Intercultural Competence and Language Education
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What is the tension mentioned in the text?

  • Tension between mass mobility and economic migration
  • Tension between preparing for the real world and the demands of education
  • Tension between studying cultures and studying modern languages
  • Tension between learning for communication and studying modern languages (correct)

    • Why has the learning/acquisition of languages increased in importance?

  • As a result of economic migration
  • Because of the tension in the classroom
  • Due to the increased opportunities for communication in the real world (correct)
  • Because of the demands of education

    • What does every policy statement since the 1970s refer to?

  • The importance of communication and communicative competence (correct)
  • The tension between studying cultures and studying modern languages
  • The ideal competences of native speakers
  • The demands of general education

    • What is necessary for proficiency in communication according to the text?

    <p>Grammatical competence and other competences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the ideal aim for learners according to the text?

    <p>To gain the same competences that a native speaker has</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has significantly increased in importance due to mass mobility?

    <p>Learning/acquisition of languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'socio-cultural competence' as mentioned in the text?

    <p>The knowledge of a society's way of life, values, beliefs, and behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the traditional approach to training mobile people for international experiences?

    <p>Paid little attention to language learning and drew aid from anthropology and social psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the challenges faced by teachers of foreign languages?

    <p>Recognition of cultural competence among education specialists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to refer to the negative responses experienced by trainees in cross-cultural training?

    <p>Culture shock</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the traditional notion that the idealized monolingual speaker should be the model for language learners?

    <p>Assessing learners' linguistic competence based on native speaker-like language production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one advantage of the traditional cross-cultural training approach mentioned in the text?

    <p>Started and finished in 'the real world', geared towards the global economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What belief do learners and their parents hold about the reason for foreign language teaching?

    <p>It should result in proficiency in communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the reductive tendency of analyzing 'the Xs' psychological traits mentioned in the text?

    <p>Led trainees to assume 'the Xs' all had certain traits for business negotiations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The domin.' at the end of the text suggests:

    <p>A typo or formatting error</p> Signup and view all the answers

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