teaching
context in Indonesia to promote their critical cultural awareness competencies and intercultural
citizenship behaviors. Analyzing data from participant observation, researcher memos,
document realia, and two phases of interviews (within one-month and ten-months of program)
we document a range of growth and learning opportunities and present two illustrative case
narratives. A discussion situates these findings within national policy narratives (specifically the
New Southbound Policy and Bilingual 2030 Policy in Taiwan), demonstrating how teacher
training through international service learning can help prepare pre-service teachers for critical,
social engagement both nationally and transnationally.

Authors

• Dale Leonard Albanese, National Sun Yat-sen University

• Yu-Hui Chang, National Sun Yat-sen University

• Shih-An Yang, National Sun Yat-sen University