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MOVING BEYOND LANGUAGE: AWARENESS OF EFL LEARNERS IN TARGET LANGUAGE CULTURE
CBU International Conference on Innovation in Science and Education
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MOVING BEYOND LANGUAGE: AWARENESS OF EFL LEARNERS IN TARGET LANGUAGE CULTURE
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| Creator |
Hol, Devrim; Pamukkale University School of Foreign Languages
Erarslan, Ali; Pamukkale University School of Foreign Languages |
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culture, target language, learner perceptions, beliefs
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| Description |
What students in EFL classes think and feel about the target language culture has always been in a great domain for all teachers and other stakeholders. It is always a great concern, whether or not learners accept and absorb the target language. They may find it useless or unnecessary, even though the course books or classroom activities exposed them to it. This study reports on the measures on the perceptions of Turkish EFL Learners toward the target language culture. It examines the meaning of culture; whether it is important to have knowledge and information on the target language culture; and the advantages and drawbacks of learning the target language culture to make the questions in the minds clear. The study involved 20 EFL learners at a university in Turkey. It used in-depth interviews with the participants, and attempted to identify the learner’s perceptions concerning the target culture. The research results show that the participants’ perceptions on the target culture vary greatly.
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Central Bohemia University, o.p.s.
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| Date |
2015-09-19
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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| Identifier |
http://ojs.journals.cz/index.php/CBUConference2013/article/view/620
10.12955/cbup.v3.620 |
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| Source |
CBU International Conference Proceedings; Vol 3 (2015): CBU International Conference Proceedings 2015; 331-334
1805-9961 1805-997X |
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eng
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| Relation |
http://ojs.journals.cz/index.php/CBUConference2013/article/view/620/574
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2015 Devrim Hol, Ali Erarslan
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
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