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Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence : revisited / Michael Byram.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Byram, Michael, author.
Contributor:
Walter de Gruyter & Co.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Language and languages.
Multicultural education.
Intercultural communication--Study and teaching.
Intercultural communication.
Communicative competence.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 177 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
Second edition.
Place of Publication:
Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2021]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
1 Defining and Describing Intercultural Communicative Competence p. 12
Communicating Across Linguistic and Cultural Boundaries and Frontiers p. 12
Communication and Interaction p. 23
Teaching Intercultural Communication in Context p. 28
Assessment in the Context of Intercultural Communicative Competence p. 32
Conclusion: The Language Learner as 'Ethnographer' and/or as 'Applied Linguist' p. 33
Coda: Intercultural and Pluricultural Competence p. 34
2 A Model for Intercultural Communicative Competence p. 40
Describing Intercultural Communication and the 'Intercultural Speaker' p. 42
Attitudes p. 44
Intercultural Communication in Operation p. 50
Acquiring Intercultural Communicative Competence in an Educational Setting p. 54
Relating Intercultural Competence to Communication p. 59
Intercultural Competence Defined in Terms of Objectives p. 61
The Developmental Factor p. 67
Questions of Power in Intercultural Communication p. 69
Coda: Moral Relativism, Pluralism and Human Rights p. 72
3 Objectives for Teaching, Learning and Assessment p. 82
Formulating Teaching, Learning and Assessment Objectives p. 83
Acquiring Intercultural Competence p. 91
A Comprehensive Model of Intercultural (Communicative) Competence p. 96
Coda: Mediation p. 99
4 Curriculum Issues p. 103
Concepts of Progression p. 104
A Threshold of Intercultural Communicative Competence? p. 105
Planning a Curriculum for Intercultural Communicative Competence p. 107
Two Contrasting Examples: Teaching French in an East Coast Region of the United States and English in Taiwan p. 110
Lesson and Course Planning p. 119
Coda: Intercultural Citizenship and the Teacher's Ethical Responsibilities p. 121
Assessing the Five 'Savoirs' p. 128
Purposes for Assessment p. 142
Assessing Levels of Intercultural Communicative Competence p. 145
Coda: Measurement of Intercultural and Related Competences p. 148.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 11, 2021).
Other Format:
Print version: Byram, Michael. Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence
ISBN:
9781800410275
1800410271
9781800410251
1800410255
9781800410268
1800410263
Publisher Number:
99986502198
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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