Intercultural Competence in Learning English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia: A Pragmatic Analysis
- DOI
- 10.2991/amca-18.2018.114How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Culture, intercultural competence, intercultural pragmatics
- Abstract
This paper reports the findings of my doctoral research on intercultural competence in learning English as a foreign language in elementary schools. The data were collected from the field research based on observation and interviews with teachers and students and were analyzed using descriptive quantitative and qualitative approaches. This research aimedat identifying speech acts of intercultural competence in learning English. It explores the contextual approaches to teaching and learning English with particular contents to cultures. The main research question is: How are the expressions of speech actused in the intercultural competence study conceptualized in learning English in elementary schools in Indonesia? Consequently, the intercultural competence requires the learners to develop relevant knowledge and skills regarding target language and culture as well as their cultural awareness. Intercultural competence in English for elementary schools is of urgency to acquire so as to equip students with interactional competence in using foreign language. Meanwhile, intercultural pragmatics as the theory of analysis constitutes the investigation on the process of acquiring the comprehension on speech acts and how the knowledge on speech acts in second language acquisition is achieved. This research has implications for English teachers, textbook writers, as well as the curriculum and pedagogy in Indonesia.
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- © 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Fardini Sabilah PY - 2018/07 DA - 2018/07 TI - Intercultural Competence in Learning English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia: A Pragmatic Analysis BT - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Community Development (AMCA 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 414 EP - 417 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/amca-18.2018.114 DO - 10.2991/amca-18.2018.114 ID - Sabilah2018/07 ER -