Interview with Franklin Price, February 26, 2021

Interview Summary

Franklin "Frank" Price served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Côte d'Ivoire from 1969-1972 as an English as a Foreign Language teacher at the middle school level. He served the first two years in the rural village of Guiglo and his third year of service in the larger city of Adzopé. Price learned a lot during his service about the system of education that he was able to apply to his future work as a high school teacher ,and later as a Fulbright Hayes scholar in Africa and as a textbook developer at Stanford University. The Peace Corps was a transformative force in his life and work for which he is most grateful.

Interview Keyword

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) 1969-1972 (Date of service) Guiglo, Ivory Coast Guiglo, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Adzopé, Ivory Coast Adzopé, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Interview LC Subject

Peace Corps (U.S.) Peace Corps (U.S.)--Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Peace Corps (U.S.)--Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Acculturation Communication and culture Culture Culture shock Intercultural communication Interpersonal communication and culture Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations and culture Language and culture Language and languages Lifestyles Manners and customs Voluntarism Volunteers

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