English Language as a Cultural Tool for Intercultural Communication
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | CASALC Review |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | English Language as a Cultural Tool for Intercultural Communication_Z.Janík |
| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | English as international language; intercultural communication; intercultural communicative competence |
| Description | The article emphasizes the theoretical concept of English as an international language extensively used in intercultural communication and presents practical implications of the concept for intercultural learning and teaching. The article describes how international students at Masaryk University facilitate their intercultural communication through development of communicative and intercultural competence in the course of Intercultural Communication. The main objective of the course is to show the students how to adopt English language as a cultural tool for successful intercultural communication. The students learn how their identities and cultural perceptions effect their intercultural communication; they further study the varieties of styles of communication and non-verbal cues and their meanings. The emphasis is given on enhancing the students' communicative competence in order to make their intercultural communication effective. |