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A study on ELT students’ cultural awareness and attitudes towards incorporation of target culture into language instruction

Serap ATASEVER BELLİ
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102–124
Publication Date
2018-03-13
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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, type of high school, and experience abroad.

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Öz Please fill up the following information accurately. (Please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. A study on ELT students’ cultural awareness and attitudes towards incorporation of target culture into language instruction 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 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) and one-way ANOVA 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, type of high school, and 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. Information about Author(s)* Author 1 Author (Last name, First name) Belli Atasever, Serap Affiliated institution (University) Anadolu UniversityCountry Turkey Email address [email protected] & Rank English Language Teaching DepartmentCorresponding author (Yes/No) Write only one corresponding author. Yes Author 2 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Author 3 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Author 4 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No)

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BELLİ, S. A. (2018). A study on ELT students’ cultural awareness and attitudes towards incorporation of target culture into language instruction. Dil ve Dilbilimi Çalışmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 1, 102–124. https://ajindex.com/articles/29176

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