Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions
Higher institutions in Jordan and Morocco prioritize intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in their educational system. This study aimed to analyze the impact of culture-based classes on ICC dimensions and language skills learning, examine English teachers' instructional strategies regar...
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| author | Khalid Hicham Naji Masned AlQbailat Islam Asim Ismail Nizar M. Qpilat Nisreen Naji Al-Khawaldeh Othman Khalid Al-Shboul Fatima Zahra Masrar |
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| description | Higher institutions in Jordan and Morocco prioritize intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in their educational system. This study aimed to analyze the impact of culture-based classes on ICC dimensions and language skills learning, examine English teachers' instructional strategies regarding culture and interculturality, and explore whether current pedagogy caters to ICC dimensions and language skills among EFL undergraduate learners. Using a sequential explanatory mixed methods design, data were collected from 40 university teachers through questionnaires and interviews. The study employed qualitative content analysis and descriptive statistics, with Byram's (1997) model of ICC serving as the theoretical framework. Findings revealed that ICC dimensions and language skills developed primarily in culture-based classes, though development was uneven across components. Teachers showed limited use of these classes for teaching both language skills and ICC, mainly due to restricted content variety and teaching methodologies. This limitation highlights the need for greater concentrated efforts to enhance these components within the educational framework. The study highlights the need for more diverse materials and methods to support ICC development and language skills within the Moroccan and Jordanian EFL contexts. It calls for reforms in teaching practices, curriculum design, and policy-making to enhance linguistic and intercultural competence. Recommendations include increased focus on curriculum development, course description design, and teacher training to better integrate culture-based classes in EFL teaching, ensuring equitable attention to all language skills and ICC dimensions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1bb85fc6889b4cfda42bfac3dd3570112025-08-20T02:06:44ZengElsevierAmpersand2215-03902025-06-011410022110.1016/j.amper.2025.100221Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensionsKhalid Hicham0Naji Masned AlQbailat1Islam Asim Ismail2Nizar M. Qpilat3Nisreen Naji Al-Khawaldeh4Othman Khalid Al-Shboul5Fatima Zahra Masrar6Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, MoroccoEnglish Language and Literature Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan; Corresponding author.English Language Education, The English and Foreign Languages University, IndiaMohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Jordan University, Amman, JordanDepartment of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, JordanEnglish Language and Literature Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, JordanFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco; English Language and Literature Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan; English Language Education, The English and Foreign Languages University, India; Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Jordan University, Amman, Jordan; Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan; English Department, University Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni Mellal, MoroccoHigher institutions in Jordan and Morocco prioritize intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in their educational system. This study aimed to analyze the impact of culture-based classes on ICC dimensions and language skills learning, examine English teachers' instructional strategies regarding culture and interculturality, and explore whether current pedagogy caters to ICC dimensions and language skills among EFL undergraduate learners. Using a sequential explanatory mixed methods design, data were collected from 40 university teachers through questionnaires and interviews. The study employed qualitative content analysis and descriptive statistics, with Byram's (1997) model of ICC serving as the theoretical framework. Findings revealed that ICC dimensions and language skills developed primarily in culture-based classes, though development was uneven across components. Teachers showed limited use of these classes for teaching both language skills and ICC, mainly due to restricted content variety and teaching methodologies. This limitation highlights the need for greater concentrated efforts to enhance these components within the educational framework. The study highlights the need for more diverse materials and methods to support ICC development and language skills within the Moroccan and Jordanian EFL contexts. It calls for reforms in teaching practices, curriculum design, and policy-making to enhance linguistic and intercultural competence. Recommendations include increased focus on curriculum development, course description design, and teacher training to better integrate culture-based classes in EFL teaching, ensuring equitable attention to all language skills and ICC dimensions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215039025000050Culture-based classesEFL teaching techniquesIntercultural communicative competenceLanguage skills |
| spellingShingle | Khalid Hicham Naji Masned AlQbailat Islam Asim Ismail Nizar M. Qpilat Nisreen Naji Al-Khawaldeh Othman Khalid Al-Shboul Fatima Zahra Masrar Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions Ampersand Culture-based classes EFL teaching techniques Intercultural communicative competence Language skills |
| title | Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions |
| title_full | Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions |
| title_fullStr | Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions |
| title_short | Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions |
| title_sort | interculturalizing elt culture based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions |
| topic | Culture-based classes EFL teaching techniques Intercultural communicative competence Language skills |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215039025000050 |
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