Intercultural Communication Issues in The Algerian EFL Classroom in Reading Literary Texts Case Study: Third Year Students of English at Abbess Laghrour University, Khenchela
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2019
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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Students face several difficulties when they study literature texts, because of the lack of
intercultural awareness. This study attempt to understand EFL student‟s intercultural
communication‟ difficulties while reading literature texts (African and British).It aims at
identifying the difficulties that obstruct EFL students when they attempt to enhance their
literary expertise .It also tries to find out what are the appropriate methods and techniques
used by teachers to help the students surmount those difficulties . The educational setting in
which this study took place is languages and letters; university of Abbes Laghour
kenchellaour investigation was carried out through Mixed research design which contains two
questionnaires administered to students (n=10) and teachers (n=4) seeking their opinions
about the difficulties that face English learners when they study literature courses. Data
analysis revealed that the students lack of intercultural awareness caused most of the problems
in reading literature. Consequently; it becomes necessary for teachers to give much attention
to intercultural communication in teaching literature texts; and adopt modern technique that
enhance students‟ participation and interaction. Teachers should give much attention to the
teaching of intercultural communication they teach a foreign language belonging to another
culture.