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Innovational Research in ELT 2026, Vol. 7(1) 45-63
pp. 45 - 63 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/irelt.2026.1450.4
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Abstract
This study examined ELT professionals’ and pre-service teachers’ views on making Intercultural Communication (IC) a compulsory course in the English Language Teacher Education Programs (ELTEP). Using a mixed-method design, data were collected from 104 pre-service teachers and five ELT professionals through scales, checklists, and interviews. Results showed no significant overall difference in ICC between first-year and senior students, though a significant difference emerged in the action dimension. Most participants supported the inclusion of a compulsory IC course, emphasizing its role in systematic and standardized IC education. The study concludes with implications for integrating IC into foreign language teacher education.
EFL Öğretim Üyelerinin ve Öğretmen Adaylarının Kültürlerarası İletişim Derslerine İlişkin Görüşleri
Özet: Bu çalışma, Kültürlerarası İletişim derslerinin İngilizce öğretmenliği programlarında zorunlu bir ders haline getirilmesine ilişkin İngiliz Dili Eğitimi (ELT) öğretim üyelerinin ve öğretmen adaylarının görüşlerini incelemektedir. Karma yöntem tasarımı kullanılarak 104 öğretmen adayı ve beş öğretim üyesinden ölçekler, kontrol listeleri ve görüşmeler yoluyla veri toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar, birinci sınıf ve son sınıf öğretmen adaylarının ICC düzeyleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir genel fark olmadığını göstermiş olsa da eylem boyutunda anlamlı bir fark ortaya çıkmıştır. Katılımcıların çoğu, kültürlerarası iletişim dersinin sistematik ve standartlaştırılmış kültürlerarası iletişim eğitimindeki rolünü vurgulayarak bu dersin zorunlu dersler kapsamında İngilizce öğretmenliği programlarına dahil edilmesini desteklemiştir. Çalışma, kültürlerarası iletişimin yabancı dil öğretmenliği eğitimine entegre edilmesine yönelik önerilerle sona ermektedir.
Keywords: Critical intercultural communication (IC), Dynamic/fluid IC, ELT and IC, IC course syllabus design
APA 7th edition
Sezen, B., & Tekin, M. (2026). EFL Teacher Educators’ and Pre-Service Teachers’ Views about Intercultural Communication Courses. Innovational Research in ELT, 7(1), 45-63. https://doi.org/10.29329/irelt.2026.1450.4
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Sezen, B. and Tekin, M. (2026). EFL Teacher Educators’ and Pre-Service Teachers’ Views about Intercultural Communication Courses. Innovational Research in ELT, 7(1), pp. 45-63.
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Sezen, Beste and Mustafa Tekin (2026). "EFL Teacher Educators’ and Pre-Service Teachers’ Views about Intercultural Communication Courses". Innovational Research in ELT 7 (1):45-63. https://doi.org/10.29329/irelt.2026.1450.4
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