An Investigation into the Cultural Dimension in EFL Classes: Turkish Instructors' Views and Practices

Autor/inn/en	Tasdemir, Hanife; Gürbüz, Nurdan
Titel	An Investigation into the Cultural Dimension in EFL Classes: Turkish Instructors' Views and Practices
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 24 (2021) 1, S.54-74 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1481-868X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Awareness; Teaching Methods; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Language Teachers; Teacher Responsibility; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrverpflichtung; Türkei
Abstract	The current study aims to investigate how Turkish English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers understand the cultural component in language classes and the extent to which they feel to have opportunities to raise cultural awareness. The views on and approaches to cultural issues of ten English language instructors teaching at the tertiary level across state and private universities in Turkey have been examined in this regard. A qualitative-quantitative mixed-method design using a questionnaire and semi-structured individual interviews has been adopted. The findings revealed that the teachers' opportunities to raise their students' cultural awareness were not satisfactory, and there was a mismatch between their wishes and practices. They felt ill-prepared to include culture and tackle cultural controversies in class. Their conceptualization of culture in English language classes was predominantly modern from a received view of culture yet included elements from which interculturality may develop. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / Association Canadienne de Linguistique Appliquée. Departement de langues, linguistique et traduction, Pavillon de Koninck, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada. Web site: http://www.aclacaal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01