2. Read the text again and choose the correct answer.

1. Intercultural language teaching and learning is…

1. focusing on language without reference to culture.

2. primarily transmitting information about a culture.

3. fusing of language, culture and learning into a single educative approach.

2. Intercultural language learning involves

1. developing the understanding of learners’ own language and culture in relation to an additional language and culture.

2. the ability to interpret a document or visual materials from another culture.

3. the ability to acquire new knowledge of a culture and cultural practices

3. According to Byram, components of intercultural communicative competence are:

1. attitudes, knowledge, skills for interpreting and relating, skills for discovering and interacting, and awareness.

2. skills for interpreting and relating, skills for discovering and interacting.

3. attitudes, knowledge, skills for interpreting and relating.

4. Knowledge of self is

1. the knowledge about culture in general and how it affects behaviour.

2. the knowledge about society and cultures in one’s own country.

3. the information about such things as everyday living, interpersonal relations, values and beliefs.

5. The aim of intercultural communicative competence is

1. to understand their own identity in relation to others, not to replace identities. 

2. to focus on knowledge about a country or society.

3. to explore a wider range of cultural artefacts.

3. Answer the questions.

1. What does intercultural language learning involve?

2. What learning techniques are used to develop the competencies that allow them to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries?

3. What does intercultural communicative competence mean?

4. What components of intercultural communicative competence does Byram suggest?

5. What does knowledge about other cultures include?

6. How are the skills for discovery and interaction used?

7. Why is it generally considered that native speaker-level communicative competence is an unrealistic target and an undesirable one?

LISTENING

European Bilingualism

1. Chart the history of your English language learning over the years in a piece of paper. Talk about your charted histories taking into account the following:

• What were your weak points and strong points?

• Are you happy with your current level?

2. Listen to the text and decide whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f)

1. Europeans are become increasingly better at other languages.

2. Eighty percent of European students are bilingual.

3. September 26 is the official European Day For the English Language.

4. A European proverb says you are not human unless you are bilingual.

5. Ninety-nine percent of Luxembourgers are at least bilingual.

6. Britons are amongst the top of bilingual speakers.

7. French is the international language among Europeans.