MODULE 11 ,homework 14

1. Consider the following definitions. Then, answer the questions. nter!ultural attitudes" curiosity and openness, readiness to suspend disbelief about other cultures and belief about ones own. #nowledge" can be defined as having two major components: knowledge of social processes, and knowledge of illustrations of those processes and products; the latter includes knowledge about how other people are likely to perceive you, as well as some knowledge about other people. $kills of inter%reting and relating" ability to interpret a document or event from another culture, to explain it and relate it to documents or events from ones own. $kills of dis!o&er' and intera!tion" ability to acquire new knowledge of a culture and cultural practices and the ability to operate knowledge, attitudes and skills under the constraints of real time communication and interaction. Criti!al !ultural awareness" an ability to evaluate, critically and on the basis of explicit criteria, perspectives, practices and products in ones own and other cultures and countries !."an the acquisition of intercultural competence be complete and perfect# $ustify your %es&'o answer 'o, it cant. (t can serve as a valuable lesson for those who will never have the opportunity to visit another country and as preparation for those who do eventually have contact with native speakers. . ).*hat are the skills of comparison, of interpreting and relating crucial for# +hese skills are crucial for those students who anticipate having contact with speakers of second language. "ourtesy, phrases and kinesics are serve as extremely important bases for the establishment of comfortable intercultural relationship. ,.*hy do intercultural speakers need skills ofdiscovery and interaction# +hey need skills of discovery and interaction in order to find the best way to communicate, to understand and act in a conversation in a right style. -..ow can language teachers contribute to developing intercultural competence# (n order to develop intercultural competence teachers have to bring in class authentic materials preparing presentations, talking about similarities and differences, a cultural capsule / a brief description0 and a lot of visual aids.

1. *hat should intercultural education be concerned with# (ntercultural education should be concerned with language, history, economy, politics and the way people live. (. $tarting from the statement )E*%eriential learning is %owerful in de&elo%ing self+ awareness as well as %er!e%tions of other !ountries,, de&ise an a!ti&it' to stimulate the inter!ultural dimension in language tea!hing. -$.O/T 0/E$E1T2T O13

2!ti&it' .ello in 2ifferent 3anguages +his is a fun, warm up, cross cultural activity. +he group tries to come up the word/s0 for 4hello4 in as many different languages as possible.