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USING WEBQUEST
TO DEVELOP INTERCULTURALAWARENESS:
A MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR
COMMUNICATION CLASS IN
THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Yudi Setyaningsih
Universitas Ma Chung Malang
Indonesia
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Introduction
Globalization era
Rapid development of technology
Communication with people from
different background
Intercultural awareness
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Intercultural Awareness
the ability to empathize and to decentre. More
specifically, in a communication situation, it is
the ability to take on the perspective(s) of (a)
conversational partner(s) from another culture or
with another nationality, and of their cultural
background(s), and thus, to be able to
understand and take into considerationinterlocutors different perspective(s)
simultaneously.
(Byram, 1997 and Matsumoto, 2000)
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In tercu l tu ral Commun icat ion
Competence
The ability to effectively and
appropriately execute
communication behaviors thatnegotiate each other's cultural
identity or identities in a culturallydiverse environment (Starosta,
1996)
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Techno logy in Language
Classroomtechnology and multimedia resources and
Internet-based learning environments
provide students with authentic and global
environments and interesting tools toachieve learner autonomy or learner
independence and offer them an
opportunity to learn, practice andcommunicate with others in the target
language outside the classroom
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WebQuest
a model of inquiry-oriented
activity in which some or all of the
information that learners interactwith comes from resources on the
Internet (Dodge & March,
1995).
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Elements in WebQuest
Introduction
Task Process
Evaluation Conclusion
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The Use o f WebQuest in the
Classrooms
Cross-cultural Understanding
Intro to Communication
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A Study and Its Aims
To examine if students understand the
meaning of Intercultural awareness
To understand how students perceive their
Intercultural awareness after taking two
subjects: CCU and Intro to Comm
To investigate students perception on
WebQuest projects dealing with their
Intercultural awareness
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A questionnaire and an
interview
Meaning of Intercultural awareness forstudents
Students perception of Intercultural
communication competence
Students understanding on main strategies
of effective communication
Students understanding on some basis of
basis of successful Intercultural interactions Some aspects influencing Intercultural
communication
Students perception on WebQuest projectsdealin with their Intercultural awareness
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Questionnaires
19 questions
5 point-Likert scale:
-Strongly agree (1)-Agree (2)
-Neutral (3)
-Disagree (4)-Strongly disagree (5)
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Interview
Open-ended questions
Reflections of the two courses
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Data Analys is and Resu l ts
Part 1. Intercultural Awareness
Part 2. Perceptions on WebQuest
Projects.
(Meaning of Intercultural Awareness,
Perceptions of Intercultural Communication
Competence, Main Strategies of Effective
Communication, Basis of SuccessfulIntercultural Interaction, Aspects Influencing
Intercultural Communication, and Perceptions
on WebQuest Projects).
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DISCUSSIONS
Intercultural awareness enriches our
understanding of other cultures.
Intercultural communication involves
various communication and interaction
styles when communicating with people
from different cultures.
Intercultural communication deals with
acknowledging differences in values and
beliefs among cultures.
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DISCUSSIONS contd
Intercultural communication depends on
understanding another language (i.e.
English).
Technology advances will influence
intercultural communication.
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Part 2.Perceptions on WebQuest
Projects
WebQuest increased my skills in applying
intercultural awareness to my profession in
the future.
Doing theWebQuest increased my
motivation in dealing with people from
different cultures.
WebQuest supported my understanding of
intercultural awareness.
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Interview result from a student:
WebQuest had generated so many positive
impacts on me. First, I am more familiar with
WebQuest which I had no idea before.
Second, it helped to share and tradeknowledge with other even though we have
not met in the real world.Intercultural thing
is always interesting to study as it will alsogenerate so many positive impacts to the
learners.
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CONCLUSIONS
The understanding to other cultures
involves intercultural awareness that must
be possessed by someone who wants to
succeed in communicating with peoplefrom different cultural backgrounds.
The starting point of introducing
intercultural awareness can be done sincestudents are in their study time in the
university.
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