Developing EAL Learners' Intercultural Sensitivity through a Digital Literacy Project

Autor/in	Galante, Angelica
Titel	Developing EAL Learners' Intercultural Sensitivity through a Digital Literacy Project
Quelle	In: TESL Canada Journal, 32 (2014) 1, S.53-66 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-435X
Schlagwörter	English for Academic Purposes; Communicative Competence (Languages); Cultural Awareness; Foreign Countries; Technological Literacy; Adult Students; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Students; Intercultural Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Video Technology; Editing; Discussion; Writing (Composition); Cultural Pluralism; Beliefs; Self Concept; Immigrants; Teaching Methods; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ausland; Technisches Wissen; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Diskussion; Schreibübung; Kulturpluralismus; Belief; Glaube; Selbstkonzept; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kanada
Abstract	Language and culture are informally integrated in many English as an Additional Language (EAL) programs, but cultural discussions are often regarded from the perspective of a particular dominant culture. Although this integration is crucial for the development of communicative competence, practical applications are still challenging as language teachers tend to know more about linguistic items than cultural aspects (Celce-Murcia, 2007). This article describes a digital literacy project implemented with language learners in an adult EAL program. Using Bennett's (1993) DMIS model for intercultural sensitivity, the project invited international students and newcomers to Canada to explore and expand on their understanding of intercultural relationships while studying in a multicultural EAL class. The learners engaged in 5 steps to complete the project (reflective discussion, script writing, video recording scenes, editing, and final reflection), with a short movie serving as the digital product. The digital literacy project is proposed as a potential tool for integrating intercultural sensitivity into EAL programs and engaging learners in discussions about diversity in cultural values, beliefs, and behaviours as a way to affirm their cultural and intercultural identities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01