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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.
From Teacher Talk to Embodied Actions: Investigating an EFL Primary School Teacher’s Classroom Interactional Competence Ahmad Sugianto; Sarah Fawziah Khoirunnisa
Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 9(3), December 2024
Publisher : Yayasan Visi Intan Permata

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21462/jeltl.v9i3.1392

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Teacher talk and embodied actions constitute an essential aspect to facilitate students’ learning and learning opportunities in EFL classroom interactions. Nevertheless, evidence has shown that the ways an EFL teacher employs teacher talk and embodied actions are still under-explored, particularly in the Indonesian EFL primary school context. Therefore, the present study is aimed at scrutinising an EFL primary school teacher's use of embodied actions along with teacher talk that leads to classroom interactional competence. Using a conversational analysis approach, the present study inspected six naturally occurring lessons conducted by a female English teacher teaching in the fifth grade. Twenty-six students were involved as the subjects. Moreover, the data of the current study were garnered using observations and included the teacher’s instructional artifacts. Findings reveal some embodied actions were used by the teacher during the classroom interactions. In this case, the teacher’s gazes were found to be directed at a particular student, a group of students, and objects in the classroom. Also, such gazes were found to be accompanied by deictic gestures, metaphoric gestures or beats that were used by the teacher to elicit responses from the students. Moreover, iconic gestures were also found in the data as the teacher was trying to introduce a new vocabulary. The present study reaches a conclusion that most of the interactional features found in conformity with the pedagogical goals for each micro-context or mode were used to support and mediate the students’ learning