Abstract
In this chapter I summarize the trajectories of the focal case participants and revisit the theories that were discussed in Chapters 1 and 2. In particular, I explore the relationship between interculturality, language, and identity (re)construction, and the notions of “intercultural speaker” and “intercultural mediator.” I critique the proposed linkage between language proficiency development and intercultural competence put forward by Bennett et al. (2003). In light of the findings, I also discuss the applicability of the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) and intercultural communicative competence theories for shortterm sojourns. In the process, I identify specific program features (e.g., ethnography, intercultural education) that can influence the development of intercultural communicative competence and ethnorelativism in L2 sojourners.
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