Acquiring Intercultural Communicative Competence through Virtual Exchange

Special edition: Symposium on Intercultural Communicative Competence in Action

In the opening session, Professor Mike Byram presented a brief overview of some of the concepts associated with the day’s theme and their origins and history. This introduction formed the basis for a discussion of current debates and discussions in the field, and what ‘the field’ includes. The third element was an analysis of what research and (curriculum) development needs and opportunities ex...

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An Investigation of Iranians and International English Students'Attitudes towards Intercultural Communicative Competence

The present study aimed to investigate the attitudes and perceived nature of thinking and understanding towards intercultural communicative competence (ICC) among International English major students. Accordingly, this study employed the paradigm of a sequential mixed-method research, in which it comprised a qualitative phase followed by a quantitative phase. The participants of the first phase...

Exploring Teachers’ Perception of Intercultural Communicative Competence and their Practices for Teaching Culture in EFL Classrooms

This study aimed to examine the effect of EFL teachers’ level of instruction, education, and experience on their perceptions of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) on the one hand and the effect of teachers’ ICC perceptions on their practices of teaching culture on the other. The participants of this study were 111 EFL teachers (59 males, 52 females), selected through purposive samplin...

Virtual Learning Environments for Culture and Intercultural Competence

The authors review six virtual learning environments built to support the acquisition of cultural knowledge and communication skills: ATL, BiLAT, Croquelandia, Second China, TLCTS, and VECTOR. Each leverages modern 3D video game engine technology which allows high-fidelity simulation of new cultural settings, including representations of buildings, streets, art work, dress, voice, gestures, and...