Turkish language proficiency and cultural adaptation of American EFL teachers in Turkey

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dc.authorid/0000-0002-6948-0423
dc.authoridRazi, Salim/0000-0003-2136-4391
dc.contributor.authorSahan, Ozgur
dc.contributor.authorSahan, Kari Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorRazi, Salim
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:11:56Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:11:56Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description14th Language, Literature and Stylistics Symposium -- OCT 15-17, 2014 -- Selcuk, TURKEY
dc.description.abstractIntercultural competence is needed for effective and appropriate intercultural interactions. However, differences between individuals and specific factors, such as directness/indirectness and collectivism/individualism, should be considered when examining cultural adaptation. This paper aims to reveal the possible effects that language proficiency has on cultural adaptation. Although the 31 American teachers surveyed in this study had different levels of Turkish language proficiency, the results indicated no significant differences between their language proficiency and sociocultural adaptation. However, a significant negative correlation was found between previous experience abroad and successful sociocultural adaptation in Turkey. The main conclusion of this study questions the relationship between traditional conceptions of language proficiency and successful sociocultural adaptation. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
dc.description.sponsorshipDokuz Eylul Univ, Fac Educ, English Language Educ Dept
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.092
dc.identifier.endpage311
dc.identifier.issn1877-0428
dc.identifier.startpage304
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.092
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/20788
dc.identifier.volume158
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000353900600047
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science Bv
dc.relation.ispartof14th Language, Literature and Stylistics Symposium
dc.relation.publicationcategoryKonferans Öğesi - Uluslararası - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectsociocultural adaptation
dc.subjectTurkish language proficiency
dc.subjectintercultural interaction
dc.subjectintercultural competence
dc.subjectunfamiliar cultures
dc.titleTurkish language proficiency and cultural adaptation of American EFL teachers in Turkey
dc.typeConference Object

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