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    Language and Cultural Impact on EFL learners’ Ability to Communicate their Cultural Identity Case Study: EFL Master 2 Students at University of Khenchela - Algeria -
    (UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA, 2019) GROUN Souhila
    ABSTRACT The present work aims at investigating the cultural identity aspect of EFL students, 2nd year Master’s degree of Khenchela University, Algeria. Accordingly, the research examines signs or hints of cultural identity of EFL students’ communication via Facebook chatting. Hence, this study endeavors to explore the reason behind using Facebook intensively among students particularly when it comes to express their opinions towards what they encounter during regular communication. Therefore the project adequately addressed to reveal whether they display their cultural identity or they rely on the academic concepts while chatting about different topics. To achieve the research aim, the study used two questionnaires, one contains questions about evaluating students level, context and topics of discussion with English, disruptive reasons for communicating in English and students suggestions reasons behind using Facebook chatting. The second questionnaire is to explore the students’ cultural identity responses via Facebook chatting. The findings of the study reveal that EFL students of 2nd year Master English do not express their cultural identity in English even through chatting in Fcebook out of classroom. Moreover, they interpret topics according to academic perception rather than their own cultural aspects which may include cultural identity.