Employing Photovoice to Raise Intercultural Sensitivity and Reflective Thinking of Male and Female Iranian EFL Learners

Authors

  • Azizeh Chalak Department of English, Khorasgan (Esfahan)Branch, Islamic Azad university, Khorasgan, Iran
  • Hossein Heidari Tabrizi Department of English, Khorasgan (Esfahan)Branch, Islamic Azad university, Khorasgan, Iran
  • Mahzad Karimi Department of English, Khorasgan (Esfahan)Branch, Islamic Azad university, Khorasgan, Iran
Abstract:

Developing L2 learners' intercultural sensitivity and reflective thinking is essential for second language learning. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the impact of photovoice on intercultural sensitivity and reflective thinking. To this end, a sample of 48 intermediate EFL learners was recruited from an English language institute in Isfahan, Iran and placed into a photovoice group (PG) and a control group (CG) using a quasi-experimental design. An Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) was employed as a pretest and posttest. The collected data were analyzed by running a two-way MANCOVA. The results indicated a significant improvement of the PG regarding reaching the higher levels of intercultural sensitivity and the PG's female participants outperformed their male counterparts in gaining higher scores in three dimensions of the ISS. The students' writings accompanied the taken photos were also coded by two raters. The results revealed that photovoice resulted in higher levels of reflective thinking. To explore the photovoice participants' attitudes, a semi-structured interview was conducted. The emerging codes indicated that the participants had positive attitudes towards the photovoice project. Thus, the photovoice method could give the EFL learners an opportunity to raise the levels intercultural sensitivity and reflective thinking.

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volume 12  issue 24

pages  91- 114

publication date 2019-08-23

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