Exploring the Relationship Between Intercultural Sensitivity and Language Learning Motivation

A Study on Efl Undergraduate Students at a Vietnamese University

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ID23038308
AuthorsHuyen-Thanh Nguyen (0009-0007-1502-9649, Hanoi University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume38
Issue6
Pages74-93
Publication date2022-12-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVNU Journal of Foreign Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2525-2445 • E-ISSN: 2525-2445
PublisherVietnam National University of Languages and International Studies (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4885
OpenAlexW4387732173
LanguageEN
References cited6

This research was conducted to investigate the relationship between intercultural sensitivity and language learning motivation among EFL undergraduate students at Hanoi University, a public higher education institution in Hanoi, Vietnam. The findings revealed a positive correlation between intercultural sensitivity and language learning motivation as EFL students had high levels of both factors, yet students seemed to lack confidence in intercultural communication. It is suggested that the teacher should communicate with EFL students about the importance of intercultural communicative competence, intercultural sensitivity, and language learning motivation. Besides, the course on intercultural sensitivity should also be embedded in the curriculum.

Communicative competence · Curriculum · English as a foreign language · Intercultural communication · Intercultural Competence · Intercultural relations · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Vietnamese · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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