EFL INSTRUCTORS' APPROACHES AND PRACTICES OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Year 2024, Volume: 38 Issue: 1, 310 - 329, 29.03.2024

Büşra Onursoy , Senem Zaimoğlu

https://doi.org/10.48070/erciyesakademi.1432134

Abstract

This study investigated the perceptions and practices of Foreign Language (EFL) instructors within English language classes related to intercultural communicative competence (ICC). The research was conducted using a mixed-methods approach and encompassed a study population of 129 EFL instructors working in both state and private universities across Turkey. The data were gathered meticulously through a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. The data analysis from both the questionnaire and the interview indicated that Turkish EFL instructors have moderate and generally positive perceptions regarding the importance of ICC in second language (L2) education. Despite encountering time constraints and curriculum-related challenges, which often necessitate prioritizing linguistic aspects, the instructors emphasized the significance of incorporating cultural components into English language teaching and learning. This study sheds light on the pedagogical perspective held by EFL instructors, underscoring the intrinsic belief that the process of language acquisition should incorporate a cultural dimension of significance.

Keywords

Intercultural communicative competence, ICC perceptions, culture teaching, foreign language education

YABANCI DİL ÖĞRETİM ELEMANLARININ KÜLTÜRLERARASI İLETİŞİM YETERLİLİĞİNE İLİŞKİN YAKLAŞIMLARI VE UYGULAMALARI

Abstract

Bu çalışma, üniversite ortamındaki dil sınıflarında, yabancı dil öğretmenlerinin kültürlerarası iletişimsel yeterlilik algılarını ve uygulamalarını araştırmıştır. Araştırma, karma yöntem yaklaşımı kullanılarak yürütülmüştür ve Türkiye genelinde hem devlet hem de özel üniversitelerde çalışan 129 yabancı dil eğitmeninden oluşan bir çalışma grubunu kapsamaktadır. Veriler anket ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme yoluyla titizlikle toplanmıştır. Hem anketten hem de görüşmeden elde edilen veri analizi, İngilizce eğitmenlerinin kültürlerarası iletişim yeterliliğine ilişkin orta düzeyde ve genel olarak olumlu algılara sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Çoğu zaman dilsel yönlerin önceliklendirilmesini gerektiren zaman kısıtlamaları ve müfredatla ilgili zorluklarla karşılaşılmasına rağmen, araştırmaya katılan eğitmenler kültürel bileşenleri İngilizce eğitim-öğretimine dahil etmenin önemini vurguladılar. Bu çalışma, eğitmenlerin dil ediniminin göz ardı edilemeyecek bir kültürel boyutu kapsaması gerektiğine olan inançlarına ışık tutmaktadır.

Keywords

Kültürlerarası iletişim yeterliliği, ICC algıları, kültür öğretimi, yabancı dil eğitimi

Thanks

Bu çalışma, Haziran 2021 yılında sunulmuş ve Ulusal Tez Merkezi'nde 702842 numarası ile yayınlanmış olan yüksek lisans tezimin ışığında ortaya çıkmıştır. Bilgilerinize arz eder, teşekkürlerimi sunarım.

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