Intercultural Communicative Competence: Definition, Models, Measurement Instruments, and Empirical Practice in the EFL Classroom
Keywords:
Bennet, Byram, EFL, Ethnocentrism, Ethnorelativism, Intercultural communicative competence, Intercultural sensitivityAbstract
Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) connects language with culture. Its pioneering writer was Byram, and many scholars had also approached it. ICC basically helps avoid any conversation breakdowns in a culture other than the individual's. Thus, the study addressed the ICC and its implications in the EFL classroom. The researcher defined ICC, and many models of ICC were surveyed and explained. Moreover, the study suggested many instruments to measure how individuals move from ethnocentrism to ethnorelatoivism. EFL classroom strategies were also included, and selected empirical studies in the fields of ICC and classroom were approached. The study concluded that this study's theoretical and empirical implications would improve EFL teaching in the classroom and dispel cultural misconceptions. These aspects will help improve EFL classroom teaching consequently, dispel cultural misconceptions about other cultures.
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