An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Intercultural Awareness in Improving Foreign Language Learners’ Communicative Competence

Résumé

The present study aims at identifying the effectiveness of intercultural awareness in improving EFL learners’ communicative competence. The main concern in the present paper is to help learners develop their communicative skills by increasing their intercultural awareness. It is hypothesized that if intercultural competence is raised in learners, then they will have their communicative skills enhanced. A descriptive research design is opted for to tackle the present research theme. A questionnaire was devised for second year students at the department of English, Batna2 University. After analysis and interpretation of the learners’ answers, the hypothesis was confirmed and few suggestions are put forward for teachers as far as intercultural awareness is concerned