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Intercultural Communicative Competence: In-Service EFL Teachers Building Understanding Through Study Groups

open access: yesProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2020
This paper reports on an exploratory collective case study on three in-service English language teachers in Medellin, Colombia. The study aimed at creating a route for teachers to collaboratively construct their understanding of intercultural ...
Luis Fernando Cuartas Álvarez
doaj   +1 more source

Las voces de Baha‐blantes: An analysis of the language learning investment of intermediate students of Spanish at the tertiary level

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the language learning investment of five intermediate learners of Spanish at a tertiary institution in The Bahamas. It draws on participants’ language learning journeys to consider how their previous experiences and access to language learning opportunities contributed to their investment.
Valentino Rahming
wiley   +1 more source

The Complexity of Expressions of Approval—One Aspect of Relational Practice in Diverse Workplaces

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The majority of workplaces in Aotearoa New Zealand typically include team members from diverse cultural backgrounds, and yet an orientation to majority group norms (in this case, Pākehā) still dominates. In this article, we draw on naturally occurring workplace talk in a range of workplaces to explore both dominant group practices and norms ...
Janet Holmes, Bernadette Vine
wiley   +1 more source

From a Learner's Perspective: Tracing L2 Interactional Competence Development in Video‐Mediated Task‐Based Interactions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In task‐based language learning, learners have to deal with the challenge of moving the task and the talk concurrently forward. In doing so, they develop sets of task‐relevant, interactional, and multimodal resources. In this study we use multimodal longitudinal conversation analysis to investigate one learner's L2 interactional competence ...
Carmen Konzett‐Firth, Ufuk Balaman
wiley   +1 more source

FACILITATING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF ADULT LEARNERS IN THE CONTEXT OF HIGHER EDUCATION INTERNATIONALISATION

open access: yesNovìtnâ Osvìta, 2019
The article is aimed at the assessment of the educational needs of the active older adults, studying their motives to learn English. The hypothesis of the research is that effective formation of the intercultural communicative competence in active older
Jan-Urban Sandal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intercultural Communicative Competence Development as One of the Main Objectives of Business English Course

open access: yesФилологический класс, 2021
The present research is devoted to the problem of intercultural communicative competence development in the Business English course taught at University American College Skopje (R. N. Macedonia) and at the Ural State Pedagogical University (Russia).
doaj   +1 more source

Intercultural Communication Sensitivity - A Prerequisite for Developing Intercultural Communication Competence

open access: yes, 2023
The essential elements of intercultural competence are the active awareness of ourselves as a complex cultural being and the effect that our culture has on the way of thinking and acting; awareness of our ability to communicate with others, and to explore the invisible opinions and beliefs that define someone's behavior and goals; the development of ...
Jankova Alagjozovska, Natka   +2 more
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Headwinds and Tailwinds of Trans‐Speakerism

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trans‐speakerism is a concept rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion that strives to empower all language speakers, teachers, and researchers irrespective of their first languages, cultures, or speakerhoods. The surplus model of trans‐speakerism (based on who one already is and who one can become) rejects the deficit model of native ...
Takaaki Hiratsuka
wiley   +1 more source

Neoliberal Governmentality and English Private Tutoring Among Rural Secondary School Students in Kazakhstan: A Quantitative Inquiry

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
wiley   +1 more source

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