Designing Educational-Instructional Plays Based on the Conceptual Model of Cultuling Analysis for Promoting Cultural Intelligence in Adolescents

Considering the impact of culture on the formation of adolescents’ identity and personality, and the promotion of imperfect and alien Western patterns in Iranian society through cyberspace, the present study aims to educate and promote Iranian-Islamic cultural models and nurture cultural intelligence in adolescents to discern appropriate cultural patterns. To this end, it introduces the conceptual model of cultuling for designing educational-instructional plays. The conceptual model of cultuling analysis consists of three components: the SPEAKING model, the emotioncy model, and cultural patterns. It is used to examine the cultulings (the implicit culture embedded in linguistic expressions) of each language. The research method involves identifying inappropriate behaviors among adolescents, determining the relevant Cultuling to address and correct the behavior, and then designing plays based on Cultuling-related data, either drawn from existing research or extracted from commonly used linguistic units in society or texts. These are analyzed using the conceptual model of cultuling. According to the results of this study, the first step involves writing the play’s scenes and dialogue based on the SPEAKING model. In the second step, after the actors perform each scene, the audience critiques the performance and suggests changes. Finally, under the guidance of a mentor, the cultural patterns embedded in the play are identified and discussed. These stages emphasize strengthening the metacognitive, cognitive, and motivational components of adolescents’ cultural intelligence. Therefore, it appears that designing plays based on the conceptual model of cultuling analysis could assist adolescents in forming an authentic identity.