Intercultural Competence Among English Learners at Yarmouk University,Jordan

• 作者: Sawsan Daraiseh
• 来源期刊: 美中外语:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: English CULTURE COMPETENCE JORDAN EDUCATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（10）
• 页码范围: 503-514
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: H

摘要

Although English is the second language in Jordan and mandatory at its universities,intercultural competence among undergraduate students is still debated.It is therefore also debated that the lack of understanding of the vital importance of intercultural competence could be the reason for the poor learning of English among Jordanian students.Accordingly,this study comes to evaluate the intercultural competence among the undergraduate students at Yarmouk University,using a 5-point Likert questionnaire.The sample of the study consists of 150 students who were selected randomly and who passed the English courses EL 99 and El 101.The questionnaires were analyzed by using the statistical package SPSS.The various hypotheses of the study were tested by using one sample t-test.The results of the study show that the students are not aware of the concept of culture and perceive English courses(EL 99 and El 101)as the same as other taught ones.In addition,they think neither that the English courses can improve their intercultural competency nor that the integration of culture can do that in these courses.