Using an E- Program in Culture Based on Multimodality to Develop Faculty of Education English Majors' Intercultural Competence

Document Type : Original Article

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Minia University

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of using an E-Program in culture Based on Multimodality in Developing Faculty of Education English Majors' Intercultural Competence. Seventy students were selected from third-year English majors at the Faculty of Education, Minia University. They were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group was taught using the E-Program in Culture Based on Multimodality, while the control group received regular instruction. The experimental group and the control one were submitted to pre-testing and post-testing means of collecting data. The instruments of the study included a needs assessment questionnaire and an Intercultural Competence test. Results of the study revealed that there was a significant statistical difference (favoring the experimental group) between mean scores obtained by the experimental and the control groups on the post-testing of the Intercultural Competence test. The study concluded that the E-Program in Culture had a positive and high effectiveness on Improving students' Intercultural Competence.

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