Intercultural/Pluricultural Communication Construct and Its Levels
The aim of this article is to explore the intercultural component (IC) in the English language curricula for the secondary and tertiary education in Latvia in the light of the new edition of Common European Framework of Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment Companion Volume with New Descriptor...
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The aim of this article is to explore the intercultural component (IC) in the English language curricula for the secondary and tertiary education in Latvia in the light of the new edition of Common European Framework of Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment Companion Volume with New Descriptors (CEFR, 2017) and compare it with the previous intercultural communication competence. The research method is documentary analysis of the three documents as regards their approach to intercultural communication. The analysis found that the documents were compatible, in spite of the difference of terminology, although CEFR (2017) aims at language users’ sensitivity and awareness in action, the secondary school proposes tolerance and following the rules, the tertiary education curriculum suggests critical thinking and analysis of the cultural phenomena. The roles of the three documents and their development contexts explain these differences and allow each one of the documents to give their own contribution to IC, as long as the users of the documents understand their differences and shortcomings.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3d4df5c91a345c8b7f87f0ff5dfb8862025-08-20T03:19:28ZengUniversity of Latvia PressBaltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture1691-99712501-03952018-06-01810.22364/BJELLC.08.2018.03Intercultural/Pluricultural Communication Construct and Its LevelsVita Kalnbērziņa0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4755-6973University of Latvia The aim of this article is to explore the intercultural component (IC) in the English language curricula for the secondary and tertiary education in Latvia in the light of the new edition of Common European Framework of Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment Companion Volume with New Descriptors (CEFR, 2017) and compare it with the previous intercultural communication competence. The research method is documentary analysis of the three documents as regards their approach to intercultural communication. The analysis found that the documents were compatible, in spite of the difference of terminology, although CEFR (2017) aims at language users’ sensitivity and awareness in action, the secondary school proposes tolerance and following the rules, the tertiary education curriculum suggests critical thinking and analysis of the cultural phenomena. The roles of the three documents and their development contexts explain these differences and allow each one of the documents to give their own contribution to IC, as long as the users of the documents understand their differences and shortcomings. https://journal.lu.lv/bjellc/article/view/371intercultural communicationcross-cultural communicationsociocultural competencepluricultural repertoirecurriculumlanguage proficiency levels |
| spellingShingle | Vita Kalnbērziņa Intercultural/Pluricultural Communication Construct and Its Levels Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture intercultural communication cross-cultural communication sociocultural competence pluricultural repertoire curriculum language proficiency levels |
| title | Intercultural/Pluricultural Communication Construct and Its Levels |
| title_full | Intercultural/Pluricultural Communication Construct and Its Levels |
| title_fullStr | Intercultural/Pluricultural Communication Construct and Its Levels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intercultural/Pluricultural Communication Construct and Its Levels |
| title_short | Intercultural/Pluricultural Communication Construct and Its Levels |
| title_sort | intercultural pluricultural communication construct and its levels |
| topic | intercultural communication cross-cultural communication sociocultural competence pluricultural repertoire curriculum language proficiency levels |
| url | https://journal.lu.lv/bjellc/article/view/371 |
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