Developing intercultural communicative competence in foreign language educationat a private university

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main##

Cano García Cano García

Résumé

This reflective article analyzes a pedagogical experience carried out at a private university in the city of Tunja, Colombia. I was worked with mechanical engineering and civil engineering majors enrolled in a second and fourth semester English course, respectively. The study aimed at developing the intercultural communicative competence through communicative activities with North American assistant professors or co-teachers. Data was collected through interviews, video recording, and journals. The findings revealed that activities based on interaction and language strategies can help students develop their intercultural communicative competence (ICC). The study also showed that personality traits were a factor that influenced the development of ICC.

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.details##

Rubrique
Artículos-9
Biographie de l'auteur

Cano García Cano García

She was an adjunct professor at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). She holds a Bachelor’s in Foreign Languages and a Master’s in Language Teaching from the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia in Tunja. She is currently working as a full-time professor at Universidad Santo Tomás-Tunja. She belongs to the research group JOIE. Her research interests include language, culture, and technology. 

Références

Byram, M. (1997). Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence. Clevedon United Kingdom: Multilingual Matters.

Colombia. Ministerio de Educación Nacional [MEN]. (2006). Estándares básicos de competencias en lenguas extranjeras: inglés. Formar en lenguas extranjeras: ¡el reto! Lo que necesitamos saber y saber hacer. Bogotá: Imprenta Nacional.

Council of Europe. (2018). Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment Companion Volume with New Descriptors. Retrieved from https://rm.coe.int/cefr-companion-volume-with-new-descriptors-2018/1680787989

Gómez, L. (2012). Fostering intercultural communicative competence through reading authentic literary texts in an advanced Colombian EFL classroom: A constructivist perspective. PROFILE Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 14 (1), 49-66. Retrieved from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/29055/36857

Liddicoat, A. J., & Scarino, A. (2013). Intercultural language teaching and learning (1st ed. ed.). Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268884877_Intercultural_language_teaching_and_learning_by_AJ_Liddicoat_and_A_Scarino

Scarino, A., & Liddicoat, A. (2013) Teaching and learning languages: A guide. Common wealth of Australia. Retrieved from: http://www.tllg.unisa.edu.au/lib_guide/gllt.pdf

Soler, E., & Safont, M. (2007) Intercultural language use and language learning. Springer

Rico Troncoso, C. (2012). Language teaching materials as mediators for ICC development: A challenge for materials developers. Signo y Pensamiento, XXX, (60), 130–154.

Cross Cultural Communication Pellegrino Riccardi TEDxBergen. TEDx Talks (2014). Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymyofrec5jk&feature=youtu.be

Purdue University (2018). Improve your intercultural competence Course. Future Learn. Retrieve from: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/intercultural-competence.