ERIC Number: EJ1437752
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1470-8477
EISSN: EISSN-1747-759X
Transcending the Classroom: (De)stigmatising Foreign Cultures through Foreign Language Teaching
Language and Intercultural Communication, v24 n4 p298-313 2024
Using intergroup contact and stigma management communication theories, this work examines the effect of cultural teaching and learning in Spanish language classes on cultural stigma, social distance, and ethnocentrism. Additionally, this study examines how individuals respond to positive and negative messages about foreigners. Survey results indicate cultural integration in the foreign language classroom was associated with increased cultural knowledge and, indirectly, decreased cultural stigma and social distance toward those from foreign cultures. The findings of this study extend prior intergroup contact work by demonstrating the potential for exposure to a culture, rather than its members, to decrease stigma.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Spanish, Romance Languages, Departments, Introductory Courses, Second Language Learning, College Second Language Programs, Social Bias, Negative Attitudes, Language Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Social Distance, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Student Attitudes, Ethnocentrism, Social Media, Mass Media Effects
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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