Living and learning in Mexico: Developing empathy for English language learners through study abroad

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 507-535

  Marx, Sherry ^a   Pray, Lisa ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; ESL; Language; Racism; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; LANGUAGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE; RACISM; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

CUERNAVACA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MORELOS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960661509     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2011.558894     Document Type: Article

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