Guest editorial: CALLing out culture: the interplay between language, technology and culture

Tafazoli, Dara

doi:10.1108/jme-06-2024-240

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Effects of mobile-assisted funds-of-knowledge writing practice in developing Latinx English learners’ intercultural sensitivity

Chen,

Hartley,

Schrader

et al. 2024

JME

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine relevant demographic and socio-economic factors as they relate to progress towards intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and intercultural sensitivity for ethnic-minority Latinx middle school English learners (ELs) using a mobile-assisted funds-of-knowledge-featured writing practice. Design/methodology/approach Through the theoretical lens of funds of knowledge, this three-year study implemented a survey-based quasi-experimental design centered on the Latinx ELs’ ICC development with the implementation of an intercultural sensitivity questionnaire (Chen and Starosta, 2000). The authors first investigated the relationship between ELs’ intercultural sensitivity and associated demographic and socio-economic factors. The authors then examined the changes of ELs’ intercultural sensitivity. Over ten weeks, the intervention group completed five funds-of-knowledge-featured narrative essays using pen and paper and mobile-based writing tools alternatively. Findings Findings indicated that ELs’ intercultural sensitivity increased as they advanced to a higher-level grade from sixth to eighth. The embedded mobile-assisted funds-of-knowledge writing practice as intervention promoted ELs’ intercultural sensitivity in interaction engagement, respect of cultural differences, interaction enjoyment and interaction attentiveness. Among the variables, interaction enjoyment was portrayed the most. ELs who reported not speaking English at home were statistically significant in this experiment. Originality/value This study acknowledges the robust and variance of funds of knowledge as a niche to address the interculturality and hybridity of ELs’ cultural practices accumulated through Latinx ELs’ family socialization and social development using mobile-assisted writing practice. This study could provide implications for optimizing inclusive experience to promote computer-assisted language learning in a contemporary, postcolonial global world.

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Effects of mobile-assisted funds-of-knowledge writing practice in developing Latinx English learners’ intercultural sensitivity

Chen,

Hartley,

Schrader

et al. 2024

JME

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Reimagining Local Solutions to Global Challenges in Education

Başaran,

Turan

2024

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership

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This chapter extensively outlines the various forms of problems education systems face worldwide and highlights the significant benefits of place-based and situation-grounded interventions in overcoming these complex issues. Through comprehensive research spanning geographical and cultural landscapes, this chapter delves into the multifaceted dimensions of educational boundaries. These include challenges related to equal access to quality education, resource allocation, technological integration, curriculum development, gender-based issues, language barriers, teacher attrition, and the integration of refugees and migrants into cohesive education systems. The authors have utilized case studies from various parts of the world to demonstrate how culturally specific educational approaches, that resonate with their respective cultures, can effectively address issues of inequality and enhance the quality of education systems globally.

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Guest editorial: CALLing out culture: the interplay between language, technology and culture

Cited by 2 publications

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Effects of mobile-assisted funds-of-knowledge writing practice in developing Latinx English learners’ intercultural sensitivity

Effects of mobile-assisted funds-of-knowledge writing practice in developing Latinx English learners’ intercultural sensitivity

Reimagining Local Solutions to Global Challenges in Education

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