Developing Intercultural Awareness in Language Teaching: Insights from EFL Lecturers in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Özisik, B. Zeynep; Yesilyurt, Savas; Demiröz, Hakan
Titel	Developing Intercultural Awareness in Language Teaching: Insights from EFL Lecturers in Turkey
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 15 (2019) 4, S.1436-1458 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Özisik, B. Zeynep) ORCID (Yesilyurt, Savas) ORCID (Demiröz, Hakan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; English Teachers; English (Second Language); Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Multicultural Education; Public Colleges; Intercultural Communication; Assessment Literacy; Media Selection; Teacher Role; Skill Development; Class Activities; Teacher Educators; Age Differences; Teaching Experience; Gender Differences; Textbook Content; Student Attitudes; Stereotypes; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Medienwahl; Lehrerrolle; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lehrbuchtext; Schülerverhalten; Klischee; Türkei
Abstract	This study aims to reveal EFL lecturers' opinions about intercultural education and classroom practices including teaching materials, classroom activities, assessment, and teachers' role for developing intercultural awareness. To gain insights about the current situation in EFL classrooms at a university level in Turkey, lecturers' opinions and classroom practices have been examined through a questionnaire and an interview. This study, combining both quantitative and qualitative research, was designed according to the mixed method procedure and followed the sequential explanatory strategy. The study covered 172 EFL lecturers from preparatory schools of six state universities, and 12 EFL lecturers selected randomly joined the interview voluntarily. The participating institutions were Atatürk University, Cumhuriyet University, Erciyes University, Haci Bektas Veli University, Karabük University, and Karadeniz Technical University. The quantitative results show that although lecturers are aware of the importance of integrating both home and target culture into the classes, and developing learners' interactional skills, intercultural communicative competence and intercultural sensitivity, they are not sure about how to put intercultural learning into practice for EFL classroom tasks and activities. Accordingly, the results of the interview present the problems that prevent teaching about intercultural awareness and reveal that lecturers need guidance and training to practice confidently intercultural competence teaching in the classroom, especially in terms of assessment methods as they do not have a clear idea about the assessment and evaluation methods to apply with intercultural competence. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01