'I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THE WEATHER, SO I BORROWED MY FRIEND'S WHITE CLOAK': EMOTIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF EFL STUDENTS TAKING IISMA (INDONESIAN INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY AWARDS) EXCHANGE PROGRAM
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ABSTRACT
This paper examines an in-depth narrative case study that explores the emotional journeys of two EFL students participating in the Indonesian government's IISMA (Indonesian International Students Mobility Award) student exchange program. Direct interviews with students over one month provided the source of the study's data. The study's findings showed that the participant experienced sustainable adaptation through negotiated emotional changes in their experiences as exchange students in host countries, which were anchored by Hargreaves' (2001) dynamic geography framework that focuses on physical, social, moral, professional, and political aspects. Such a situated practice raises the question of what preliminary preparation IISMA students should undertake before travelling to the host nations and how policymakers should respond to students' emotions as feedback. This empirical data may also illuminate the function of emotion played by EFL students participating in international exchange programs while finishing their studies in Indonesia.
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Penilitian ini menganalisis sebuah studi kasus naratif mendalam yang mengeksplorasi perjalanan emosional dua mahasiswa asing berbahasa Inggris yang berpartisipasi dalam program pertukaran pelajar IISMA (Indonesian International Students Mobility Award) dari pemerintah indonesia. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui wawancara langsung dengan para mahasiswa selama satu bulan. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peserta mengalami adaptasi yang berkelanjutan melalui perubahan emosional yang dinegosiasikan dalam pengalaman mereka sebagai mahasiswa pertukaran di negara tuan rumah, yang didasarkan pada kerangka kerja geografi dinamis Hargreaves (2001) yang berfokus pada aspek fisik, sosial, moral, profesional, dan politik. Praktik yang terjadi dalam situasi ini menimbulkan pertanyaan mengenai persiapan awal yang sebaiknya dilakukan oleh mahasiswa iisma sebelum melakukan perjalanan ke negara tujuan dan bagaimana para pengambil kebijakan seharusnya merespons emosi para mahasiswa sebagai umpan balik. Data empiris ini juga dapat memberikan pemahaman mengenai peran emosi yang dimainkan oleh mahasiswa asing yang berpartisipasi dalam program pertukaran internasional ketika menyelesaikan studi mereka di indonesia.
How to Cite: Zidani, I.H., Sudarwati, E. (2023). 'I didn't Anticipate the Weather, So I Borrowed my Friend's White Cloak': Emotional Geography of EFL Students Taking Iisma (Indonesian International Mobility Awards) Exchange Program. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 10(1), 239-260. doi:10.15408/ijee.v10i1.33270.
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