Fostering the Critical Perspective in Intercultural Competence: The Role of the L2 Japanese Teacher
This study examines an underexplored aspect of intercultural competence, focusing on critical evaluation, communicative criticality, and a critical intercultural perspective. It investigates how an L2 Japanese teacher purposefully integrates a critical approach in an Intercultural Communication cou...
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
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This study examines an underexplored aspect of intercultural competence, focusing on critical evaluation, communicative criticality, and a critical intercultural perspective. It investigates how an L2 Japanese teacher purposefully integrates a critical approach in an Intercultural Communication course. Insights from the teacher, learners, and institutional authorities reveal a holistic design that blends language and culture through cycles of instruction, discussion, reflection, and evaluation. A key feature is its scaffolding structure and smooth theory-to-practice transitions, supporting critical intercultural development. The teacher plays a vital, evolving role as both mediator and bridge between institutional goals, pedagogy, and learning outcomes.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a73f2ea3a0548e7b919c2fd980149b92025-08-20T03:32:08ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Linguistica Asiatica2232-33172025-07-0115210.4312/ala.15.2.87-121Fostering the Critical Perspective in Intercultural Competence: The Role of the L2 Japanese TeacherMagdalena Vassileva0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4368-5345St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo This study examines an underexplored aspect of intercultural competence, focusing on critical evaluation, communicative criticality, and a critical intercultural perspective. It investigates how an L2 Japanese teacher purposefully integrates a critical approach in an Intercultural Communication course. Insights from the teacher, learners, and institutional authorities reveal a holistic design that blends language and culture through cycles of instruction, discussion, reflection, and evaluation. A key feature is its scaffolding structure and smooth theory-to-practice transitions, supporting critical intercultural development. The teacher plays a vital, evolving role as both mediator and bridge between institutional goals, pedagogy, and learning outcomes. https://journals.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/22458intercultural competencecritical intercultural perspectiveL2 Japanese learnersL2 Japanese teacherL2 Japanese teaching methodology |
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| title | Fostering the Critical Perspective in Intercultural Competence: The Role of the L2 Japanese Teacher |
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| title_short | Fostering the Critical Perspective in Intercultural Competence: The Role of the L2 Japanese Teacher |
| title_sort | fostering the critical perspective in intercultural competence the role of the l2 japanese teacher |
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