The Necessity of Endowing EFL Learners with the Fifth Language Skill: A Key to a Successful Learning Experience

Autor/inn/en	Zaghar, Fatma; Zaghar, El-Alia Wafaâ
Titel	The Necessity of Endowing EFL Learners with the Fifth Language Skill: A Key to a Successful Learning Experience
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 12 (2021) 4, S.340-348 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zaghar, Fatma) ORCID (Zaghar, El-Alia Wafaâ)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-9327
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Language Skills; Cultural Awareness; Teaching Methods; Intercultural Communication; Case Studies; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Altruism; Language Teachers; Learning Experience; Algeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lernerfahrung; Algerien
Abstract	In this increasingly interconnected epoch, the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) along with culture that is considered as a fifth skill has become inevitable. Therefore, EFL teachers are impelled to introduce cultural instruction in their classes. They are then advised to combine the teaching of language skills with the foreign culture because it prepares their learners to behave successfully in intercultural encounters, gain solid cultural knowledge, overcome cultural obstacles, and promote their cultural awareness. The main questions addressed in this research focus on the inclusion of the cultural component in language subjects' syllabuses, and the type of teaching strategies that can ameliorate the status of cultural instruction. This study points out the key importance of implementing intercultural information in EFL contexts founded on a case study undertaken at the University of Oran 2 in Algeria. This paper targeted a group of Master II students by using an array of data collection means including a questionnaire given to the learners, an interview done with the teachers, and classroom observation sessions carried out by the researchers. The major aims of this work were to verify the learners' perceptions of cultural learning, and outfit students with core foundations of culture. The results demonstrated that the incorporated teaching techniques have enriched the students' cultural understanding and intensified their linguistic adeptnesses. It is suggested that these teaching initiatives can aid learners be compassionate, understandable, and tolerant human beings. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01