An intercultural competence (IC) is something described as an individual understanding of
other cultures in order to be able to build appropriate and effective communication. However,
not all L2 learners can afford to live in the target country. English movies and TV series are
authentic tools which show how English speakers communicate and interact with each other.
Therefore, this study explores: 1) the development of a pre-service EFL teacher as L2 learner
during the activity of watching English movies and TV series. It focuses on the researcher’s
perception of her intercultural competence through watching English Films & TV series; 2)
how watching English films and TV series facilitate her intercultural competence. To
investigate these issues, the researcher used qualitative data from diaries, the researcher’s
own experience during the process, and the habit of watching English movies and TV series,
and further examined, analyzed, and described. The result showed that: 1) watching movies
and TV series could facilitate the development of intercultural competence for the researcher
a) prior knowledge b) personality c) expectation; 2) films present with various visual stimuli
and concepts that result in the development of multiple perspectives on cross-cultural
challenges a) interpret b) senses c) understanding. Furthermore, since IC leads to successful
language learning and it offers a unique and engaging approach to language learning that
goes beyond traditional textbook materials, the researcher suggests that teachers implement
it more in the teaching and learning activity.
