Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence : Revisited, Pa...

Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence : Revisited, Paperback by Byram, Michael, ISBN 1800410239, ISBN-13 9781800410237, Brand New, Free shipping in the USThis book examines issues involved in teaching and assessing a person's ability to relate to and communicate with people who speak a different language and live in a different cultural context, either in another country or in one's own. It focuses on principles for teaching and assessment and how they can inform planning, as well as the relationship between teaching and assessment from a foreign language teaching perspective in general education in Europe. It discusses the nature of intercultural competence and communication; a model of intercultural communication competence involving skills, knowledge, attitudes, and education; competences and objectives for teaching, learning, and assessment; how these objectives could be used to plan a curriculum; and assessment options. This edition has been updated to reflect recent research and critiques and commentaries on the first edition. It refines the definition of the five "savoirs" of intercultural competence and includes new sections on issues like moral relativism and human rights, mediation, intercultural citizenship, and teachers' ethical responsibilities. Distributed in the US by National Book Network. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()