Title of article
In Pursuit of Intercultural Communicative Competence in EFL Context: Exploring Iranian English Teachers’ Perceptions
Author/Authors
Banafsheh, Mosa Reza Department of English - Karaj - Science and Research Branch - Islamic Azad University, Karaj , Khosravi, Mohadese Kharazmi University of Tehran, Tehran , Saidi, Mavadat Kharazmi University of Tehran, Tehran
Pages
19
From page
65
To page
83
Abstract
The current study attempted to cast light on the status quo of Iranian EFL teachers' perceptions of ICC. It further attempted to see if their experience would influence their conceptualizations of ICC. To this end, a total of 100 EFL teachers were asked to complete a questionnaire survey adapted from Han & Song's (2011) study. The results of both quantitative and qualitative analysis revealed a number of commonalities and discrepancies among the participants' conceptualizations of International Communication Competence (ICC) and its relevance to ELT considering their teaching experience. The findings point to the prominence of intercultural teacher education in the Iranian context.
Keywords
English Language Teachers' Perceptions , Foreign Language Education , Globalization , Intercultural Communicative Competence , Teaching Experience
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2013
Record number
2437476
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