Utilizing the ethnography based approach to enhance secondary school students EFL speaking skills and intercultural competence

Abstract EN

The current study aims at enhancing secondary school students' EFL speaking skills and intercultural competence.

Two classes were assigned into experimental and control groups, 32 students in each group.

The participants of the experimental group were taught using the Ethnography based approach whereas the control group received regular instruction.

A pre-post speaking test and intercultural competence tests and scales were prepared and administered.

Results confirmed the significant effect of the Ethnography based approach on enhancing EFL Speaking skills and intercultural competence among second year secondary school students.

Results also confirmed the existence of a high correlation between intercultural competence and speaking skill which implies that enhancing either one results in the other’s development.