Socio-cultural Representations of International Students who Learn Romanian as a Foreign Language Cover Image

Reprezentări socio-culturale ale studenților internaționali care învață româna ca limbă străină
Socio-cultural Representations of International Students who Learn Romanian as a Foreign Language

Author(s): Elena-Mihaela Andrei, Mariana-Diana Câșlaru
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: interculturality; foreign language; sociocultural competence; cultural diversity; Romanian as a Foreign Language;

Summary/Abstract: This article sets forth a brief methodological framework for analyzing mental micro-representations of international RFL students’ representations of the host language and culture, together with their linguistic and cultural identity. In the absence of an authentic socio-cultural competence by the two involved parties – teacher and student – one can merely take note of the challenging nature of establishing an open cultural dialogue; this notion is the cornerstone of our attempt to understand how this competence works. The questionnaire we propose can be a beneficial and effective tool in the development of communicative and intercultural competences.

  • Issue Year: 59/2021
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 31-43
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian