Language Acquisition Concerning Intercultural and International Dialogue
Keywords:
Culture, Intercultural and International Dialogue, Language Acquisition, Review
Abstract
This paper aimed to systematically review the literature on language acquisition concerning intercultural and international dialogue. Using Google Scholar and PRISMA screening, 27 papers could be selected for this review.
Due to the inherent and inseparable nature of culture with language, learning language alone will not achieve intercultural awareness, essential for intercultural and international dialogue. Second Language Acquisition theory needs to be integrated with the dialogue theory of Bhaktin and operationalised through Byram’s intercultural citizenship theory using tools such as telecollaboration for the effective development of both language and intercultural awareness for intercultural and international dialogue. From a practical standpoint, the most appropriate way to build competency in the language-culture nexus is to raise awareness of both language and intercultural aspects; this can lead to effective intercultural and international dialogue.
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19. Porto, M. (2019). Does education for intercultural citizenship lead to language learning? Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32(1), 16-33. doi:10.1080/07908318.2017.1421642
20. Porto, M. (2021). Long-term impact of four intercultural citizenship projects in the higher education foreign language classroom. The Language Learning Journal, 49(6), 648-667. doi:10.1080/09571736.2019.1656279
21. Savignon, S. J., & Sysoyev, P. V. (2002). Sociocultural strategies for a dialogue of cultures. The Modern Language Journal, 86(4), 508-524. doi:10.1111/1540-4781.00158
22. Savignon, S. J., & Sysoyev, P. V. (2005). Cultures and comparisons: Strategies for learners. Foreign Language Annals, 38(3), 357-365. doi:10.1111/j.1944-9720.2005.tb02222.x
23. Tajeddin, Z., & Teimournezhad, S. (2015). Exploring the hidden agenda in the representation of culture in international and localised ELT textbooks. The Language Learning Journal, 43(2), 180-193. doi:10.1080/09571736.2013.869942
24. Thorne, S. L. (2013). Language learning, ecological validity, and innovation under conditions of superdiversity. Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, 6(2), 1-7. doi:10.5565/rev/jtl3.526
25. van der Kroon, L., Jauregi, K., & Jan, D. (2015). Telecollaboration in foreign language curricula: A case study on intercultural understanding in video communication exchanges. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 5(3), 20-41. doi:10.4018/IJCALLT.2015070102
26. Yashima, T., Zenuk‐Nishide, L., & Shimizu, K. (2004). The influence of attitudes and affect on willingness to communicate and second language communication. Language learning, 54(1), 119-152. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9922.2004.00250.x
27. Yazykova, N. V. (2020). Paradigmatic Basis of Implementing Intercultural Approach to Foreign Language Education. In Z. Anikina (Ed.), Proceedings of the Conference “Integrating Engineering Education and Humanities for Global Intercultural Perspectives”' IEEHGIP 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 131, pp. 296-304. Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47415-7_31
2. Byram, M., & Wagner, M. (2018). Making a difference: Language teaching for intercultural and international dialogue. Foreign Language Annals, 51(1), 140-151. doi:10.1111/flan.12319
3. Combe, C., & Codreanu, T. (2016). Vlogging: A New Channel for Language Learning and Intercultural Exchanges. In L. Bradley, & S. Thouësny (Ed.), CALL communities and culture – short papers from EUROCALL 2016 (pp. 119-124). Research-publishing.net. doi:10.14705/rpnet.2016.eurocall2016.548
4. Crosbie, V. (2014). Capabilities for intercultural dialogue. Language and Intercultural Communication, 14(1), 91-107. doi:10.1080/14708477.2013.866126
5. De Costa, P. I., & Crowther, D. (2018). Second language acquisition and World Englishes: Dialogue and engagement. World Englishes, 37(1), 19-33. doi:10.1111/weng.12300
6. Godwin-Jones, R. (2019). Telecollaboration as an approach to developing intercultural communication competence. Language Learning & Technology, 23(3), 8–28. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-79776-009
7. Helm, F., Guth, S., & Farrah, M. (2012). Promoting dialogue or hegemonic practice? Power issues in telecollaboration. Language Learning & Technology, 16(2), 103-127. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/9f592205-f97c-4585-88ad-3b667a85520a/content
8. Holmes, P. (2014). Intercultural dialogue: challenges to theory, practice and research. Language and Intercultural Communication, 14(1), 1-6. doi:10.1080/14708477.2013.866120
9. Jenkins, S. (2017, August 25). Ignore the panic. There’s little point learning languages at school. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/25/languages-exams-test-league-tables-schools-fall-pupils
10. Kiaer, J., Driggs, D., Brown, L., & Choi, N. (2022). Ideologies in Second Language Learning: The Case of Korean Address Terms. Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 1-21. doi:10.1080/15348458.2022.2060229
11. Kohn, K., & Hoffstaedter, P. (2017). Learner agency and non-native speaker identity in pedagogical lingua franca conversations: Insights from intercultural telecollaboration in foreign language education. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 30(5), 351-367. doi:10.1080/09588221.2017.1304966
12. Korzilius, H. P., van Hooft, A. P., & Planken, B. C. (2007). A longitudinal study on intercultural awareness and foreign language acquisition in the Netherlands. Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from https://repository.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/2066/43753/43753.pdf
13. Kramsch, C. (2011). The symbolic dimensions of the intercultural. Language teaching, 44(3), 354-367. doi:10.1017/S0261444810000431
14. Lewis, T., & O’Dowd, R. (2016). Online intercultural exchange and foreign language learning: A systematic review. In R. L. O’Dowd (Ed.), Online intercultural exchange: Policy, Pedagogy and Practice (Vol. Routledge Studies in Language and Intercultural Communication, pp. 21-66). Routledge. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://oro.open.ac.uk/47044/1/9781138932876_chapter%202.pdf
15. Marchenkova, L. A. (2005). Interpreting dialogue: Bakhtin’s theory and second language learning. The Ohio State University. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_etd/send_file/send?accession=osu1111777929&disposition=inline
16. Mitchell, P. J., Pardinho, L. A., Yermakova-Aguiar, N. N., & Meshkov, L. V. (2015). Language learning and intercultural communicative competence: An action research case study of learners of Portuguese. Procedia-social and behavioral sciences, 200(August), 307-312. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.08.070
17. O’Rourke, B., & Stickler, U. (2017). Synchronous communication technologies for language learning: Promise and challenges in research and pedagogy. Language Learning in Higher Education, 7(1), 1-20. doi:10.1515/cercles-2017-0009
18. Pishghadam, R., & Navari, S. (2009). Cultural literacy in language learning: Enrichment or derichment. International Conference On Languages, UPALS ICL, 27-28 May 2009, (pp. 694-700). Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Safoora-Navari/publication/265818232_U_U_U_P_P_P_A_A_A_L_L_L_S_S_S_I_I_I_C_C_C_L_L_L_2_2_2_7_7_7_-_--2_2_2_8_8_8_M_CULTURAL_LITERACY_IN_LANGUAGE_LEARNING_ENRICHMENT_OR_DERICHMENT/links/5529757a0cf29b22c9bf4e7a/U-U-U-P-
19. Porto, M. (2019). Does education for intercultural citizenship lead to language learning? Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32(1), 16-33. doi:10.1080/07908318.2017.1421642
20. Porto, M. (2021). Long-term impact of four intercultural citizenship projects in the higher education foreign language classroom. The Language Learning Journal, 49(6), 648-667. doi:10.1080/09571736.2019.1656279
21. Savignon, S. J., & Sysoyev, P. V. (2002). Sociocultural strategies for a dialogue of cultures. The Modern Language Journal, 86(4), 508-524. doi:10.1111/1540-4781.00158
22. Savignon, S. J., & Sysoyev, P. V. (2005). Cultures and comparisons: Strategies for learners. Foreign Language Annals, 38(3), 357-365. doi:10.1111/j.1944-9720.2005.tb02222.x
23. Tajeddin, Z., & Teimournezhad, S. (2015). Exploring the hidden agenda in the representation of culture in international and localised ELT textbooks. The Language Learning Journal, 43(2), 180-193. doi:10.1080/09571736.2013.869942
24. Thorne, S. L. (2013). Language learning, ecological validity, and innovation under conditions of superdiversity. Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, 6(2), 1-7. doi:10.5565/rev/jtl3.526
25. van der Kroon, L., Jauregi, K., & Jan, D. (2015). Telecollaboration in foreign language curricula: A case study on intercultural understanding in video communication exchanges. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 5(3), 20-41. doi:10.4018/IJCALLT.2015070102
26. Yashima, T., Zenuk‐Nishide, L., & Shimizu, K. (2004). The influence of attitudes and affect on willingness to communicate and second language communication. Language learning, 54(1), 119-152. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9922.2004.00250.x
27. Yazykova, N. V. (2020). Paradigmatic Basis of Implementing Intercultural Approach to Foreign Language Education. In Z. Anikina (Ed.), Proceedings of the Conference “Integrating Engineering Education and Humanities for Global Intercultural Perspectives”' IEEHGIP 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 131, pp. 296-304. Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47415-7_31
Published
2023-04-01
How to Cite
Dr. Abdulaziz Alshahrani. (2023). Language Acquisition Concerning Intercultural and International Dialogue. Journal of Arts, Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, (89), 154-168. https://doi.org/10.33193/JALHSS.89.2023.805
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