It is until recently that many language teachers and educationalists have started to preach the idea that second or foreign language teaching should stress the salience of teaching towards enabling learners to connect with other people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds and mediate appropriately and effectively in various cross-cultural communication situations. Thus, so as to be open and flexible towards other cultures, the acquisition of intercultural communicative competence has become a serious concern for any individuals seeking to become competent intercultural speakers. The present study aims at assessing and investigating the intercultural communicative competence and its development among EFL Moroccan university students and the extent to which these students know about the cultural aspects of the target Anglo-American cultures as well as the degree to which their intercultural communicative competence has evolved based on the model presented by Byram (1997).
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- The background
- Research Problem and Purpose of the study
- Research questions
- Significance of the study
- Conceptual model of this study
- Design, Method and Procedure
- Sampling
- Organization of The Study
- A Review of the Related Literature
- Section One: Defining the Concept of Competence
- Introduction
- The Linguistic Competence: Chomsky's Framework
- The Communicative Competence: A Precursor to ICC
- Hymes's Framework
- Other Frameworks of Communicative Competence
- The Shortcomings of the Communicative Approach
- Conclusion
- Section Two: Intercultural Communication Competence
- Introduction
- Defining Intercultural Communication: Setting the Scene for ICC
- Why Study Intercultural Communication Competence?
- Conclusion
- Section Three: Theoretical Framework of ICC
- Introduction
- More Than a Native Speaker
- The Intercultural Speaker: Deconstructing the Meaning
- Describing and Defining ICC
- Byram's Model of ICC
- Conclusion
- Section Four: English Language Teaching and Intercultural Education
- Introduction
- Culture Definition in the Intercultural Educational Framework
- Intercultural Aspects in the Moroccan English Language Teaching Syllabus
- Intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in EFL settings
- The role of cultural knowledge in ICC
- Byram's model of ICC and its application to EFL learners
- Assessment of ICC in Moroccan EFL university students
- Implications for intercultural education and language teaching
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This study investigates the intercultural communicative competence of Moroccan EFL university students, examining their knowledge of Anglo-American cultures and the development of their intercultural communication skills. The primary objective is to assess the level of intercultural communicative competence among these students, using Byram's (1997) model as a framework. The book aims to contribute to understanding how intercultural competence can be effectively developed in EFL settings.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The first chapter introduces the study, outlining the research questions, objectives, methodology, and data analysis techniques. Chapter two delves into a comprehensive review of literature, exploring the concepts of linguistic and communicative competence, defining intercultural communication, and discussing the theoretical framework of ICC based on Byram's (1997) model. It also examines the role of culture and interculturality in English language teaching, particularly within the Moroccan context. The chapter concludes by reviewing different assessment methods for ICC.
Chapter three focuses on the research design, including the purpose and significance of the study, research questions and hypotheses, sampling procedures, and data analysis methods. Chapter four presents the findings of the study, analyzing the data collected and discussing the results in detail.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The primary keywords and focus topics of this text include intercultural communicative competence, English as a foreign language (EFL), Moroccan university students, Anglo-American cultures, Byram's model of ICC, cultural awareness, assessment, and intercultural education.
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- Assistant Professor Bani Koumachi (Author), 2012, Investigating University Students’ Intercultural Communicative Competence, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/488794
