TESL Canada Journal, Volume 28, Special Issue 5, 2011

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Reality, Dysconsciousness, and Transformations: Personal Reflections on the Ethics of Cross-Cultural Research

Sandra Janusch

Abstract


In this personal narrative, I offer reflections about the process of conducting a cross-cultural, cross-linguistic research project with teachers of English in China. Lessons learned from this study address some of the hegemonic perspectives and assumptions that can be dysconsicously held by native English-speakers, the value of crossing borders both literally and metaphorically to learn about others, and the reciprocal transformations that can occur when cultures and languages converge
in research.

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ISSN: 0826-435X

TESL Canada Journal is indexed in CBCA Education (Canadian Education Index), EBSCO, ERIC, The Gale Group, and H.W. Wilson.