Foreign Language Study for Intercultural Communication.

Willems, Gerard M.

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ERIC Number: EJ531777

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Foreign Language Study for Intercultural Communication.

Willems, Gerard M.

Multicultural Teaching, v14 n3 p36-40 Sum 1996

Discusses culture, its linguistic representation, intercultural communication, and the requirements these three set for foreign-language teaching. The author illustrates that true communication requires awareness and sensitivity to cultural, as well as language-differences. (GR)

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Intercultural Communication, Language Fluency, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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