THE ROLE OF LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPES IN RAISING INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS AMONG LANGUAGE LEARNERS
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15727229
Kalit so‘zlar
linguistic landscape, intercultural awareness, sociolinguistics, critical thinking, multilingualism, language teaching, EFL studentsAnnotasiya
This paper explores how linguistic landscapes—the display of written language in public spaces—can be leveraged to foster intercultural awareness among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Through a qualitative case study involving undergraduate students, this research investigates learners’ perceptions of public signs, advertisements, and street texts in multilingual urban environments. The findings demonstrate that analyzing linguistic landscapes not only cultivates critical thinking but also deepens students’ understanding of sociolinguistic diversity, global English varieties, and cultural hybridity. This method is proposed as a meaningful, real-world supplement to traditional intercultural education, providing contextual and reflective learning opportunities that bridge classroom instruction and lived experiences.
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