scholarly journals Indonesian EFL Teacher�s Ideologies of Lingua Culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Ruly Morganna
Keyword(s):  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Instrumental Case Study ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Cultural Teaching ◽  
Multiple Cultures ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Learning

This study aimed at investigating the interpretation of lingua-culture and its depiction in EFL learning based on Indonesian EFL teachers ideologies. This study used an instrumental case study that purposefully engaged ten Indonesian EFL teachers as the participants. A semi-structured interview was assigned to garner the expected data. This study revealed that eight teachers, ones holding an essentialist ideology, interpreted lingua-culture as one language with one culture and depicted it into several characteristics including becoming native-like English users as the goal, using natively authentic materials, framing communicative competence theory for use, and applying indirect cultural teaching. On the contrary, the rest two teachers, ones adhering to a non-essentialist ideology, interpreted lingua-culture as one language with multiple cultures and depicted it into some characteristics extending to becoming intercultural English users as the goal, using cross-cultural non-native English materials, framing intercultural communicative competence for use, and executing direct cultural teaching. As the implication, anchored in the nature of multiculturality of Indonesian students, this study promotes EFL teachers to hold the non-essentialist ideology for its sustainability. This study offers two conceptual frameworks vis-a-vis EFL lingua-culture ideologies. Of the two, there is only one scientifically considered ideal to fit the multiculturality of Indonesian students.Keywords -EFL learning ideology, lingua-culture, multiculturality

Intercultural communicative competence: Are Greek EFL teachers ready?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Evangelia Petosi ◽  
Ioannis Karras
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cultural Teaching ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Intercultural Encounters ◽  
Native Speakers Of English ◽  
State Schools

AbstractOver the years and because of globalization, English has undoubtedly become an international language, a lingua franca. In this interconnected context, a new reality for the EFL educators has arisen: the need to prepare learners for intercultural encounters, that is being able to learn and use English, for effective and appropriate interaction with other native or non-native speakers of English worldwide. It is, thus, imperative that teachers become aware of the importance of this competence so they can adapt their teaching approaches and incorporate them in the EFL classroom.This exploratory study investigated the beliefs and attitudes of EFL teachers, with regards to incorporating intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in their classroom. The aim of this study was to gain more understanding of the current status of teaching English for Intercultural Communication in the Greek EFL state classroom in terms of teachers’ understandings and attitudes towards cultural teaching and ICC. To this end, an online questionnaire with closed questions was employed to collect data from sixty-two EFL teachers teaching at Greek state schools. Statistical analyses showed that EFL teachers have high appreciation of integrating ICC in English teaching. Moreover, they seem highly value the affective and behavioural components of this competence. These findings are hoped to contribute to a better understanding of intercultural teaching in ELT so that implications should be made to enhance the quality of ELT in Greece.

scholarly journals Promoting pre-service EFL teacher reflection: An investigation of reflection levels in Thai context

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosukhon Swatevacharkul
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Teaching Improvement ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Professional Teaching ◽  
Program Data

Reflection is essential for the teaching practice course since it enhances life-long professional teaching development of the teachers. Capacity to reflect needs to be developed. The objectives of this study were 1) to investigate the levels of learning reflection of pre-service EFL teachers at the end of the teaching practice course, and 2) to explore how reflection contributes to changes of the reflection levels.  This study took the form of an embedded experimental mixed methods research design using a close and open-ended questionnaire and semi-structured interview to collect data from 13 international students at an MA ELT program.  Data analysis was performed by a t-test and thematic content analysis.  The findings revealed that 1) on average, the level of Habitual Action, Understanding, and Critical Reflection at the beginning and the end of the course was not significantly different. However, the level of Reflection was significantly different at the end of the course.  Three themes: 1) Revision of past experiences for teaching improvement; 2) Thinking and writing skills development, and 3) Change of beliefs and teaching techniques were generated causing such reflection capacity changes.  Recommendations were provided for further research in this area.

scholarly journals An EFL Teacher Candidates Teaching Experience from Action Research and Intercultural Communicative Competence

PAPELES ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
Liliana Beltrán Guarnizo ◽  
Wilson Vela Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Collaborative Action Research ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Collaborative Action ◽  
Efl Teacher

Language teacher candidates have been experiencing their practicum through action research as a supportive path for teacher reflective practice. They are also using intercultural communicative competence lenses through art in their EFL classrooms in order to address diversity and make their pedagogy relevant to their school students. This paper presents an advance on a collaborative action research that addresses the questions: how can collaborative action research support teaching first experiences?, and how do teacher candidates address diversity and cultural issues in their classrooms?

scholarly journals Intercultural Communicative Competence: Why Is It Significant and How Can It Be Enhanced in EFL Settings?

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 793-803
Author(s):  
Seçil Tümen Akyıldız ◽  
Vildan Çelik ◽  
Kwestan Hussein Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Different Cultures

In the current literature on foreign language teaching, it has become clear that having the requisite ability of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) to be aware of different cultures, respect them, and interact with people from different cultures is crucial. Language is connected to culture and societies, in which people need to communicate with one another. English as a lingua franca provides a means of communication among different cultures. Thus, English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching classes offer perfect situations to foster ICC. From this viewpoint, this article gives an account to raise awareness of ICC in EFL settings by explaining ICC and its relationship with language, describing the significance of ICC, and illustrating some suggestions in the literature for the enhancement of ICC in EFL classes. This paper seeks to improve EFL teachers’ understanding of intercultural communication and to help them with their classroom practices.

scholarly journals Authentic Materials and Tasks as Mediators to Develop EFL Students’ Intercultural Competence

HOW ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (27) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Alix Norely Bernal Pinzón
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
English Students

This article reports on a study carried out in a foreign language course at a private Colombian university. Its purpose was to identify the role of authentic materials and tasks, based on cultural topics, in the development of intercultural competence in third-level English students. The pedagogical implementation of the activities was designed under criteria proposed by Cortazzi and Jin (1999) to evaluate the material with cultural content. In regard to intercultural competence, Byram’s (2002) dimension of intercultural communicative competence was the support for planning and implementing the tasks. In this qualitative action research study, two surveys, one interview, and teacher field notes were used to collect data. Findings indicate that students were able to understand interculturality, to show respect for other cultures, and to demonstrate interest in getting to know other societies. Likewise, the students reported their willingness to be open to discussing topics related to cultural aspects.

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