Teaching Intercultural communication in English

Decide if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE. "Intercultural communication competence (ICC) is the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in various cultural contexts. is the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in various cultural contexts."

• True

• False

According to Byram's Model of Intercultural Communicative competence (1997) Attitude is

• An ability to evaluate critically and on the basis of explicit criteria perspectives, practices and products in one's own and other cultures and countries

• Ability to interpret a document or event from another culture, to explain it and relate it to documents from one's own

• Curiosity and openness, readiness to suspend disbelief about other cultures and belief about one's own

• Knowledge of social groups and their products and practices in one's own and in one's interlocutor's country, and of the general processes of societal and individual interaction

• Ability to acquire new knowledge of a culture and cultural practices and the ability to operate knowledge, attitudes and skills under the constraintsof real-time communication and interaction

To what competence the following statement is related? "An ability to evaluate critically and on the basis of explicit criteria perspectives, practices and products in one's own and other cultures and countries "

• Attitudes

• Knowledge

• Skills of interpreting and relating

• Skills of discovery and interaction

• Critical cultural awareness/political education

To what competence the following statement is related? "Ability to interpret a document or event from another culture, to explain it and relate it to documents from one's own "

• Attitudes

• Knowledge

• Skills of interpreting and relating

• Skills of discovery and interaction

• Critical cultural awareness/political education

According to Byram's Model of Intercultural Communicative competence (1997) Skills of discovery and interaction is

• An ability to evaluate critically and on the basis of explicit criteria perspectives, practices and products in one's own and other cultures and countries

• Ability to interpret a document or event from another culture, to explain it and relate it to documents from one's own

• Curiosity and openness, readiness to suspend disbelief about other cultures and belief about one's own

• Knowledge of social groups and their products and practices in one's own and in one's interlocutor's country, and of the general processes of societal and individual interaction

• Ability to acquire new knowledge of a culture and cultural practices and the ability to operate knowledge, attitudes and skills under the constraintsof real-time communication and interaction

What approach means "Learning by doing" ?

• Total Physical Response

• Content and Language Integrated Learning

• Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching

• Project Based Learning

Which of the following is not the essential of PBL?

• Establishing professionalism

• Authenticity

• Reflection

• Public Product

Which of the followings are the essentials of PBL?

• Student voice and choise

• Non-verbal communication

• Creativity

• Reflection

• Critique and revision

Choose the best answer to complete this sentence:

"In a PBL classroom, lectures or quizzes..."

• are not used.

• are the main strategy to teach knowledge or assess understanding.

• can help teach a concept or formatively assess student knowledge.

• should be delivered via technology to promote 21st century skills.

Pick the best response to complete the sentence: "The main purpose of the entry event is..."

• to share details about the upcoming unit.

• to promote student engagement for the entire unit.

• to provide an overall context for learning

• to do all of the above.