The focal aim of the current paper is to take an in-depth look at the effect of the English culture on foreign language learners. In this regard, the researchers inquire about how intercultural communication affects English as a foreign language (EFL) students during the process of learning English literary texts carrying aspects of the target culture. This study, thus, endeavours at shedding light on students’ attitudes towards some aspects of the English culture when studying literary texts. It also intends at scrutinizing teachers’ strategies in teaching culture through literature; referring to their active roles in fostering intercultural awareness and Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) among their learners. To do so, the researchers collected data through a questionnaire addressed to forty first-year Master students of Literature and Civilization in the department of English at Tlemcen University supported by an interview with teachers of literature. The findings revealed that most students exhibit negative attitudes towards some aspects of the English culture when studying literature. Their responses demonstrate that they are unaware and ignore the differences between cultures i.e., they are not culturally competent enough to avoid intercultural clash within various lectures of literature. The results also showed that teachers peacefully attempt to provide the appropriate teaching techniques and strategies to integrate teaching culture through literary texts to foster tolerance and empathy with speakers’ target language, identity, and culture.

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通过英语文学文本提升学生跨文化交际能力：学生态度与教师挑战

当前论文的重点是深入研究英语文化对外语学习者的影响。在这方面，研究人员探究了跨文化交际如何影响英语作为外语 (EFL) 学生在学习带有目标文化方面的英语文学文本的过程中。因此，本研究致力于阐明学生在学习文学文本时对英语文化某些方面的态度。它还打算审查教师在通过文学教授文化方面的策略；指他们在培养学生的跨文化意识和跨文化交际能力 (ICC) 方面的积极作用。为此，研究人员通过对特莱姆森大学英语系 40 名文学与文明一年级硕士生的问卷调查收集了数据，该问卷得到了文学教师访谈的支持。调查结果显示，大多数学生在学习文学时对英语文化的某些方面表现出消极态度。他们的回答表明他们没有意识到并忽视了文化之间的差异，即他们没有足够的文化能力来避免各种文学讲座中的跨文化冲突。结果还表明，教师和平地尝试提供适当的教学技巧和策略，通过文学文本整合教学文化，以培养对说话者目标语言、身份和文化的宽容和同理心。