Developing TESOL teacher intercultural identity: An intercultural communication competence approach

TESOL Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Yang
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Intercultural Identity

Learning for Adaptation

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-625
Author(s):  
Juming Shen ◽  
Yu Sheng ◽  
Ying Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Adaptation Process ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence

AbstractThe conceptualization of intercultural communication competence (ICC) has been updated tentatively since it was formulated in the 1970s. A common recognition is that development of ICC can only be realized through an individual’s adaptation, which results from the integration of the multiple forces within the individuals themselves. However, most of the existing research on ICC has focused on the conscious aspects of competence like abilities or skills that are distinguishable, that is, what to adapt, rather than the less conscious aspect, or its correlation with the unconscious part, that is, the how to adapt, or what the process of adaptation is. The absence of investigation into the adaptation process may have been a consequence of the educational context of studies on ICC, which depends much on, or is heavily affected by, the Cartesian dualistic viewpoints that emphasize the dichotomy of mind–body while ignoring the “middle” in between. Based on our previous semiotic analysis that explained the process of intercultural communication as a form of semiosis, this paper adopts more perspectives from edusemiotics to conceptualize learning following a triadic framework with emphasis on the process as the “middle,” which renders it possible to reflect on the process of individuals’ adaptation in contexts of intercultural communication.

scholarly journals A Study on the Relationship between English Language Proficiency and Intercultural Communication Competence among Arab Students in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Abdul Qahar Sarwari ◽  
Muhammad Nubli Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
The Relationship

This study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between English language proficiency (ELP) and intercultural communication competence (ICCC) of Arab students in Malaysia. This study included both of the quantitative and the qualitative data sets to further the information. The participants of this study were 108 Arab students from nine different Asian and African nationalities. Based on the results of this study, English language was the main means of education for the participants, and the main means of their communication with students from other cultures. The results from this study found some significant correlations between the attributes of ELP and ICCC. The good levels of ELP encouraged and enabled individuals to be involved in daily interactions with their peers from different countries who speak different languages, and their interactions helped them to improve the levels of their ELP. Moreover, the participants who obtained higher scores in English language proficiency test got higher mean scores in ICCC as well. Based on the results, in some cases, their personal characteristics and the low levels of their ELP had negative effects on the process of interactions among Arab and other students. The results of this study may add some interesting information in the literature regarding the relationships between ELP and ICCC of Arab students in an Asian multicultural collegiate environment.

English Language Teaching and Intercultural Communication Competence

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 55-59
Author(s):  
Xiaochi Zhang ◽  
Jinjing ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
The Relationship

This article discusses about the relationship between linguistic competence and intercultural communication competence, and then about the functions of English language teaching in improving students’ intercultural communication competence. Finally, it explores how to develop English language learners’ intercultural communication competence in English language teaching and gives some useful suggestions, so as to really realize the final objective of English language teaching.

Interkulturní komunikační kompetence v odborné francouzštině – vybrané výsledky pilotního šetření

2019 ◽  
pp. 113-135
Author(s):  
Hana Delalande
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Phd Thesis

The present study treats the methodology and pilot research of a PhD thesis on development of intercultural communication competence in teaching of French for specific purposes and preparation of university students for international internships. Focus is put on the description of the qualitative research design, grounded theory method, the pilot research, data analysis, but also on the reflexivity of the pilot research results and its implication for furthers steps of the research

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