A Facebook-based Debate Through English as a Lingua Franca
A Move Toward Intercultural Awareness for a World of Differences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12634616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sami Alhasnawi (0000-0001-5919-6632, University of Al-Qadisiyah, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-68 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1404-1634 • E-ISSN: 1404-1634 |
| Publisher | International Collaboration for Research and Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.36923/jicc.v22i1.27 |
| OpenAlex | W4286242033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
Against the increasingly internationalized nature of higher education across the world using English as a lingua franca (ELF), the research reported by this paper is focused around an eight-week Facebook-based debate course to assist university learners of English in Iraq and their international counterparts in the US to negotiate and share social practices and other meanings through intercultural communications using ELF. Baker’s (2011) model of intercultural awareness is presented as the model underpinning its aims. Through thematic analysis, the results reveal participants’ ICA development, conceptual change, and representation of both in their intercultural communication as a social practice. Clearly, native-like proficiency in English is not at stake. The results show how dynamically emerging and situated the relationship is between ELF and users' cultures are for self and other (re-)presentation, a point that needs to be given considerable attention in higher-education contexts
English as a lingua franca · Intercultural communication · Intercultural relations · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Political science · Qualitative research · Representation (politics · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Understanding Language Teaching
Qualitative Content Analysis in Practice
Language as a Local Practice
English as a Lingua Franca in the International University
Global Englishes and Transcultural Flows
Lingua Franca English, Multilingual Communities, and Language Acquisition
Intercultural awareness
A Longitudinal study on intercultural awareness and Foreign Language acquisition in the Netherlands
Promoting Indonesian university students' critical intercultural awareness in tertiary EAL classrooms
Debate
Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |