Thrusting the Intercultural Communicative Competence Skills in EFL Learners Through the Learning Styles

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of thrusting the intercultural communicative competence skills through the different learning styles. It also aims to raise the learners’ cultural awareness and provide them with the necessary skills to communicate effectively across cultures. In data collection, the researcher uses two questionnaires and an interview. Therefore, the research includes both qualitative and quantitative methods. Teachers’ questionnaire is tended to provide the researcher with information about the integration of ICC in different subjects. Learners’ questionnaire aims at discovering the learners’ awareness about ICC and to explore their styles of learning. Teachers’ interview addressed specialized educators in ICC in order to know their impression about the current situation of ICC. The result obtained from the research tools demonstrates that thrusting the intercultural communicative competence considering the learning styles is possible through the use of multiple and authentic materials. Finally, the present study is concluded with some strategies that may enable both teachers and learners to deal much more effectively with cultural aspects of teaching and learning English as a foreign language.