Improving EFL Learners’ Communicative Competence through Integrating Cultural Insights Case study of Third Year LMD Students of English at Batna University

Abstract

The present study aims at identifying the effect of integrating cultural insights on third year LMD students’ communicative competence at the department of English at Batna University. The attempt was to highlight the nature of the relation existing between integrating cultural insights and the EFL learners’ communicative competence along a descriptive study. Questionnaires’ use on the population of both students, enrolled for the academic year 2012-2013, and teachers of oral expression module, revealed not only the tie aspect of this relation, but furthermore, evoked its significant impact on students’ communicative as well as cultural competence. On the basis of literature reading and field work results, some recommendations have been drawn on order to attract both teachers’ and students’ attention on the role integrating culture performs at the level of improving competence in communication which is later on reflected by their achievements in communicative context