Expanding Your Geographic Horizons

Abstract

Throughout their careers, English-language educators who expand their geographic horizons through travel to foreign countries acquire skills and knowledge unavailable without such efforts. Becoming familiar with new colleagues, supervisors and students at work enhances our professional effectiveness in teaching, research and service, as well as administration, materials development, and advocacy. Making the effort to expand our horizons allows us to contribute more effectively to our home communities through the impact we make there. In this chapter, we seek to contribute practical perspectives that provide information on opportunities for expanding our cultural horizons beyond our familiar geographical locations.