Intercultural Communicative Competence - A Floating Signifier : Assessing Models in the Study Abroad Context

Linda Huber

ISBN 10: 1789972434 / ISBN 13: 9781789972436

Editore: Peter Lang, Peter Lang, 2021

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In the field of language education, intercultural communicative competence has become a widely used concept. But what is intercultural communicative competence Although the term is often understood as universally applicable, it comes with manifold nuances. The ambiguity ranges from underlying definitions to corresponding competences, forms of assessment and their operationalisation. Furthermore, an empirical foundation for models of intercultural competence is scarce.This book presents the findings of a qualitative research study on the views of language students, and critically analyses the speculative components of intercultural communicative competence regarding their feasibility in the study abroad context. It is argued that the notion represents a contingent and hegemonial interpretive scheme (Deutungsmuster), a floating signifier, which needs to be amended for particular circumstances. The critical reflection on intercultural competence in the light of real-life examples may serve as an incentive for an alternative approach to intercultural competence in foreign language teaching and contribute valuable information to the preparation of training sessions before a stay abroad.

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• Titolo: Intercultural Communicative Competence - A Floating Signifier : Assessing Models in the Study Abroad Context
• Editore: Peter Lang, Peter Lang
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1789972434
• ISBN 13: 9781789972436
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 229 L x 152 A x 19 P (millimetri) 229 millimetri di larghezza per 152 millimetri di altezza per 19 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 499 grammi

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In the field of language education, intercultural communicative competence has become a widely used concept. But what is intercultural communicative competence? Although the term is often understood as universally applicable, it comes with manifold nuances. The ambiguity ranges from underlying definitions to corresponding competences, forms of assessment and their operationalisation. Furthermore, an empirical foundation for models of intercultural competence is scarce.

This book presents the findings of a qualitative research study on the views of language students, and critically analyses the speculative components of intercultural communicative competence regarding their feasibility in the study abroad context. It is argued that the notion represents a contingent and hegemonial interpretive scheme (Deutungsmuster), a floating signifier, which needs to be amended for particular circumstances. The critical reflection on intercultural competence in the light of real-life examples may serve as an incentive for an alternative approach to intercultural competence in foreign language teaching and contribute valuable information to the preparation of training sessions before a stay abroad.

Informazioni sull?autore

Linda Huber is a research associate at the University of Education in Salzburg, Austria, where she works in the fields of intercultural communicative competence, foreign language pedagogy, and the promotion of gifted and talented students. She is also a lecturer of English at the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg and at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg.