Intercultural communication: English dominance

The importance of intercultural communication in today’s globalised world is undeniable. Scholars from different countries have contributed to the development of this field and created educational materials – textbooks on intercultural communication devoted to classifications and features of differe...

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Autores principales:	Chernyishkova Natalya Vladimirovna, Sukhorukova Daria Valerievna, Aroshidze Marina Vadimovna
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Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	EDP Sciences 2021
Materias:	intercultural communication intercultural competence textbooks educational materials skills foreign language learning Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f93b6bf2c4164e08920a43a7d01ef4282021-12-02T17:15:50ZIntercultural communication: English dominance2261-242410.1051/shsconf/202112501001https://doaj.org/article/f93b6bf2c4164e08920a43a7d01ef4282021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2021/36/shsconf_tlm2021_01001.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2261-2424The importance of intercultural communication in today’s globalised world is undeniable. Scholars from different countries have contributed to the development of this field and created educational materials – textbooks on intercultural communication devoted to classifications and features of different cultures – and textbooks on foreign languages that include exercises devoted to developing intercultural skills in everyday and professional contexts. Teachers of foreign languages are making an effort to use the available materials that provide a wide outlook on various cultures and help students prepare for being a part of intercultural community. However, there is an evident shortage of such materials in languages other than English. The article provides the results of the analysis of online sources that demonstrates that the majority of available resources that are in any way connected with intercultural communication are in English. The article dwells on the reasons for English dominance in intercultural communication study and suggests a global effort as a solution. Whether we are looking at textbooks purely on intercultural communication or foreign language learning resources, it is important to understand that the English language cannot be the only medium of intercultural competence formation – other languages can and should be a prism through which intercultural communication is studied.Chernyishkova Natalya VladimirovnaSukhorukova Daria ValerievnaAroshidze Marina VadimovnaEDP Sciencesarticleintercultural communicationintercultural competencetextbookseducational materialsskillsforeign language learningSocial SciencesHENFRSHS Web of Conferences, Vol 125, p 01001 (2021)
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description	The importance of intercultural communication in today’s globalised world is undeniable. Scholars from different countries have contributed to the development of this field and created educational materials – textbooks on intercultural communication devoted to classifications and features of different cultures – and textbooks on foreign languages that include exercises devoted to developing intercultural skills in everyday and professional contexts. Teachers of foreign languages are making an effort to use the available materials that provide a wide outlook on various cultures and help students prepare for being a part of intercultural community. However, there is an evident shortage of such materials in languages other than English. The article provides the results of the analysis of online sources that demonstrates that the majority of available resources that are in any way connected with intercultural communication are in English. The article dwells on the reasons for English dominance in intercultural communication study and suggests a global effort as a solution. Whether we are looking at textbooks purely on intercultural communication or foreign language learning resources, it is important to understand that the English language cannot be the only medium of intercultural competence formation – other languages can and should be a prism through which intercultural communication is studied.
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