Fauzi M iftakh, 2016
E IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE LEARNING IN AN EFL CLASSROOM
(A D escriptive Study at a State University in West Java)
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu| perpustakaan.upi.edu
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF APPROVAL ... ii
DECLARATION ... iii
PREFACE ... iv
ACKNOWLEDMENT ... v
ABSTRACT ... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii
LIST OF TABLES... x
LIST OF APPENDIX ... xi
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1. Background of Research ... 1
1.2. Research Questions ... 5
1.3. Purpose of the Research ... 5
1.4. Significance of Study ... 5
1.5. Classification of Terms ... 6
1.6. Organization of the Thesis ... 7
1.7. Concluding Remarks ... 7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ... 8
2.1. Language and Culture ... 8
2.1.1. Understanding Language... 8
2.1.1.1. Language as Structural System... 9
2.1.1.2. Language as Communicative System ... 10
Fauzi M iftakh, 2016
E IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE LEARNING IN AN EFL CLASSROOM
(A D escriptive Study at a State University in West Java)
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2.1.2 Understanding Culture ... 12
2.1.2.1. Culture as National Attributes ... 13
2.1.2.2. Culture as Societal Norms ... 14
2.1.2.3. Culture as Symbolic System ... 14
2.1.2.4. Culture as Practice ... 15
2.1.2.5. Culture for Language Teaching and Learning ... 15
2.1.3. The Relationship between Language and Culture ... 18
2.2. Intercultural Language Learning ... 21
2.3. Principles of Intercultural Language Learning ... 26
2.3.1. Active Construction ... 27
2.3.2. Making Connection ... 28
2.3.2. Social Interaction ... 29
2.3.4. Reflection ... 30
2.3.5. Responsibility ... 31
2.4. Communicative Task for Intercultural Classroom ... 33
2.5. Intercultural Language Learning in English Language Teaching ... 35
2.4.1. English as a Foreign Language Classroom in Indonesia ... 35
2.4.2. Intercultural Language Learning in an EFL Classroom ... 36
2.5. Previous Studies ... 38
2.6. Concluding Remarks ... 41
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 43
3.1. Research Designs... 43
3.2. Research Sites and Participants ... 44
3.3. Data Collection ... 45
3.3.1 Instrumentations ... 45
Fauzi M iftakh, 2016
E IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE LEARNING IN AN EFL CLASSROOM
(A D escriptive Study at a State University in West Java)
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CHAPTER 4 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS ... 53
4.1. Data Presentation ... 53
4.2.1. Data from Observation ... 53
4.2.2. Data from Questionnaire ... 62
4.4.3. Data from Interview ... 67
4.2. Data Analysis... 72
4.2.1. The Implementation of Intercultural Language Learning in the Classroom... 72
4.2.2. The Students’ Responses to the Implementation of Intercultural Language Learning ... 86
4.2.2.1. The Students’ Attitudes to the Course ... 86
4.2.2.2. The Students’ Attitudes to the Implementation of Teaching and Learning ... 89
4.2.2.3. The Students’ Responsibility as Intercultural Persons .... 91
Fauzi M iftakh, 2016
E IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE LEARNING IN AN EFL CLASSROOM
(A D escriptive Study at a State University in West Java)
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu| perpustakaan.upi.edu
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CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ... 94
5.1. Conclusion ... 94
5.2. Recommendations ... 96
REFERENCES ... 98
