Reading the World: Intercultural Literacy in the EFL Teaching

Date

2023

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Universidad Católica Luis Amigó

Abstract

Intercultural literacy (IL) enriches EFL teaching processes fostering awareness about diversity, cultural care, the reading of situations, the word, and the world. Besides that, IL turns English teaching into a dynamic procedure. This case of study framed in a qualitative paradigm examined the relation between intercultural literacy and EFL teaching. It was carried out through a literature review and a semi-structured interview with 3 pre-service teachers of a private university. The results show that IL enlightens several benefits of cultivating IL such as promoting insights into others' stuff as well the own one, avoiding colonization ideologies. This research suggests foreign language teaching gives importance to incorporating IL in the curriculums in Colombia.

Description

Keywords

Intercultural, literacy, English, EFL, teaching, language

Citation

responsive footer design codepen