Openness to the "Other" During a Summer Language Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain: Six Case Studies

摘要: Openness to the “Other” During a Summer Language Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain: Six Case Studies The purpose of this study was explore interaction summer language abroad students Spain, with cultural and linguistic "Other," examine resulting evolution those participants' openness that Other. Gordon Allport's four optimal conditions for prejudice reduction intergroup contact theory provided framework analysis. student context is both minority, an experience manifested multiple daily interactions potentially affect As such, qualitative data were drawn from six participants via interviews during soon after their abroad, presented form case studies. These centered around following: (1) sense equality social status Other while (2) participation common, authentic tasks members Other, (3) community and/or institutional support foster positive relationships (4) level cooperation effort achieve goals. Constant comparative analysis, developed by Glaser (1965), used analyze data. Data analyzed three different levels: Within-case analysis experiences issues arising themes conditions, uniqueness due cross-case same themes, holistically cross-theme identification findings may also contribute one's or de-evolution suggest agency each individual participant creates at least affects (1954) relation unique abroad. Specifically, exercise factors when understanding on include: goal re-embracement reframing; by-proxy evaluations meaningful within homestay "teams," and; initiative versus passivity.