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ERIC Number: EJ449386
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-9768
Transcultural Communicative Competence and the Growth of European Citizenship.
Willems, Gerard M.
European Journal of Teacher Education, v14 n3 p189-212 1991
Discusses the importance of foreign language teaching in Europe, noting creation of a communicative competence that enhances cultural awareness, open-mindedness, transcultural interaction, and European unification; recommends that Europeans take language courses emphasizing cultural aspects of foreign languages and the development of pragmatic, strategic, and negotiating skills. (SM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Exchange, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe; European Community