چکیده:
Culture is an inseparable part of a language. In other words, mastering a language and being able to communicate through it inevitably entails integrating with the culture of the speakers of that language which is the reflection of people's identity. The aim of the present study was designing a model of Iranian cultural identity. Initially, to select a homogeneous sample of learners at the advanced level, 300 language learners at the advanced level took TOEFL and 180 learners were chosen as the participants of the study. The cultural identity model was designed by the use of interviews and literature review to come up with main components of cultural identity. Afterwards, participants were interviewed about their identity and four components comprising Iranian cultural identity were identified. The results of the factors analysis showed that raw data converged to a pattern with four components which fit the hypothesized model of cultural identity. Then, the cultural identity questionnaire was given to participants. The results of statistical analyses indicated that there was a significant negative relationship between cultural identity and language achievement of the participants.
خلاصه ماشینی:
On the Development of a Model of Cultural Identity and Language Achievement among Iranian Advanced EFL Learners Sharareh Ebrahimi, PhD Candidate, Department of English Language, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran Eb_sharareh@yahoo.
The results of statistical analyses indicated that there was a significant negative relationship between cultural identity and language achievement of the participants.
Research Question According to the purpose of the study, which was developing a model of cultural identity and language achievement in Iranian context based on the close relationship between these two items, the following research question was formulated.
Instruments Semi-structured Interview As the main purpose of the present study was to develop a model for cultural identity in the Iranian context of ELT, to develop the initial construct of cultural identity from learners’ perspectives, it was necessary to collect qualitative data to establish the initial construct.
Language component: language is also an apparent indication of ones’ cultural identity (Bhugra, Bhui, Mallett, Desai, Singh, & Leff, 1999).
●Participating in such ceremonies like funerals ●Iranian clothing ●Iranian way of greeting ●Iranian traditions National attitude As in culture attitude, national attitude was about people’s feelings about national issues such as: ●Iranian nation regardless of their ethnicity ●Iranians equal rights ●national anthem ●Being called an Iranian ●Being proud of nationality ●Iranians as a great nation ●Iran’s history and achievements Language The last component was about the way people think about issues related to national and official language of their country including: ●Farsi as the official language of Iranians ●To be proud as a Farsi speaker ●Preservation and promotion of Farsi ●Being a Farsi speaker vs.
In addition, the research cannot guarantee that findings of the current study are directly related to cultural identity and second language learning.