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Promoting Language Acquisition and Cross-Cultural Competence in Multilingual Environments: Effective Teaching Strategies and Educational Support
- 1 Tianjin University of Technology
- 2 Jiangsu Normal University
- 3 Hunan Institute of Technology
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Abstract
As our world becomes more globalised than ever before, multilingual education can play an important role in developing the linguistic and cross-cultural competences of students. This paper examines ways to improve teaching approaches in multilingual classrooms to enhance the acquisition of language and cross-cultural competence. We employed a mixed-methods research design by collecting both quantitative numerical and qualitative verbal data on three different schools, that adopted task-based language teaching (TBLT), culturally responsive teaching and scaffolding as the main approaches. The results of the study highlight how these pedagogical approaches do enhance language proficiency and at the same time enhance cross-cultural competences and therefore they should be widely employed. Students who participated in this project witnessed a clear improvement in their language fluency and confidence as they engaged in task-based activities that included culturally relevant content. The study highlighted the importance of building supportive and inclusive environments which take into account the linguistic diversity but also provide spaces for cross-cultural dialogue. Educators and policymakers are provided with specific recommendations that these approaches can be adopted to improve the outcomes of multilingual education.
Keywords
multilingual education, task-based language teaching (TBLT), cross-cultural competence, language acquisition
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Xin,W.;Zhang,Q.;Luo,X. (2024).Promoting Language Acquisition and Cross-Cultural Competence in Multilingual Environments: Effective Teaching Strategies and Educational Support.Advances in Humanities Research,9,50-54.
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