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Zooming in on the Indonesian EFL primary school students’ intercultural sensitivity and their extroversion Ahmad Sugianto; Eri Kurniawan; Didi Sukyadi
Studies in English Language and Education Vol 9, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24815/siele.v9i1.21478

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Intercultural sensitivity and personality traits constitute eminent and inseparable elements associated with EFL learning. Nevertheless, to the best of the writers’ knowledge, limited investigations in an Indonesian EFL primary school level concerning these two variables were found; therefore, the present study was intended to scrutinize the Indonesian EFL primary school students’ intercultural sensitivity and personality traits. 96 students from the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades of one primary school in Bandung were involved. An embedded design of a mixed-method was employed. The data were garnered using 4-Likert scale questionnaires gauging the students’ intercultural sensitivity and their personality traits focusing on extroversion, followed by some open-ended questions. The findings revealed that students’ intercultural sensitivity was considered good (the mean of 80.06 and standard deviation of 8.50), and most students tended to be extroverted (the mean of 72.62 and the standard deviation of 9.89). The students’ intercultural sensitivity was found to be significantly related to their extroversion at a 99% level of confidence (.000 .01). Finally, the findings along with the previous studies explicating the intercultural sensitivity and personality traits advocate some pedagogical implications for facilitating students’ English learning. 
English teachers' reflections of the integration of intercultural competence into their teaching practices: What and how? Ahmad Sugianto
Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature
Publisher : Universitas Musamus Merauke

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v4i1.3529

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In this globalization era, the English teaching is expected to not only exhort language skills but also promote the effective communication involving cultures is crucial. This study aims to scrutinize the way the English teachers reflect the (inter)cultural competence incorporated into their English instructions. Thirty one English teachers studying at a university in Bandung were involved. The data were gleaned through questionnaires and interviews. Findings reveal that the teachers have various levels of beliefs in incorporating cultures and intercultural competence in English teaching practices. In this regard, 35.48% were found to be in the moderate level, 25.81% in the good level, 22.58% in the low level, and 16.13% were categorised into a high level. Moreover, in all aspects of the familiarity of the target cultures, most of the teachers were categorised to have a moderate level. Furthermore, storytelling constitutes the most frequently used technique by the teachers. Besides, the English teachers perceived that some challenges were still emerged during the practice of integration of target cultures into English teaching practices. Thus, some systematic endeavors to endorse it are advocated.