{"pk":1962,"title":"Subjectivity and Spirituality during Study Abroad: A Case Study","subtitle":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we examine the case of Veronica, an American undergraduate studying abroad in Paris, whose struggles to negotiate linguistic and cultural differences highlight a deeply personal and emotional attempt to reconcile the symbolic values she assigns to her national, ethnic and \nimagined\n identities. While at first glance this student’s accounts may seem self-centered, a closer inspection reveals a depth of worries, passions, and desires that suggests a degree of reflexivity and self/other awareness long associated with personal development, intercultural competence, and even spiritual conversion.  Considering this case study through the dual lenses of subjectivity and spirituality affords a reframing of Veronica’s desire to re-invent herself as indicative not of an urge to cling to the familiar but of an incipient metanoia, or a profound shift in her way of looking at herself and the world. Following the case study, we explore the implications of our approach for study abroad research and outline a curriculum for helping students address issues related to subjectivity and spirituality during a term abroad.","language":"en","license":null,"keywords":[{"word":"Personal Development, Identity, Subjectivity, Study Abroad, Spirituality"},{"word":"Applied Linguistics, Language Education"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/41g9q6m3","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Timothy","middle_name":"","last_name":"Wolcott","name_suffix":"","institution":"UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Matthew","middle_name":"J","last_name":"Motyka","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of San Francisco","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2013-05-08T18:04:04-04:00","date_accepted":"2013-05-08T18:04:04-04:00","date_published":"2013-11-01T22:24:01-04:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/l2/article/1962/galley/1303/download/"}]}