The Study of Educational and Cultural Dimensions and Components of Cultural Promotion Model in Foreign Language Teaching. Case of Study: English Language

Subject Areas : Journal of Cultural Management

Samaneh Mohammadkhani ¹ , Abbasali Ghaiyoomi ² , Amir Hossein Mohammad Davoudi ³ , Seyedeh Nazanin Amir Arjmandi ⁴

1 - PhD Candidate in Cultural Management and Planning, Faculty of Management and Economy, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor in Cultural Management, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author) [e-mail]
3 - Associate Professor in Management of Education, Faculty of Human Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Saveh Branch, Saveh, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor in Linguistics, Linguistics Department, Faculty of Human Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Takestan, Iran.

Received: 2018-08-31 Accepted : 2018-11-19 Published : 2019-04-21

Keywords: &ldquo, cultural promotion&rdquo, , &ldquo, foreign language academy&rdquo, , &ldquo, English language teaching&rdquo, , &ldquo, educational and cultural dimensions&rdquo, ,

Abstract :

The purpose of this research is to study the educational and cultural dimensions and components of cultural promotion model in foreign language teaching (FLT). Since English is the most common language in the world today, it was selected as the case. Research methods was applied, quantitative, descriptive and a survey. Society, in qualitative section, includes 15 scholars and in quantitative one consists all teachers of Tehran’s language academies i.e. 400 people based on Cochran’s test. Instruments for data collection include a semi-structured interview and researcher-made questionnaires. Validity of questionnaires achieved by confirmation of elites through Delphi method. For evaluating reliability of the instrument, the Cronbach’s alpha test was utilized. The reliability of variables in general was 0.98 in factors, dimensions and components. To analyze the data, researchers utilized both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Results in factors, dimensions and cultural components of FLT indicated that there are 3 factors of intrinsic, internal and external in the subject and they are higher than the average of society. Meanwhile, 2 dimensions and 9 components were recognized: Cultural Dimension includes 5 components and Educational Dimension includes 4 components. Results indicated in the form of a suggestive model and it stipulated the significant effect of cultural factors in FLT.