A Study on ELT Students' Cultural Awareness and Attitudes towards Incorporation of Target Culture into Language Instruction

Autor/in	Belli, Serap Atasever
Titel	A Study on ELT Students' Cultural Awareness and Attitudes towards Incorporation of Target Culture into Language Instruction
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 14 (2018) 1, S.102-124 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Belli, Serap Atasever)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; College Students; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; High Schools; Institutional Characteristics; Travel; Gender Differences; Qualitative Research; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; High school; Oberschule; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Geschlechterkonflikt; Qualitative Forschung; Türkei
Abstract	Culture and language are inseparable from each other as both in combination reflect shared cultural properties such as values, behaviours, and attitude inherent in the society we live and in language patterns we use. In this respect, it is highly valuable to integrate cultural elements into language education for intercultural understanding and welcoming different cultures. The aim of this research was to explore the attitudes of Turkish university students at the English Language Teaching (ELT) Department towards culture and its integration into language teaching and their cultural awareness and to reveal if birthplace, gender, experience abroad and high school graduated had any influence on their attitudes. Data were collected from 96 participants through a questionnaire consisting of three parts (i.e. demographic information, multiple-choice questions, and 5-point Likert-type scale). For data analysis, descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage and means), one-way ANOVA and post-hoc test were conducted via SPSS and open-ended items were qualitatively analyzed. Overall, findings of the study yielded positive attitudes of significant numbers of ELT students towards culture and its incorporation in language teaching regardless of their birthplace, the type of high school, and the experience abroad. As for gender, female students had more positive attitudes towards culture than males. Additionally, participants were found to learn culture mainly to develop their cultural awareness and maintain better communication with people from different cultures. In the light of findings, necessary implications were provided for teachers and teacher educators regarding raising cultural awareness of students and developing positive attitudes towards incorporation of target culture into language instruction. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01