Waite, DuncanGarcia, Naomi2015-12-112015-12-112015-12Garcia N. (2015). <i>Erlebnis- a phenomenological study of the stream of experience and ideation of three adult educators living and working in Turkey</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/5895In our globalized world, educators work and live abroad. In this qualitative study, I examined the intercultural experiences of three adult educators living and working abroad. The study was conducted with the help of three United States citizens who taught English as a foreign language in Istanbul, Turkey. Using transformative learning theory as a starting point, and phenomenological research methods to gather, analyze, and synthesize the data, I found three composite themes: motivation to live and teach abroad; identity issues and transformation; and negotiating the intercultural experience. I applied Taylor’s (1994) learning model of becoming interculturally competent to help make sense of the learning processes of the intercultural experiences of the participants involved in this study.Text168 pages1 file (.pdf)enPhenomenological research methodTransformative Learning TheoryIntercultural competenceIntercultural experiencesLiving and teaching abroadEnglish language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakersPhenomenologyDissertation