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Intercultural communicative competence in L2 Spanish: guidelines for teacher training programmes

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Pages 178-192 | Received 10 Nov 2019, Accepted 25 Sep 2020, Published online: 01 Dec 2020
 

ABSTRACT

The need for foreign language teachers to acquire Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) arises both from recent changes to their role and from the current context of increased globalisation and society’s enhanced awareness of interculturality. Faced with such transformations, foreign language classrooms require a specific and systematic integration of the intercultural dimension. However, teacher development programmes rarely include content related to the acquisition of ICC either by teachers or learners. This paper aims to fill that gap by offering guidelines for the development of training courses for L2 teachers of Spanish and contribute to enhance their professional profile. The proposal, which considers both teaching competences and generic professional skills, is designed to be applied to diverse target groups or contexts and in different formats. To illustrate our proposal, one of the recommended aspects has been selected and a practical task designed.

RESUMEN

La necesidad de la adquisición de la Competencia Comunicativa Intercultural (CCI) se deriva tanto de cambios en el papel del profesor como de la creciente globalización y conciencia intercultural en la sociedad. Ante estas transformaciones, el aula de lengua extranjera exige un tratamiento decidido y sistemático de la dimensión intercultural. Sin embargo, los programas de formación de profesores no suelen incluir contenidos relacionados con la adquisición de CCI por parte de aprendientes y enseñantes. Esta contribución se propone compensar este vacío ofreciendo pautas para el diseño de cursos de formación de profesores de ELE y de este modo ayudar a completar su perfil profesional. La propuesta presentada considera tanto las competencias docentes como las habilidades profesionales generales y está pensada para ser dirigida a distintos grupos meta y aplicada en diversos formatos y contextos. Para ilustrar esta propuesta se ha escogido uno de los aspectos recomendados y se ha diseñado una actividad práctica.

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