Thesis
How can he be our president? Co-constructing meaning and identity with international students after the 2016 presidential election
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102168
Abstract
The way teachers talk with students has real implications in terms of identity and belonging. In this discourse analysis study, I examine how these themes emerge in a conversation following the 2016 US presidential election and present a key finding that teachers may position international students as outsiders despite their cosmopolitan identities. The analysis shows several key findings: (1) the teacher/researcher often takes stances that position students as outsiders regarding the election, (2) students often reject such positioning, and (3) students often take up positions as insiders. These findings suggest that despite pedagogical discussions about the transnational, cosmopolitan or global identities of our students, teachers may still conceptualize student identity in national terms. This has important pedagogical implications for language teachers and all those who work with international students. The paper concludes by offering recommendations for teacher education.
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- Title
- How can he be our president? Co-constructing meaning and identity with international students after the 2016 presidential election
- Creators
- Sela Ellen Underwood
- Contributors
- Nancy Bell (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- English, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900524804901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis