ERIC Number: EJ1092742
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 10
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Integrating the Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) in a Foreign Language Program: Faculty Considerations upon Leaving the Haven of Native Speakership
Dimas, Héctor Manuel Serna
English Language Teaching, v9 n4 p1-10 2016
This action research study presents the perspectives of two language faculty who integrated the principles of the Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) model in their teaching. The professors shared their understanding of intercultural communicative competence through a learning log. These reflections were mainly about the challenged notion of native speakership, particularly in foreign language teaching contexts. The faculty also developed a teaching sequence that integrated the ICC criteria. The study offers some of the faculty considerations on their integration of the ICC model together with their students' perspectives. The research results show that students could get involved in language learning beyond the customary linguistic aspects of language teaching, and they could embark themselves upon the understanding of the intercultural aspects that permeate any classroom negotiation where two languages happen to meet and interact through the lived experiences and the identity of their speakers.
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Speakers, Models, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sequential Approach, Action Research, Teacher Role, Student Role, Italian, German, French, English, Portuguese, Data Collection, Language Attitudes, Relevance (Education), Reflection, Journal Writing, Foreign Countries, College Faculty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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