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1、Developing Intercultural CompetenceGateway 2 Cindy LeeCindy LeeCindy LeeContentslPrefacelConventional Language Teaching TheorieslConventional Teaching PracticelIntercultural Communication TheorieslThe Components of Intercultural CompetencelNext Step for Language TeacherslConclusion Cindy LeeCindy Le

2、ePrefacelThis session is based on the British scholar-Michael Byrams various works on intercultural communication and intercultural competence.lAt the end of this session,it will point out a new role for the language teacher.Cindy LeeCindy LeeConventional Language Teaching TheorieslDevelop new way o

3、f presenting languagelDevelop linguistic skillslCreate linguistic fluency and accuracylAddress how to use language appropriatelyCindy LeeCindy LeeConventional Teaching PracticelUse the native speaker as a model for learnerslTransfer the experience of learning the first language to learn the foreign

4、languagelEmphasise the linguistic or grammatical competence Cindy LeeCindy LeeIntercultural Communication Theories lLingua Franca(a):The foreign language or the English language is a communicative medium among foreignersExample:People from Japan,Italy,Taiwan,Germany and Britain use English to commun

5、icate when they meet with each another.Concentration(1)Cindy LeeCindy LeelLingua Franca(b):It is neither appropriate nor desirable for learners to model themselves on native speakers.Example:When a Taiwanese does business with a Spanish or has holidays in Singapore,why does he/she need to sound like

6、 an American in such an international context?Intercultural Communication Theories Concentration(2)Cindy LeeCindy Leel Intercultural Speaker means someone has abilities to:-interact with others -accept other perspectives of the world -mediate between different perspectives -be conscious of the evalu

7、ations of the difference Intercultural Communication Theories Concentration(3)Cindy LeeCindy LeeDirectionslDeveloping learners intercultural competence is as important as improving their linguistic skillslAn innovative mission for language teachers lies in helping students possess the components of

8、intercultural competenceIntercultural Communication Theories Cindy LeeCindy LeeFrom Intercultural CommunicationToIntercultural CompetenceIntercultural competence is the key to successful intercultural communication.So,what features contribute to intercultural competence?Cindy LeeCindy LeeThe Compone

9、nts of Intercultural Competence(1)lIntercultural AttitudesCuriosity and openness to other culturesReadiness to suspend disbelief about on other culturesBelief about ones own culture學員在了解本國文化的情況下,對異國文化能充滿好奇心並能以開放的心態看待甚至接受他國的文化風俗.Cindy LeeCindy LeelIntercultural KnowledgeKnowledge of social processesK

10、nowledge of how social groups functionRealize other people have multiple identities The Components of Intercultural Competence(2)“跨文化的知識”除了意指了解某一地區或國家的文化之外,更重要的是指學員能了解普遍的社會問題,以及族群及文化認同等議題.這些了解可以從國內的觀點出發再延伸到對異國社會的認識.各地域/國家,各語系的族群都絕非是單一性的,了解這些多元文化特質的知識是相當重要的.跨文化可以避免未來接觸外國友人或事務時,產生誤會或文化衝擊.Cindy LeeCind

11、y LeelIntercultural SkillsAbility to compare two or more culturesAbility to interpret the culture perceivedAbility to relate ones own cultural experiencesThe Components of Intercultural Competence(3)由於無論教師或是學員都不可能得知所有的跨文化知識,因此學員必須具備跨文化的溝通技巧,以備不時之需.這包括了能夠探知及比較異國和本國文化差異的能力,也包含了能運用本國文化經驗以解決不期然的文化衝突的能力.

12、最終的目標是幫助學員能從容面對不同的文化背景,並能妥善處理當下所遭遇到的難題.Cindy LeeCindy LeelCritical Cultural AwarenessAcknowledge respect for human dignityRecognize the human right Become aware of ones own values and how these influence ones views of other peoples values The Components of Intercultural Competence(4)最後是能有客觀的警覺性.藉由學習

13、外語或接觸外國文化的機會,學習尊重他人.同時亦能省視自身的價值觀,並認清是什麼樣的價值觀正影響著自己看待世界的角度.Cindy LeeCindy LeeNext Step for the Language Teacher (1)lM.Byram and many other scholars believe that the role of language teachers is changing and should be changing.lThe role of a language teacher is to develop intercultural skills,attitude

14、s and awareness of values just as much as to develop knowledge of a particular culture/nation or of different cultures within ones own country.Cindy LeeCindy LeeNext Step for the Language Teacher (2)However,the task for the language teacher is not to deliver cultural content word by word,but“to faci

15、litate learners interaction with some small part of another society and its cultures,with the purpose of relativising learners understanding of their own cultural values and behaviors,and encouraging them to investigate for themselves the otherness around them,either in their immediate physical envi

16、ronment or in their engagement with otherness which internationalization and globalization have brought into their world.”-M.Byram,A.Nichols and D.Stevens(2001)Cindy LeeCindy LeeConclusion(1)The attempt of developing intercultural competence is ambitious.However,Many teachers believe in it and have

17、responded to this new rolewith their professional imagination and innovative approachesto introduce an intercultural dimension into their work.Cindy LeeCindy LeeHow about you?Are you willing to take a step further?!Conclusion(2)In the following sessions,we will see more In the following sessions,we will see more practices working with teenagers.practices working with teenagers.Welcome you on board!Welcome you on board!Cindy LeeCindy LeeTHE ENDThank you!