Cross-Cultural Perspective of FL Teaching and Learning in the Polish Context

Autor/in	Sobkowiak, Pawel
Titel	Cross-Cultural Perspective of FL Teaching and Learning in the Polish Context
Quelle	In: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2 (2012) 4, S.527-541 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2083-5205
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Training; Second Language Learning; High School Students; Secondary School Teachers; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Multicultural Education; Interpersonal Competence; Questionnaires; Outcomes of Education; Educational Practices; Statistical Analysis; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Fragebogen; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Bildungspraxis; Statistische Analyse; Polen
Abstract	This study examines whether learners' capacity to use a foreign language (FL) successfully in the global world is developed in the FL classroom in Polish high schools. The article reports results of the quantitative research which aimed at assessing whether and to what extent homogeneous FL classes in Poland are conducive to developing learners' intercultural (IC) sensitivity and competence. The results obtained from the two study samples, namely learners and teachers, are contradictory: In the students' opinion, IC teaching/learning plays a marginal role, whereas the teacher respondents claim they practice IC teaching moderately. Thus, to be able to get a broader picture of IC teaching/learning in Poland the current research should be complemented by a separate qualitative study, that is, lesson observations and interviews with teachers and students. Only then could more valid conclusions be drawn. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Adam Mickiewicz University Department of English Studies. Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Ul. Nowy Swiat 28-30, 62-800 Kailsz, Poland. e-mail: ssllt@amu.edu.pll; Web site: http://ssllt.amu.edu.pl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01