Local culture and intercultural communicative competence in teaching English as a foreign language

Autores:: Cely Betancourt, Blanca Lucia
Torres Castiblanco , Leidy Daniela
Herrera Mendoza, Yeny Paola

Tipo de recurso:: Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:: 2026

Institución:: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

Repositorio:: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC

Idioma:: eng

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title	Local culture and intercultural communicative competence in teaching English as a foreign language
spellingShingle	Local culture and intercultural communicative competence in teaching English as a foreign language Cultura local Intercultural Communicative Competence English Language Classroom Competencia comunicativa intercultural Aula de clase de inglés
title_short	Local culture and intercultural communicative competence in teaching English as a foreign language
title_full	Local culture and intercultural communicative competence in teaching English as a foreign language
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topic	Cultura local Intercultural Communicative Competence English Language Classroom Competencia comunicativa intercultural Aula de clase de inglés
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(2021). Intercultural communicative competence in EFL settings. En Developing language education (pp. 125-140). Routledge. Chen, G. M., & Starosta, W. J. (1996). Intercultural communication competence: A synthesis. Communication Yearbook, 19(1), 353-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.1996.11678935 Damen, L. (1987). Culture learning: The fifth dimension in the language classroom. Addison-Wesley. Fantini, A. (2000). A central concern: Developing intercultural competence. SIT Occasional Papers Series. Gómez, L. (2018). EFL learners' intercultural competence development through international news. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, 20(2), 186-198. https://doi.org/10.26817/16925777.431 https://doi.org/10.26817/16925777.431 Granados-Beltrán, C. (2018). Critical interculturality and EFL textbooks: Examining the tensions. Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 20(1), 175-188. Ho, S. T. K. (2009). Addressing culture in EFL classrooms: The challenge of shifting from a traditional to an intercultural stance. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 6(1), 63-76. Kramsch, C. (1998). Language and culture. Oxford University Press. Mahmud, M. M. (2019). The role of local culture in English language teaching: Learners' perspectives. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 10(3), 484-492. Mahmud, Y. S. (2019). The representation of local culture in Indonesian EFL textbooks: Rationales and implications. Indonesian EFL Journal, 5(2), 61-72. https://doi.org/10.25134/ieflj.v5i2.1727 https://doi.org/10.25134/ieflj.v5i2.1727 Margana, M. (2009). Integrating local culture into English teaching and learning process. Kajian Linguistik dan Sastra, 21(2), 123-131. https://doi.org/10.23917/kls.v21i2.4381 https://doi.org/10.23917/kls.v21i2.4381 Margana, M. (2019). Integrating local culture into English teaching and learning process. Journal of Language and Literature Education, 8(1), 23-34. Mertler, C. A. (2014). Action research: Improving schools and empowering educators (4th ed.). SAGE Publications. Nunan, D. (2004). Task-based language teaching. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667336 Potes-Morales, A. M. (2022). Critical interculturality and CALL in ELT: A necessary approach in Colombian contemporary education. HOW Journal, 29(1), 145-162. Prastiwi, Y. (2013). Transmitting local cultural knowledge through English as foreign language (EFL) learning as a means of fostering "unity in diversity". Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2(3), 507-513. https://doi.org/10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n3p507 https://doi.org/10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n3p507 Purba, H. (2011). The importance of including culture in English teaching. Journal of English Teaching, 1(1), 44-56. https://doi.org/10.33541/jet.v1i1.51 https://doi.org/10.33541/jet.v1i1.51 Samovar, L. A., Porter, R. E., & Jain, N. C. (1981). Understanding intercultural communication. Wadsworth Publishing. Santana, A. M., & Cely, B. (2021). The importance of intercultural communicative competences in English classes in the context of current migration waves. Revista Paradigmas, 3(1), 61-72. https://doi.org/10.26752/revistaparadigmassh.v3i1.519 https://doi.org/10.26752/revistaparadigmassh.v3i1.519 Tantri, N. N., & Santosa, M. H. (2024). The integration and development of EFL classroom materials based on local culture: A systematic literature review. Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Undiksha, 12(1), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v12i1.80050 https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v12i1.80050 Vargas Hernández, L. Y., Abreus González, A., & Cely Betancourt, B. L. (2024). Including local culture in the EFL classroom in a rural context: A reflection from an intercultural perspective. Revista Conrado, 20(96), 514-525. https://conrado.ucf.edu.cu/index.php/conrado/article/view/3609 Vargas Hernández, L. Y., Cely Betancourt, B. L., Osorio de Sarmiento, M., & Vargas Rodríguez, G. R. (2025). Local culture to encourage intercultural communicative competence in young learners in the EFL classroom at a rural school. En S. Dantas-Longhi & M. N. Valadão (Orgs.), Quando as peças se unem: novos diálogos em Linguística Aplicada (pp. 239-260). Letraria. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17416209 10.5281 Viaña, J., Tapia, L., & Walsh, C. (2010). Construyendo interculturalidad crítica. Instituto Internacional de Integración del Convenio Andrés Bello. Walsh, C. (2009). Interculturalidad crítica y pedagogía de-colonial: Apuestas (des)del in-surgir, re-existir y re-vivir. En J. Viaña, L. Tapia, & C. Walsh (Eds.), Construyendo interculturalidad crítica. Instituto Internacional de Integración del Convenio Andrés Bello.
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En Developing language education (pp. 125-140). Routledge.Chen, G. M., & Starosta, W. J. (1996). Intercultural communication competence: A synthesis. Communication Yearbook, 19(1), 353-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.1996.11678935Damen, L. (1987). Culture learning: The fifth dimension in the language classroom. Addison-Wesley.Fantini, A. (2000). A central concern: Developing intercultural competence. SIT Occasional Papers Series.Gómez, L. (2018). EFL learners' intercultural competence development through international news. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, 20(2), 186-198. https://doi.org/10.26817/16925777.431 https://doi.org/10.26817/16925777.431Granados-Beltrán, C. (2018). Critical interculturality and EFL textbooks: Examining the tensions. Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 20(1), 175-188.Ho, S. T. K. (2009). Addressing culture in EFL classrooms: The challenge of shifting from a traditional to an intercultural stance. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 6(1), 63-76.Kramsch, C. (1998). Language and culture. Oxford University Press.Mahmud, M. M. (2019). The role of local culture in English language teaching: Learners' perspectives. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 10(3), 484-492.Mahmud, Y. S. (2019). The representation of local culture in Indonesian EFL textbooks: Rationales and implications. Indonesian EFL Journal, 5(2), 61-72. https://doi.org/10.25134/ieflj.v5i2.1727 https://doi.org/10.25134/ieflj.v5i2.1727Margana, M. (2009). Integrating local culture into English teaching and learning process. Kajian Linguistik dan Sastra, 21(2), 123-131. https://doi.org/10.23917/kls.v21i2.4381 https://doi.org/10.23917/kls.v21i2.4381Margana, M. (2019). Integrating local culture into English teaching and learning process. Journal of Language and Literature Education, 8(1), 23-34.Mertler, C. A. (2014). Action research: Improving schools and empowering educators (4th ed.). SAGE Publications.Nunan, D. (2004). Task-based language teaching. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667336Potes-Morales, A. M. (2022). Critical interculturality and CALL in ELT: A necessary approach in Colombian contemporary education. HOW Journal, 29(1), 145-162.Prastiwi, Y. (2013). Transmitting local cultural knowledge through English as foreign language (EFL) learning as a means of fostering "unity in diversity". Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2(3), 507-513. https://doi.org/10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n3p507 https://doi.org/10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n3p507Purba, H. (2011). The importance of including culture in English teaching. Journal of English Teaching, 1(1), 44-56. https://doi.org/10.33541/jet.v1i1.51 https://doi.org/10.33541/jet.v1i1.51Samovar, L. A., Porter, R. E., & Jain, N. C. (1981). Understanding intercultural communication. Wadsworth Publishing.Santana, A. M., & Cely, B. (2021). The importance of intercultural communicative competences in English classes in the context of current migration waves. Revista Paradigmas, 3(1), 61-72. https://doi.org/10.26752/revistaparadigmassh.v3i1.519 https://doi.org/10.26752/revistaparadigmassh.v3i1.519Tantri, N. N., & Santosa, M. H. (2024). The integration and development of EFL classroom materials based on local culture: A systematic literature review. Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Undiksha, 12(1), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v12i1.80050 https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v12i1.80050Vargas Hernández, L. Y., Abreus González, A., & Cely Betancourt, B. L. (2024). Including local culture in the EFL classroom in a rural context: A reflection from an intercultural perspective. Revista Conrado, 20(96), 514-525. https://conrado.ucf.edu.cu/index.php/conrado/article/view/3609Vargas Hernández, L. Y., Cely Betancourt, B. L., Osorio de Sarmiento, M., & Vargas Rodríguez, G. R. (2025). Local culture to encourage intercultural communicative competence in young learners in the EFL classroom at a rural school. En S. Dantas-Longhi & M. N. Valadão (Orgs.), Quando as peças se unem: novos diálogos em Linguística Aplicada (pp. 239-260). Letraria. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17416209 10.5281Viaña, J., Tapia, L., & Walsh, C. (2010). Construyendo interculturalidad crítica. Instituto Internacional de Integración del Convenio Andrés Bello.Walsh, C. (2009). Interculturalidad crítica y pedagogía de-colonial: Apuestas (des)del in-surgir, re-existir y re-vivir. En J. Viaña, L. Tapia, & C. Walsh (Eds.), Construyendo interculturalidad crítica. 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Local culture and intercultural communicative competence in teaching English as a foreign language

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