Persian EFL Learners' Cross-Cultural Understanding and Their L2 Proficiency
DOI : 10.21049/ccs.2011.24..107
Publisher : Center for Cross Culture Studies
Research Area : Literature
Azadeh Nasri Nasrabady 1, Abbass Islami Rasekh 2, Reza Biria 3
1Islamic Azad University
2University Of Isfahan
3Islamic Azad University
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The totality of language learning comprises three integrated components: linguistic, cultural, and attitudinal (Wilkes, 1983).Positively sensitizing students to cultural phenomena is urgent and crucial. A positive attitude toward L2 culture is a factor in language learning that leads to cross cultural understanding. This research examined, through a survey analysis, how three groups of students (one high school group and two university student groups) viewed the role of their foreign culture (i.e., American and British cultures) in achieving cultural understanding. The focus was upon how EFL learners approach the target language culture as well as their own culture.
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