Development of intercultural communicative competence awareness tools and teaching material for Languages for Specific Purposes courses

Abstract

[EN] Research on language teaching of larger global lingua francas like French, Spanish or English emphasize the need to consider cultural diversity and intercultural communicative competence (ICC) since learners are likely to use their foreign language with non-native speakers of different nationalities. In addition to common lingua franca variables such as different accents, pragmatic expectations, and discoursal patterns, recent research highlights the development of tools to assess ICC in training courses and teaching material. This paper proposes the development of ICC material and assessment tools for LSP courses and adapt methodologies and contents to these new demands and requirements.