Internationalization in Action: Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion in Globalized Classrooms

Over the past few decades, there have been growing concerns about ways in which diversity and internationalization converge and diverge with one another across different types of educational institutions. This edited volume is one of the first books to investigate meaningful ways of integrating compe-ting goals between internationalization and diversification within the social fabric of campus life and beyond. Each chapter is a call to action that aims to leverage diversity for broader collaboration in higher education institutions in the U.S. and other sociocultural contexts, while providing insights into best practices in navigating diversity through strategic action plans. Each author challenges issues relating to the diversity efforts of internationalization across disciplinary, cultural and national boundaries as well as strategies to strengthen the campus communities’ commitment to diversity and inclusion. In addition to its theoretical depth, as well as its cultural and disciplinary breadth, this book addresses issues relevant to many different stakeholders, and hence, potential readers in diverse and international settings. This book is of particular importance to those associated with globally mobile popula-tions, which include but are not limited to, academic faculty, higher education professionals as well as those in administrative positions and policy makers who wish to develop a critical perspective on the current practices on inter-nationalization to further their international efforts.

Table of Contents:
Devin G. Thornburg: Foreword – M. Cristina Zaccarini: Preface – Ching-Ching Lin: Introduction – Keith M. Graham/Zohreh R. Eslami: Translanguaging as an Act of Ethical Caring in the U.S. International Branch Campus – Kathleen A. Richards/Zeynep Harkness: Engaging and Enriching ESL Students through Glocalized Partnerships in Higher Education – Andrea Parmegiani: Linking English and Mother Tongue Writing Courses to Leverage Socio-Academic Integration and Translanguaging – Chesla Ann Lenkaitis: Virtual Exchange Task Design for a Globalized Classroom – Jan Edwards Dormer: One Classroom, Diverse Goals: Pre-Service Teachers and International Students Learning Together – Shannon M. Hilliker/Chesla Ann Lenkaitis/Yahya Bouhafa: The Role of Intercultural Virtual Exchanges in Developing Pragmatic Awareness – Lubie G. Alatriste: Integrating Global Perspectives at Urban Universities from Campus Life to Writing Classrooms – Satish Kolluri/Joseph Tse-Hei Lee: Globalizing the American Classroom with Hong Kong and Bollywood Cinemas – M. Cristina Zaccarini: Mindful Practice and Cross-cultural Dialogue in a College-Level History Class – Ching-Ching Lin: Re-imaging Global Learning: Transcultural Interaction in Higher Education – About the Authors.

About the Author :
Ching-Ching Lin, Ed.D. is an instructor and practicum supervisor at Graduate School of Education, Touro College. She is Founder and Managing Director of Virtual Exchange 4 Change as well as co-editor of Inclusion, Diversity, and Intercultural Dialogue in Young People’s Philosophical Inquiry (2018). M. Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of History and Co-Director of Asian Studies at Adelphi University. She publishes widely in the field of U.S.-intercultural exchange with China and works to bring together interna-tional and domestic students, through shared on-campus events.

Review :
“This is a thought-provoking and timely volume about the languages, literacies, and power landscapes of international students and language learners who study at colleges and universities in the United States and international branch campuses. In many compelling and well-written chapters, the authors of this volume give voice to the educational and intercultural challenges of these students, while also providing insightful case studies, good practices, and strategies for successful learning.”—Timothy R. White, Faculty Liaison for Education Abroad, New Jersey City University “Driven by the forces of globalization, faculty in higher education institutions today are met with the challenges brought about by the forces of internationalization and diversification. This exciting new collection of teacher action research Internationalization in Action: Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion in Globalized Classrooms comprises a collection of pedagogical approaches across disciplines to integrate goals of diversity, collaboration, and internationalization into these globalized institutes of higher learning. These teacher action research studies delve into critical issues related to the internationalization of higher education and unlock potentialities in the classroom, for example, through exploring the integration of the transcultural/translingual experiences of multilingual learners in the shaping of the curriculum and through the power of pedagogical paradigm shifts, such as the integration of translanguaging in the classroom. This is a must read for educators in higher education!”—Cynthia S. Wiseman, Associate Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York