Intercultural Communicative Competence In English Language Teaching In Polish State Colleges

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Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching in Polish State Colleges

Author : Piotr Romanowski
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443892254
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching in Polish State Colleges by : Piotr Romanowski

Download or read book Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching in Polish State Colleges written by Piotr Romanowski and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a strong theoretical introduction to the field of intercultural communication, offering practical examples of classroom activities, as well as presenting empirical research which demonstrates that intercultural communicative competence (ICC) can be developed effectively in specially tailored courses adjusted to the needs of learners. It presents a novel model of intercultural sensitivity assessment, and outlines the results of research into intercultural communicative competence conducted among the students of English Language Studies in state colleges in Poland. The cultural component in developing ICC as an extra-linguistic determinant is assigned particular prominence in the book. A thorough analysis of the empirical material collected from participant observation, the administered questionnaires and interviews allowed the most common values and attitudes held as components of intercultural sensitivity to be identified. The obtained findings are subsequently analyzed to predict the potential areas of communication misunderstandings and failures between Polish learners of English and representatives of other cultures.

Incorporating Intercultural Communicative Competence in Language Teaching Education

Author : Ildikó Lázár
Publisher : Council of Europe
ISBN 13 : 9287151962
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (871 download)

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Book Synopsis Incorporating Intercultural Communicative Competence in Language Teaching Education by : Ildikó Lázár

Download or read book Incorporating Intercultural Communicative Competence in Language Teaching Education written by Ildikó Lázár and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research and development described in this volume is intended to contribute to the integration of intercultural communication training in teacher education programmes.

Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Competence

Author : Lies Sercu
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853598432
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (984 download)

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Book Synopsis Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Competence by : Lies Sercu

Download or read book Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Competence written by Lies Sercu and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Communication: An International Investigation reports on a study that focused on teachers' beliefs regarding intercultural competence teaching in foreign language education. Its conclusions are based on data collected in a quantitative comparative study that comprises questionnaire answers received from teachers in seven countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Poland, Mexico, Greece, Spain and Sweden. It not only creates new knowledge on the variability, and relative consistency, of today's foreign language teachers' views regarding intercultural competence teaching in a number of countries, but also gives us a picture that is both more concrete and more comprehensive than previously known.

English Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching in a Changing Era

Author : Suwarsih Madya
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429667701
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Book Synopsis English Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching in a Changing Era by : Suwarsih Madya

Download or read book English Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching in a Changing Era written by Suwarsih Madya and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a wide range of topics for the scholar interested in the study of English in this unsettling era of disruption in our lives – from linguistics to literature to language teaching and learning. The chapters present snippets of thoughts and critical reflections, findings from action research and other methodologies, and essays on troubling topics for language teachers. The authors are researchers, experienced teachers, and students engaged in exploratory research. The many ideas and suggestions for further reflection and research will inspire teachers and researchers working in many different contexts, both educational and regional. There is something in this book for everybody.

Teaching Intercultural Competence in Secondary Schools

Author : Eleni Stefanidou
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640459547
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis Teaching Intercultural Competence in Secondary Schools by : Eleni Stefanidou

Download or read book Teaching Intercultural Competence in Secondary Schools written by Eleni Stefanidou and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 2,0, University of Wuppertal (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Cultural Studies on a Shoestring, language: English, abstract: Due to its importance in foreign language learning in German schools the subject of English carries the main responsibility to develop the students' competence for intercultural communication (cf. Göbel/Hesse). Accordingly, the KMK classifies intercultural learning as a key element of English language teaching and includes intercultural competence in the educational standards for grades 9 and 10 (cf. KMK 2003 & KMK 2004). Intercultural competence is described as contextual socio-cultural knowledge, the ability to deal with cultural difference sympathetically and the ability to master situations of intercultural contact (cf. KMK 2003: 8; cf. KMK 2004: 8). Including the cognitive and the affective level as well as the level of action alike, this description reflects the complexity of intercultural competence. The affective as well as the level of action are of particular importance if the teaching of culture is to be more than the teaching of facts as it was practised by the Landeskunde approach (cf. Nünning/Nünning). New approaches for an action- and product-oriented teaching of English are supported by empirical studies about intercultural sensitivity, which stress the relevance of emotions in situations of intercultural contact (cf. Göbel/Hesse). However, an analysis of the curricula of the German states shows that the main focus is on objectives of the cognitive dimension whereas learning aims of the affective level and the level of action are included less often (cf. ibid.). Moreover, many curricula lack information about which contents to use for teaching general aims like empathy, overcoming ethnocentrism and respect for cultural differences (cf. ibid.). Hence, the curricula are not sufficient for arranging a successful teachin

Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts

Author : Romanowski, Piotr
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522581294
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Book Synopsis Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts by : Romanowski, Piotr

Download or read book Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts written by Romanowski, Piotr and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While research into intercultural teaching has grown exponentially during the past two decades, the research has primarily resorted to the use of quantitative data collection instruments and the interpretation of scores calculated through them. As such, studies in the field can seem somewhat decontextualized, ignoring in some cases setting-specific parameters. Therefore, further study is needed to bring together theory, research, and practice demonstrating how this teaching is reflected in research design and how it is undertaken in different settings. Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts is an essential reference source that provides a series of rich insights into the way intercultural education is practiced in numerous international contexts and showcases practical examples of teaching situations and classroom activities that demonstrate its impact within the classroom. Featuring research on topics such as higher education, multilingualism, and professionalism, this book is ideally designed for educators, researchers, administrators, professionals, academicians, and students seeking pedagogical guidance on intercultural teaching.

Aspects of Culture in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning

Author : Janusz Arabski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783642202018
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Aspects of Culture in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning by : Janusz Arabski

Download or read book Aspects of Culture in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning written by Janusz Arabski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-27 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years language learning has been increasingly viewed by some SLA researchers as an essentially social-psychological process in which the role of a wider sociocultural context should not be marginalized. This volume offers a valuable contribution to this growing body of research by providing theoretical considerations and empirical research data on themes such as the development of intercultural communicative competence, the role of English as a lingua franca in intercultural communication, and the place of cultural factors in SLA theorizing, research, second/foreign language teaching and teacher training. The volume also contains contributions which share the linguistic interest in the culture-related concepts and constructs such as time, modesty, politeness, and respect, discussing the culture-dependent differences in conceptualization and their reflection in particular language forms and linguistic devices.

Developing Intercultural Competence through English

Author : Anna Niżegorodcew
Publisher : Wydawnictwo UJ
ISBN 13 : 8323384363
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (233 download)

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Book Synopsis Developing Intercultural Competence through English by : Anna Niżegorodcew

Download or read book Developing Intercultural Competence through English written by Anna Niżegorodcew and published by Wydawnictwo UJ. This book was released on 2011 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume Developing Intercultural Competence through English: Focus on Ukrainian and Polish Cultures edited by Anna Niżegorodcew, Yakiv Bystrov and Marcin Kleban offers a valuable result of a joint intercultural project between two universities from the neighbouring countries of Poland and Ukraine. Among the mass of books on intercultural communication the proposed volume distinguishes itself by three features: unusual format combining the work of both scholars and students, the focus on the intercultural approach, and practical designation. It also stresses the increasing awareness in the modern world that teaching/learning English serves the purpose of developing general intercultural competence and not building the knowledge about the English speaking world. [...] The choice of topics [...] indicates an interesting cultural difference - Ukrainian inclination to focus on the characteristic and attractive aspects of their own culture and Polish on the problematic and the difficult. Professor Lucyna Aleksandrowicz-Pędich, Department of English, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities Z recenzji prof. dr. hab. Mirosława J. Szymańskiego

Dialogue in Foreign Language Education

Author : Monika Kusiak
Publisher : Wydawnictwo UJ
ISBN 13 : 8323380392
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (233 download)

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Book Synopsis Dialogue in Foreign Language Education by : Monika Kusiak

Download or read book Dialogue in Foreign Language Education written by Monika Kusiak and published by Wydawnictwo UJ. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialogue in foreign language education is a collection of studies that explore topics important in contemporary foreign language education, such as: academic discourse, intercultural communication, the use of information technology, critical reading, the development of communicative skills, anxiety in foreign language learning. Researchers from Poland and abroad discuss the interplay between various factors influencing foreign language learning and teaching. The publication consists of eleven chapters, each followed by comments in which their authors dialogue with the opinions expressed in the chapters. It is our hope that the book will inspire readers to ask questions and pursue new paths along “old, well known” topics concerning foreign language education. … an extremely valuable book; discussing issues that play a crucial role in contemporary foreign language pedagogy, in an interesting way presenting the voices of its contributors … I believe the publication will definitely be welcomed by foreign language teachers, pre-service and in-service trainers, academic teachers as well as teacher trainees and students of foreign language colleges. (translated by the editor) Prof. zw. dr hab. Hanna Komorowska Instytut Anglistyki, Uniwersytet Warszawski

Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668436914
Total Pages : 1656 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)

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Book Synopsis Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education by : Management Association, Information Resources

Download or read book Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 1656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the boost in global immigration and migration, as well as the emphasis on creating inclusive classrooms, research is turning to the challenges that teachers face with the increasing need for bilingual and multilingual education. The benefits of bilingual education are widespread, allowing students to develop important cognitive skills such as critical thinking and problem solving as well as opening further career opportunities later in life. However, very few resources are available for the successful practice and implementation of this education into the curriculum, with an even greater lack of appropriate cultural representation in the classroom. Thus, it is essential for educators to remain knowledgeable on the emerging strategies and procedures available for making bilingual and multilingual education successful. The Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education is a comprehensive reference source on bilingual and multilingual education that offers the latest insights on education strategy and considerations on the language learners themselves. This research anthology features a diverse collection of authors, offering valuable global perspectives on multilingual education. Covering topics such as gamification, learning processes, and teaching models, this anthology serves as an essential resource for professors, teachers, pre-service teachers, faculty of K-12 and higher education, government officials, policymakers, researchers, and academicians with an interest in key strategy and understanding of bilingual and multilingual education.

Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning

Author : Eva Alcon Soler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402056397
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning written by Eva Alcon Soler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eva Alcón Soler Maria Pilar Safont Jordà Universitat Jaume I, Spain The main purpose of the present book is to broaden the scope of research on the development of intercultural communicative competence. Bearing this purpose in mind, English learners are considered as intercultural speakers who share their interest for engaging in real life communication. According to Byram and Fleming (1998), the intercultural speaker is someone with knowledge of one or more cultures and social identities, and who enjoys discovering and maintaining relationships with people from other cultural backgrounds, although s/he has not been formally trained for that purpose. Besides, possessing knowledge of at least two cultures is the case of many learners in bilingual or multilingual communities. In these contexts, the objective of language learning should then focus on developing intercultural competence, which in turn may involve promoting language diversity while encouraging English as both a means and an end of instruction (see Alcón, this volume). This is the idea underlying the volume, which further sustains Kramsch’s argument (1998) against the native/ non-native dichotomy. Following that author, we also believe that in a multilingual world where learners may belong to more than one speech community, their main goal is not to become a native speaker of English, but to use this language as a tool for interaction among many other languages and cultures.

Current Research in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

Author : Piotr Romanowski
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331992396X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Book Synopsis Current Research in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education by : Piotr Romanowski

Download or read book Current Research in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education written by Piotr Romanowski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers research topics in bilingual education, language policies, language contact, identity of bilingual speakers, early bilingualism, heritage languages, and more, and provides an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field of bilingualism. Each chapter is written by a specialist in the field. Part I focuses on the numerous and heterogeneous relations between languages as well as the implications arising from bilingual speech processing. In Part II, a series of contextualized studies on bilingual classrooms are presented, with diverse research designs applied in different educational settings being a key feature of these studies. Part III bridges theory and practice by offering an insight into mono- and multilingual school settings showcasing examples of educational institutions where bilingualism successfully soared and depicts the needs related to language education.

Teaching Intercultural Communicative Competence with a Textbook

Author : Irina Maric
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656317488
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (563 download)

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Book Synopsis Teaching Intercultural Communicative Competence with a Textbook by : Irina Maric

Download or read book Teaching Intercultural Communicative Competence with a Textbook written by Irina Maric and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-11-22 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 13,00 Punkte, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Institut für Anglistik), course: Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence in the EFL Classroom, language: English, abstract: Although intercultural concepts tend to essentialism and reductionism and thus run the risk of constructing artificial ethnic differences and stereotypes, the existing models are quite useful for teaching purposes as well as for the purpose of this paper which is to analyse a textbook for German high school in order to find out more about its potential to help develop ICC. In my view, using both terms interchangeably is acceptable as long as one considers culture to be a dynamic, negotiable phenomenon (cf. Freitag 2008). Regarding the actual teaching I agree with Hu (2009) that intercultural concepts in spite of their deficits cannot and should not be replaced immediately, but gradually with the narrative-constructive concepts of intercultural learning in mind. The national KMK-Bildungsstandards (2010: 12f.) set rather high standards for ICC emphasising the role of literature and diversity of texts in developing ICC. Landeskunde should be taught as well, but not only to impart fact knowledge, but to enable students to communicate in real intercultural situations. Generally speaking, the task of a teacher is to prepare his students for the challenges of future life and they are definitely going to take place in a globalized, inter- or transcultural world. According to the White Paper on Intercultural Learning by the Council of Europe, in a democracy, we do not only have the opportunity, but the duty to act as active, responsible, reflective and self-critical citizens, respectful of others and to help build a peaceful, democratic world. (2008: 29). I think that helping students to achieve this aim is best done by enhancing their discourse ability (more in chapter 2.1) Since the most common way of teaching EFL in Germany is by using a textbook (cf. Kurtz 2010), this paper will try to find out how well this can be done in regard to developing ICC based on the realities of the FL classroom. In order to do so first of all we have to clarify the basic theoretical concepts which are needed to understand the idea of intercultural communication and consequently the competences which are required for the successful accomplishment of that interactive task. In a second step I will conduct a small qualitative research exploring and evaluating both the theoretical ICC learning models and the textbook New Context.

Communication and Information Technology in (Intercultural) Language Teaching

Author : Mariusz Marczak
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443863556
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis Communication and Information Technology in (Intercultural) Language Teaching by : Mariusz Marczak

Download or read book Communication and Information Technology in (Intercultural) Language Teaching written by Mariusz Marczak and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topic of this book is in congruence with the current trends in foreign language education worldwide. On the one hand, it tackles the concept and implementation of intercultural language teaching; on the other, it analyses the circumstances in which information and communication technology may be utilised in the contemporary EFL classroom. Both intercultural teaching and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) have been promoted by national/international educational documents in Europe, the USA and Asia, and endorsed by international organisations, including the Council of Europe and UNESCO. This book constitutes a pioneering attempt at establishing the role of ICT in English language and culture teaching within the Polish education system. However, the research instruments used within both research modules are applicable to other education systems worldwide, while the results obtained have implications for intercultural and computer-assisted language education in international contexts. The research results presented in the book highlight to the broad EFL profession a wide range of issues relating to the use of ICT in the foreign language classroom. They also offer materials writers, software designers and EFL teachers criteria with which to evaluate the intercultural component of CALL software.

The Many Faces of Multilingualism

Author : Piotr Romanowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501514695
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis The Many Faces of Multilingualism by : Piotr Romanowski

Download or read book The Many Faces of Multilingualism written by Piotr Romanowski and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multilingualism has become an increasingly common global phenomenon especially in the last two decades. Therefore, multilingual programmes have now been regarded as a cornerstone of education systems in many countries around the world. Learning multiple languages helps us plug into a globalised world and strengthen links with a multitude of speakers from a diversified reality we live in. Thanks to the researched cases described in the chapters, further developments aimed at fostering multilingual practices in the contemporary world will be enhanced. The chapters included in the present volume, provide an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field. They deal with such prominent research topics as multilingual education, language policies, language contact, identity of multilingual speakers, to name only a few. The selected chapters focus on the numerous and heterogeneous relations between languages. They also incorporate a series of contextualized studies with diverse research designs applied in different settings across the globe. This volume constitutes a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on multilingualism from twelve different countries. It is a thought-provoking collection that provides a series of rich insights into the way multilingualism is practised in international contexts. It is ideally designed for academics, upper-level students, educators, professionals and practitioners seeking linguistic and pedagogical guidance on multilingualism.

Intercultural Communicative Competence and Short Stays Abroad: Perceptions of Development

Author : Sarah Boye
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
ISBN 13 : 383098409X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Intercultural Communicative Competence and Short Stays Abroad: Perceptions of Development by : Sarah Boye

Download or read book Intercultural Communicative Competence and Short Stays Abroad: Perceptions of Development written by Sarah Boye and published by Waxmann Verlag. This book was released on 2016 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of interculturality being an essential part of a language learner's toolkit is widely accepted. Less certain is exactly what interculturality is and how to determine who has it, who does not have it and, importantly, how to get it: this book is concerned with these questions. The work presented here explores the concept of intercultural communicative competence as an aim of foreign language learning. It examines in particular the role of student mobility and how short stays abroad affect higher education students' perceptions of their development of this complex competence. It explores the coinage of the term intercultural communicative competence and the current debate regarding its definition, usage and usefulness. The work then moves on to describing an empirical study in which students who are studying English at a German university participate in an eight-week short stay abroad to the English-speaking world and are asked about their perceived development of intercultural communicative competence and the ways in which their expectations for the stay abroad are met. Developing intercultural communicative competence is an institutional aim of the stay abroad, and therefore the ways the participants make sense of this competence are of interest. Through case study research and quantitative questionnaires data are gathered, analysed and described. The study shows that even a short stay abroad helps develop intercultural communicative competence albeit in individually different ways.

Investigating University Students’ Intercultural Communicative Competence

Author : Bani Koumachi
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668973954
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (689 download)

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Book Synopsis Investigating University Students’ Intercultural Communicative Competence by : Bani Koumachi

Download or read book Investigating University Students’ Intercultural Communicative Competence written by Bani Koumachi and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific Study from the year 2012 in the subject Communications - Intercultural Communication, , course: Applied Linguistics, language: English, abstract: It is until recently that many language teachers and educationalists have started to preach the idea that second or foreign language teaching should stress the salience of teaching towards enabling learners to connect with other people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds and mediate appropriately and effectively in various cross-cultural communication situations. Thus, so as to be open and flexible towards other cultures, the acquisition of intercultural communicative competence has become a serious concern for any individuals seeking to become competent intercultural speakers. The present study aims at assessing and investigating the intercultural communicative competence and its development among EFL Moroccan university students and the extent to which these students know about the cultural aspects of the target Anglo-American cultures as well as the degree to which their intercultural communicative competence has evolved based on the model presented by Byram (1997).