Developing and assessing intercultural communicative competence
Subtitle: a guide for language teachers and teacher educators
By: edited by Ildikó Lázár ... [ et al.] ; written by Michaela Čaňková ... [ et al.].
Contributors: European Centre for Modern Languages; Lázár, Ildikó, 1970-
Series: Languages for social cohesion = -- Les langues pour la cohésion sociale; Languages for social cohesion
Publisher: Council of Europe Pub.; Manhattan Pub. Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Strasbourg; Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
ISBN-13: 9789287162250
Subjects: Intercultural communication; Study and teaching; Language and culture
Description: The aim of this publication is to assist teacher educators and language teachers in shifting the focus from linguistic competence to intercultural communicative competence. The printed booklet of the present guide contains the introductions to: definitions of key terms in intercultural communication; planning and designing intercultural communication courses and workshops; teaching/training methods and materials; and assessing intercultural communicative competence. The materials on the accompanying CD-ROM include: the theoretical background to teaching language and culture; detailed workshop and course planning guidelines; teaching materials and activities based on literature, films and songs; guidelines and tasks for assessment and descriptors of competences; intercultural communication workshop reports; and our research articles about the intercultural dimension of FIT.--Publisher's description.
Notes: CD-ROM has English and French versions of the text of the book with expanded coverage of the subject.

"Developing and assessing intercultural communicative competence, ICCinTE"--Cover.

"European Centre for Modern Languages"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Guidelines for the teaching of intercultural communicative competence (ICC); title: pt. 2. Guidelines for the assessment of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) / Denise Lussier... [et al.]; title: pt. 3. The authors.