Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning

by Eva Alcn Soler and Eva Alcón Soler

Book Overview

Eva Alc n Soler Maria Pilar Safont Jord Universitat Jaume I, Spain The main purpose of the present book is to broaden the scope of research on the development of intercultural communicative competence. Bearing this purpose in mind, English learners are considered as intercultural speakers who share their interest for engaging in real life communication. According to Byram and Fleming (1998), the intercultural speaker is someone with knowledge of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402056362
• ISBN13: 9781402056369
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"