Edulangue
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021): Edulangue: Journal of English Language Education

Intercultural Communication of EFL Students with Foreigners as a Strategy of Teaching Speaking

Syarifudin Syarifudin (Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram)
Hery Rahmat (UIN Mataram)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jun 2021

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the students' perceptions of intercultural communication with foreigners, their intercultural communication strategies with foreigners, and its implication toward their speaking ability. This descriptive qualitative study involved eight university students who had taken the Speaking class and individual speaking activity with foreign tourists. To collect the data, the researchers used video recording, interviews, and documents. The findings indicated that the students positively perceived incorporation of intercultural communication with foreigners. It was also unveiled that the students used various verbal communication strategies during their intercultural communication with foreigners. This study postulates that intercultural communication has positive implications on students' speaking abilities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

edulangue

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Edulangue aims to facilitate the dissemination of theoretically and practically grounded knowledge in the area of English language pedagogy, which comprises English language teaching and learning and assessment. It does not welcome any contribution pertinent to the realm of Linguistics and ...