Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 The Global and the National: Does the Global Need the National, and If It Does, What’s Wrong with That? 26
6. 2 Culture: Is It a Homogeneous, Static Unit of Difference? 52
7. 3 “Native Speakers” Do They Really Exist, and Should Students Aim to Speak Like Them? 74
8. 4 Immersion: Is It Really about “Living Like a Local”? 94
9. 5 Host Society and Host Family: Who Are They, and Who Shapes Their Lives? 123
10. 6 Border Crossing: Do We Instead Construct Borders through Learning and Volunteering? 145
11. 7 Self-Transformation: Do Assessing and Talking about Self-Transformation Involve Power Politics? 160
12. Conclusion and Departure: New Frameworks for Study Abroad 187
13. References 201
14. Index 218