Language and Cultural Impact on EFL learners’ Ability to Communicate their Cultural Identity Case Study: EFL Master 2 Students at University of Khenchela - Algeria -
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2019
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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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.