Tamrabet, NerimenAyadi, Karim2018-07-012018-07-012017http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3767This dissertation aims at investigating the importance of intercultural communicative competence in foreign language classroom through the ECRIF model, the latter is an acronym that stands for encounter; clarify, remember, internalize and fluent use. More particularly, it investigates whether the ECRIF model is useful for enhancing learners' intercultural communicative competence or not. The work is based on the hypothesis that the ECRIF model will enhance learners' intercultural communicative competence. To test its truthfulness, a quasi-experimental study explored the implementation of the ECRIF model in enhancing learners' intercultural communicative competence. A pre-test, post-test design is carried out. The sample population constituted of two classes of second year LMD students at L'arbi Ben M'hidi University. The study sample were chosen randomly with a total of 60 students out of 264 second year students. The experimental group was taught the ECRIF model for a total of eight sessions through the oral module. The sessions span over 2 months; While the control group was taught in traditional way of teaching with no ECRIF stages, i.e., the same content of the experimental group as well as the module, using traditional lecturing approach. The independent Sample t-test and the paired sample t-test were used to analyze data research, because the former used to determine the significant of intergroup differences. And the latter was also utilized to show the reason of the differences. The results of the study show that there are significant differences between the experimental group who has performed better than the control group. Therefore, the study has contributed to the result that the integration of the ECRIF stages will enhance learners' intercultural communicative competence. The present study ends with some suggestions for future research, limitations, and pedagogical implementations of the study.enApprendre langueIntercultural competenceOther