INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND HOME CULTURE CONCERNS: A FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL MATERIAL DESIGN
Journal Title: Journal of Globalization Studies - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Along with economic globalization, English as an International Language (EIL) has led to the inclusive ownership of the language by both natives and non-natives. Some globalist ELT (English Language Teaching) Scholars, have adopted Intercultural communicative Competence (ICC) rather than Communicative Competence (CC) perspective for enabling learners to successfully interact with people from other cultures. Triangulation of the findings suggested by textbook evaluators regarding both internationally and locally published books used in the Iranian context, the perspectives of the students and teachers about the cultural orientation they preferred along with the synthesis of some recent theoretical studies on culture teaching and intercultural education in ELT and the national policy guidelines revealed some needs and contradictions, which are discussed as being rooted in the sociocultural context and the concerns for home culture protection. Finally, an ILL-based framework is suggested and its principles are explained in relation to practical local textbook design.
Authors and Affiliations
Neda Peyman, Reza Ghafar Samar, Ramin Akrabi, Gholam Reza Kiany
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