Yunes Azizian
Abstract
Intercultural Competence and Pragmatics, divided into nine illuminating chapters, examines the critical link between intercultural competence (IC) and pragmatics through the lens of modern foreign language teachers in higher education. The author surveyed instructors teaching a diverse array of languages, ...
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Intercultural Competence and Pragmatics, divided into nine illuminating chapters, examines the critical link between intercultural competence (IC) and pragmatics through the lens of modern foreign language teachers in higher education. The author surveyed instructors teaching a diverse array of languages, from Dutch and English to French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish, to understand how they conceptualize intercultural competence and which skills, competences, and knowledge they deem essential within their teaching contexts. This is a timely and important inquiry, as international organizations like UNESCO and the Council of Europe have emphasized the pivotal role of intercultural competence in education, yet the specifics of what IC entails can remain unclear in particular subject areas and classroom settings. Certainly, this timely and thought-provoking volume will be of great interest and relevance to a wide range of stakeholders, including language teachers and teacher trainers, curriculum developers, and applied linguists specializing in the areas of pragmatics, intercultural communication, and language education policy.
