Jankova Alagjozovska, Natka and Jovanovska, Sashka and Kamceva Panova, Lidija (2021) Intercultural materials for developing intercultural competence in ELT: the case of high-school books in English language. Journal of Educational Sciences Theory and Practice, 16 (2). pp. 15-21. ISSN 10.46763/JESPT21162015ja
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Abstract
Theaim of this paper is to show how intercultural materials can help in developing intercultural communication competence in English language lessons. It will confirmthat the cultural content is present in students’ books but what is needed is accurate guidance and paying more attention to conducting the lesson in the right manner. Observations are chosen as a research instrument in this study in order to explain the cultural component of teaching English as a foreign languagein a more detailed way. Lesson observations based on action research is a systematic inquiry with the goal of informing practice in a particular situation. It is a toolfor teachers to discover what works best in their own classroom situation, occupying a midpoint on a continuum from teacher reflection on one end to traditional appraisal lesson observation on the other.The conclusion tells us that there are many challenges that teachers are facedwith when teaching students from different ethnic backgrounds and if the teacher is not familiar with the students'cultural backgrounds,they will be faced with difficulties in giving instructionsor meeting their learning needs.Key words: English language, teaching, intercultural competence, culture, communication.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Educational sciences Humanities > Languages and literature |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Philology |
| Depositing User: | Saska Jovanovska |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2022 12:16 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2022 20:49 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/29300 |
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