The Effect of Intercultural Activities as an EFL Teaching Technique

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between intercultural activities and EFL students’ achievement. The participants of the study were 24 Armenian EFL students, ranging between 11 -14 years of age. The intercultural activities were performed through Power Point presentations and follow-up discussions. I claimed that intercultural activities were a good tool in the hands of an EFL teacher for fostering her/his students’ achievement in the English language. The data for the study was collected through pre and post-tests administered to experimental and control groups and through a semi-structured interview with the experimental group. The data was analyzed using the non-parametric techniques of the SPSS statistical package. The analysis of the qualitative data was based on subjective understanding and interpretation of the interviewees’ responses. The first set of data did not reveal a statistically significant difference between pre and post-tests of the experimental group. On the other hand, the second set of data revealed a highly positive attitude on the part of the students’ towards intercultural activities.