Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile

[EN] Modern Foreign Language (FL) instruction has recently called out for a language-culture-technology (LCT) nexus that could engage learners in transnational dialogue and interaction. This study focuses on the views of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Chile and their classroom pract...

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Author: Gonzalez-Vidal, Tiare
Format: article
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
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Keyword:Foreign language instruction
Culture
Technology
Curriculum integration
Teacher training
ICT
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spelling Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in ChileGonzalez-Vidal, TiareForeign language instructionCultureTechnologyCurriculum integrationTeacher trainingICT[EN] Modern Foreign Language (FL) instruction has recently called out for a language-culture-technology (LCT) nexus that could engage learners in transnational dialogue and interaction. This study focuses on the views of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Chile and their classroom practices in relation to an LCT nexus. The Chilean EFL context was chosen due to a lack of integration between language, culture and technology in the national EFL curriculum that informs classroom practice. The study collected data through an online questionnaire (N=128 participants) that was distributed nationwide. Questionnaire results showed that although teachers recognised the significance of intercultural interaction and identity reflection, they struggled to incorporate these into their teaching practices, especially when using Information Communication Technologies (ICTs). Furthermore, the integration of language and culture as reported by teachers was often superficial, and technology was primarily used to support writing in English. The study suggests the need for a stronger theoretical and pedagogical basis for the national EFL curriculum in Chile and professional development to support a language-culture-technology nexus in FL classrooms.Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20242024-10-17journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/210743reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/2107432026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile
title Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile
spellingShingle Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile
Gonzalez-Vidal, Tiare
Foreign language instruction
Culture
Technology
Curriculum integration
Teacher training
ICT
title_short Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile
title_full Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile
title_fullStr Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile
title_sort Exploring the language-culture-technology nexus through the lens of EFL Teachers in Chile
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gonzalez-Vidal, Tiare
author Gonzalez-Vidal, Tiare
author_facet Gonzalez-Vidal, Tiare
author_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Foreign language instruction
Culture
Technology
Curriculum integration
Teacher training
ICT
topic Foreign language instruction
Culture
Technology
Curriculum integration
Teacher training
ICT
description [EN] Modern Foreign Language (FL) instruction has recently called out for a language-culture-technology (LCT) nexus that could engage learners in transnational dialogue and interaction. This study focuses on the views of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Chile and their classroom practices in relation to an LCT nexus. The Chilean EFL context was chosen due to a lack of integration between language, culture and technology in the national EFL curriculum that informs classroom practice. The study collected data through an online questionnaire (N=128 participants) that was distributed nationwide. Questionnaire results showed that although teachers recognised the significance of intercultural interaction and identity reflection, they struggled to incorporate these into their teaching practices, especially when using Information Communication Technologies (ICTs). Furthermore, the integration of language and culture as reported by teachers was often superficial, and technology was primarily used to support writing in English. The study suggests the need for a stronger theoretical and pedagogical basis for the national EFL curriculum in Chile and professional development to support a language-culture-technology nexus in FL classrooms.
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