Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The study aims to investigate the analytical reasoning skills of Iranian language learners and to examine its potential relationship with their intercultural competence and cultural heritage. For this purpose, a non-random sample of 180 language learners from Fars, Turks, and Kurds were purposefully selected from different English language institutions in Tehran, Tabriz, and Sanandaj respectively. Participants from a homogenous group, including 120 students, were evaluated based on scores 1 standard deviation above and below the mean, using Nelson's skill test. Three questionnaires related to analytical reasoning, intercultural competence, and cultural heritage were selected for the participants. The collected data were analyzed using statistical methods, such as Pearson's correlation, one-way analysis of variance, and multivariate analysis of variance. The findings of the first hypothesis, stating that there is no statistically significant correlation between analytical reasoning and intercultural ability of English language learners in three separate ethnic groups is confirmed. Meanwhile, the second hypothesis, stating that there is no significant difference in analytical reasoning among the three investigated ethnic groups was rejected, which shows that by assuming a significant difference in analytical reasoning among three ethnic groups, it is possible to emphasize the subtle nature of analytical reasoning among different cultural groups.
Keywords
- Analytical Reasoning
- Cross-Cultural Competence
- Cultural Heritage
- English as a Foreign Language
- Ethnic Background
- sociolinguistics
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