Abstract

Intercultural interaction, or engagement with members of different ethnolinguistic groups, plays an important role in shaping one's language‐learning experience. In EFL contexts, where English is rarely used in daily communication, intercultural encounters with English speakers are novel but can be a powerful stimulus for motivational change and a rich source of input for developing language skills. This entry discusses how intercultural interaction has been researched in EFL environments. Key studies and concepts are reviewed, including relevant psychological constructs related to EFL (e.g., international posture), types of intercultural interaction (e.g., face‐to‐face, online, imagined), and language learning as a result of task‐based intercultural interaction in EFL classrooms. The entry will close with a discussion of future research directions in areas that intersect with intercultural interaction and English language learning in EFL contexts.

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