Reflexivity and Transnational Habitus: The Case of a "Poor" Affluent Chinese International Student

Autor/inn/en	De Costa, Peter I.; Tigchelaar, Magda; Cui, Yaqiong
Titel	Reflexivity and Transnational Habitus: The Case of a "Poor" Affluent Chinese International Student
Quelle	In: AILA Review, 29 (2016), S.173-198 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1461-0213
DOI	10.1075/aila.29.07dec
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Asians; Second Language Learning; English Language Learners; Self Concept; Language Proficiency; Chinese; Bilingual Students; Bilingualism; Language Attitudes; Social Networks; Social Attitudes; College Students; Coping; Socioeconomic Status; Advantaged; Longitudinal Studies; Case Studies; Semiotics; Socialization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Selbstkonzept; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; China; Chinesen; Bilingualismus; Sprachverhalten; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Collegestudent; Bewältigung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Semiotik; Socialisation; Sozialisation
Abstract	Following Sayer's (2010) examination of reflexivity and habitus, we focus on the "transnational habitus" (Darvin & Norton 2015) of Aaron, a Chinese international student at a U.S. university. Specifically, we examine how he wrestled with being identified as an ESL learner despite having attended a U.S. high school. Also exploring the relationship between reflexivity and emotions (Flam 2010), we draw on his written work, interviews, and his WeChat conversations. Our findings revealed that as a result of positioning himself as being better than the other Chinese students on campus (because of his English proficiency) and distancing himself from domestic U.S. students, Aaron did not capitalize on his Chinese-English bilingualism to extend his local social networks, which exacerbated his growing isolation at his home university. In tracing his emotional trajectory and strategies to cope with his predicament, we problematize the grand narrative of the "global elite" (Vandrick 2011) that overlooks the challenges encountered by affluent international students. (As Provided).
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