scholarly journals The importance of developing intercultural communication skills in teaching foreign languages

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-98
Author(s):  
N.A. Kolyada

The article considers teaching a foreign language as a means of everyday communication with native speakers of another culture. Special attention is paid to crosscultural learning, which contributes to the achievement of cross-cultural communication. The article offers opportunities for developing the abilities and skills of cross-cultural communication with the involvement of the material of linguistic and cultural content, provides examples of exercises for the development and consolidation of cross-cultural communication skills, aimed at the ability to interpret the existing various models of perception of the world, to relate other cultural customs and mores with their behavioral norms.

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 12013
Author(s):  
Tatiana Baranova ◽  
Aleksandra Kobicheva ◽  
Elena Tokareva

In this paper we examine the development of students’ intercultural communication skills as a result of participation in the Erasmus Mobility Program. For the analysis both quantitative and qualitative methods are used. The results of survey show that students’ level of knowledge, skills and attitudes are much higher than before the program, especially in the skills category. According to the interview with students it can be concluded that students regard the experience of participating in the Erasmus Mobility program as positive primarily for learning a foreign language and developing cross-cultural communication skills. Thus it allows us to confirm the positive impact of Erasmus on intercultural communication skills of Russian students.


Author(s):  
Я.А. Шишигина ◽  
И.И. Какадий

Статья посвящена исследованию основ воспитания толерантности и межкультурной коммуникации учащихся на уроках иностранного языка. Актуальность исследования воспитания толерантности и межкультурной коммуникации учащихся обусловлена общечеловеческой потребностью сохранения мира, взаимодействием с различными культурами и социально-экономической интеграцией России в мировое пространство. Путь к восприятию ценностей и культуры других народов лежит не только через понимание собственной неповторимости и достоинства нации, самосовершенствование, но и через желание и умение подрастающего поколения общаться с представителями других культур для взаимообогащения. Это возможно через открытость и диалог, уважение к различиям, утверждение толерантности во взаимоотношениях. Целью данной статьи является исследование возможностей повышения уровня толерантности и формирования способности к межкультурной коммуникации учащихся посредством занятий по иностранному языку. Авторами рассмотрены дефинитивные подходы к понятию толерантности. На основании проведенного эмпирического исследования в виде тестирования определены уровни сформированности толерантности и способности к межкультурной коммуникации учащихся средней общеобразовательной школы, предложена программа внеурочных занятий по английскому языку. The article is devoted to the study of the basics of tolerance education and intercultural communication among students in foreign language lessons. The relevance of the study of the education of tolerance and intercultural communication of students is due to the universal need to preserve peace, interaction with different cultures and socio-economic integration of Russia into the international environment. The path to the perception of the values and culture of other people lies not only through the understanding of their own uniqueness and dignity of the nation, self-improvement, but also through the desire and ability of the younger generation to communicate with representatives of other cultures for mutual enrichment. This is possible through openness and dialogue, respect for differences, and the establishment of tolerance in relationships. The purpose of this article is to study the possibilities of increasing the level of tolerance and the formation of the ability to cross-cultural communication among students via means of learning a foreign language. The authors consider definitive approaches to the concept of tolerance. Based on the conducted empirical research in the form of testing, the levels of tolerance formation and the ability to cross-cultural communication in secondary school students were determined, the program of the club of extracurricular activities in English is proposed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Yingni Ma

Grammar is an important basic knowledge of Japanese teaching. In the teaching of grammar, etc., it is necessary to pay attention to the cultivation of students’ intercultural communication skills. However, in the current Japanese grammar teaching, there are some problems, such as insufficient cross-cultural input. Based on this, this paper first analyzes the problems in the current Japanese teaching, then comparatively analyzes the teaching content, ideas and methods commonly used in the current Japanese teaching, and points out which ideas and methods are suitable for Japanese teaching from the perspective of cross-cultural communication. Based on the exploration, effective methods of Japanese grammar teaching are indicated for cross-cultural communication.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-163
Author(s):  
Claudia E. Stoian

Abstract Speaking a foreign language implies more than knowing its vocabulary and grammar. As such, teachers of foreign languages should keep this in mind and consider also other aspects than the ones mentioned. Attention should be paid to pragmatics and cultural issues, among others. The present essay aims to highlight the importance of raising foreign language students’ awareness of national and international linguistic and cultural behaviours. It describes briefly the field of cross-cultural pragmatics, focusing on speech acts and their culture-sensitive features. Then, it turns to one of the most important types of speech acts, namely compliment exchanges. Taking into consideration the key role played in cross-cultural communication by the appropriateness of compliments and their expected answers, the article proposes several activities to do in class in order to (1) raise students’ awareness regarding the importance of compliments for successful communication, (2) present them the usual patterns, topics, and cultural particularities of compliments, (3) familiarise students with possible communication threats, and (4) provide them with possible strategies to answer compliments. The activities are not restricted to students of foreign languages in general but are recommended also to those studying specialised subjects in foreign languages, such as communication, translation and interpreting.


Author(s):  
Nargis - ◽  
Imtihan - Hanim

The different cultures, power distance could be the obstacle in intercultural communication. The aim of this research to identify the types of Cross-Cultural Communication Style Choice between British and American in the Leap Year movie. The researchers attempt to reveal kinds of Cross-Cultural Communication Style Choice between Declan as British and Anna as American for three days. This Qualitative research method analyses data of utterances and are classified into four types of Cross-Cultural Communication Style Choice. The result shows that there are 356 utterances of Anna and Declan. for three days. Anna has 204 utterances with 44,3 % direct style and indirect 5,8 %.. Declan uses 155 utterance with 37 % and 12 % indirect style. British tend to use more indirect styles in expressing their intention to save the interlocutor’s face.Meanwhile, American use direct styles to reveal their intentions as they belong to the high culture communication.Key words: across culture communication,direct style, indirectstyle


2014 ◽  
Vol 610 ◽  
pp. 667-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Min Li ◽  
Yuan Ge Wang

With the fast development of computer and internet technology, how to apply computer and internet technology into intercultural teaching to improve learners' intercultural competence aroused great interest in foreign language researchers and teachers. This essay tries to analyze the effects of CMIC on the intercultural competence of learners through the CMIC teaching practice between two universities from China and US. Based on the analysis of the questionnaire, students' reflective logs, and interviews, this essay concludes that the application of CMIC in intercultural teaching has positive effects on the improvement of learners' intercultural competence and that CMIC should be more widely applied into intercultural teaching.


2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Rosen ◽  
Erica S. Spatz ◽  
Annelise M.J. Gaaserud ◽  
Henry Abramovitch ◽  
Baruch Weinreb ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
В.И. Казаренков ◽  
М.М. Карнелович

Проблема межкультурного взаимодействия приобретает особую актуальность в связи с процессом интернационализации высшего образования. В ситуации межличностного взаимодействия студенты — представители разных культур являются субъектами самопрезентации их этнической идентичности. В связи с высокой прикладной значимостью проблемы эффективного и толерантного взаимодействия студентов в условиях поликультурной образовательной среды была выдвинута и подвергнута эмпирической проверке гипотеза о связи этнической идентичности и самопрезентации студентов, являющихся представителями разных культурных групп — русской, белорусской, туркменской и индийской. Цель работы — эмпирически выявить специфические особенности взаимосвязи типа этнической идентичности и тактик самопрезентации у студентов разных культурных групп в межличностном взаимодействии. В исследовании определены содержание и направленность связи между типами этнической идентичности — позитивной, нигилистичной, индифферентной, фанатичной, эгоистичной — с защитными и ассертивными стратегиями самопредъявления студентов. Предлагается обзор программы тренинга самопрезентации, направленного на коррекцию неадаптивных способов самопредъявления и формирование эффективных стратегий самопрезентации студентов в межличностном взаимодействии с представителями иных культурных групп. Результаты исследования представляют интерес для специалистов в области кросс-культурной коммуникации, этнической психологии и психологии личности. The issue of intercultural communication is gaining relevance because of the process of higher education internationalization. In situations of interpersonal communication, students, representatives of different cultures, define themselves and their ethnic identity. The investigation of students’ efficient and tolerant interaction in the conditions of multicultural learning environments enables the authors of the research to put forward a hypothesis that students’ ethnic identity is closely related to their self-presentation in multicultural groups (Russian, Belorussian, Turkmen, and Indian). The aim of the research is to empirically single out some specific peculiarities of students’ ethnic identity and self-presentation strategies in interpersonal communication. The research defines the content and the interconnection between ethnic identity — positive, nihilist, indifferent, fanatical, selfish — and protective and assertive strategies of students’ self-presentation. The article presents an overview of a self-presentation training course aimed at the correction of nonadaptive means of self-presentation and the formation of efficient strategies of self-presentation in interpersonal communication with representatives of other cultural groups. The results of the research may be useful for specialists in the sphere of cross-cultural communication, ethnic psychology and personal psychology.


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