Intercultural Competence in ELT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/ijllal.v2i7.2185Keywords:
culture, language, communication, intercultural competence, communicative competence, ELTAbstract
Language as a social phenomenon enables communication between people, spiritual growth, and socio-economic achievements. Language establishes the interaction of different nationalities living in the same area, different relations and intercultural relations. The concepts of culture and language are inseparable concepts. Learning foreign languages is not only a personal need, but also a phenomenon of universal importance. Knowing a language does not mean that one can fully communicate with the people who speak that language. Research shows that achieving higher levels of language proficiency depends on thinking like a target language speaker and such thinking requires cultural understanding. Extra-linguistic elements such as values, beliefs, norms, rituals, and traditions are also key components of communication exchanges, which should be taught target culture interactively in ELT in order to enhance intercultural competence.
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