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L314
A buen puerto
  The Open University
Intercultural Competence: putting theory intopractice. The experience of the Open University’sadvanced Spanish course.
Inma Álvarez and Tita Beaven, for the Department of Languages, TheOpen University
 
 The challenge...
- include Intercultural Competence in thecourse objectives, so that both teachers andlearners are aware of its role in languagelearning;- include linguistic and cultural activities andlearning materials that develop InterculturalCompetence;- include Intercultural Competence in theassessment strategy.
•Department of Languages, Open University 2009
 
What is InterculturalCompetence? The interculturalcommunicator
Ability to:
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interact competently with people from othercountries and cultures in the foreign language;
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“negotiate a mode of communication andinteraction;”
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“act as mediator between people of different culturalorigins.”
•Department of Languages, Open University 2009
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