2019 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Research on the concept of intercultural competence in literary works
Project/Area Number |
18K00807
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Research Institution | Kansai Gaidai University |
Principal Investigator |
LETELIER Maria 関西外国語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (80761767)
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Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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Keywords | Intercultural / competences / ELE |
Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This project has two objectives. The first is to research a method of teaching and learning a foreign language that promotes an approach that integrates linguistic and multicultural competences (Byram 1990, Kramsch 1993). The second objective is related to the creation of activities based on literary material that facilitate learning and the integration of intercultural competencies in the ELE classroom. This project is framed within the communicative approach to language teaching. This implies that the development of communicative competence should be present in any language activity. The literature pays a special attention to form, and this helps the learner reflect about language, another principle and goal of the communicative method. The main concepts of this project are culture, culture diversity and intercultural competence, all of them oriented to the teaching and learning of a foreign language. This research want create an adequate framework for conceptualizing the knowledge, skills and abilities tied to human communicative actions, Byram created the term intercultural communicative competence, and it has since become widely used, with this model, it is sought to create diverse activities suitable to bring people through literature.
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Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
In the second year of the research, progress has been made in uniting the concept of interculturality with literary texts and creating a series of exercises that can be practiced in the classroom to generate the skills to prepare an intercultural speaker. I have participated in conferences to show my research and two articles related to the research have been published.
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
For the future I hope to continue looking for theoretical material that supports the research, every year there are new publications. On the other hand, I will continue looking for literary texts that meet the proposed objectives, I will focus on short stories without being adapted. Practice the different texts with students to see the results. If it is possible to participate in conferences to hear the opinion of other teachers.
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Causes of Carryover |
The reason I have not used all the money is because I have continued the research, looking for material and doing many activities with my students, I am analyzing the results and I will present the results to others teachers. In 2019 the research was slow because I have a lot information but I can not prepared all the material for visit Universities. Although this year due to Covid 19, I will probably not be able to attend conferences abroad. The plan will be buy new bibliography (books and videos) and new technological materials (PC, etc.) to improve the research.
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Research Products
(3 results)