Culture-laden Extensive Reading through Team-based Mobile Learning: Effects on Intercultural Communicative Competence and Reading Motivation

Imamyartha, David
Wahjuningsih, Eka
Puspa, Areta
Bilqis, Mutiara
Hudori, Rizki Febri Andika

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan
Vol. 8, No. 2

With the advent of technology and increasing cultural diversity, language teachers in higher education are encouraged to push current pedagogical boundaries in search of the best approaches to cultural learning. This study responds to this pedagogical pursuit by experimenting with the integration of team-based mobile learning (TBML) in extensive reading classes mediated by the mobile instant messaging application Telegram. The research findings statistically demonstrate that TBML can develop EFL readers’ intercultural knowledge and understanding. The technological and socioconstructivist affordances of TBML also enhance reading motivation as a springboard for developing intercultural communicative competence (ICC). The research implications and limitations are also discussed.