Integrating Intercultural Communication Competencies into Foreign Languages Learning in the Industrial Revolution Era 4.0

Abstract

The abstract should In the era of the fourth industrial revolution today, the interaction between countries and cultures are no longer confined to overt geographical barriers due to technological advancement. However, these advances have created a countervailing effect on cultural identity, with a tendency to its loss; as well as cultural hegemony of one culture upon another culture. This phenomenon could be seen as well among foreign language learners. This critical literature study aims to examine the urgency of intercultural communication competence in foreign language learning to secure national cultural identity. This study has been commenced with the analysis of the development of intercultural interaction; determinant factors in intercultural competency integration of a language learning process; as well as the utilization of technology to enhance intercultural communication competency in the foreign language learning process. The result shows that information & communication technology (ICT) is beneficial in the materials development for foreign language learning. It carries the role of a media in learning, also as a means of communication to integrate intercultural communication competency into the foreign language learning process in today's era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Construing the Challenges and Opportunities of Intercultural Language Teaching Amid Covid-19 Pandemic: English Teachers' Voices

“…Meanwhile, a plethora of studies which discuss IC have been investigated by several researchers in the Indonesian context (Abduh & Rosmaladewi, 2018;Adi, 2017;Aprianoto & Haerazi, 2019;Dollah, Syarifuddin, Abduh, Amirullah, Talib, 2017;Edi, Wello, & Dollah, 2017;Haerazi, Irwansyah, Dedi & Azis, 2018;Idris, 2020;Idris & Widyantoro, 2019;Luthfia, Rosidah, & Sofian, 2019;Miftakh, 2017;Mumu, 2017;Rosyidi & Purwati, 2018;Sabilah, 2018;Siregar, 2016;Yulianti, 2019;Zacharias, 2005); however, limited studies discussing this amid COVID-19 pandemic was found. Thus, to fill the gap of the previous related studies, it is deemed necessary to carry out a study concerning this area, i.e., challenges and opportunities encountered in intercultural language teaching, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the teachers' perspectives since they are the primary executor of the instruction conducted.…”