Integrating Culture in EFL: High Stakes and Thorny Issues

Altralang Journal

卷:01

Habib YAHIAOUI¹ 

[1] University of Mascara Mustapha Stambouli. Algeria;

关键词: cultural dimension;    cultural;    competence;    attitude;    elf education;    target culture;    reciprocity of ideas;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

ALTRALANG JournalVolume: 01 Issue: 01 / July 2019pp. 95-107e-ISSN:2710-8619p-ISSN:2710-7922[95]Integrating Culture in EFL: High Stakes and Thorny IssuesYAHIAOUI Habib11University of Mascara Mustapha Stambouli. [e-mail]: 20/06/2019,Accepted: 30/07/2019,Published:31/07/2019ABSTRACT: The starting point of the present paper is the strong conviction that the cultural dimension should be encompassed in EFL education. Indeed, cultural competenceisakeyfactorinenhancingthelearningofEnglishandthe comprehensionoftheboltsandnutsofthetargetculturesoastoprovidean environmentofrespectandreciprocityofideas.Atthesametime,cultural dimensionisasalientissueinoureducationasoneshouldknowwhetherthe practitioners have the skill, the knowledge, andthe attitude to incorporate this dimension.Toanswerthisquestion,aresearchhasbeencarriedoutatsix secondaryschoolatsig(Mascara)involving23teachers.Aquestionnaire,an interviewandsessionsofobservationhavebeenusedtocollectdata.Results show that teachers do not follow a systematic process in introducing the cultural insight in their lesson planning. Nor do they devote a consistent amount of time to teach the cultural dimension.

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