plurilingual/pluricultural = rich social reality / multiple linguistic varities with different cultural conceptions. (language is not one monolithic ‘code’, but a pluricentric ‘entity’, shaped by contact between cultures)

intercultural competencies:

• intercultural awareness
• open attitudes
• interpreting diversity
• relating to others (mediator)

=> inclusive classrooms

intercultural speaker vs native speaker

definitions:

• mediation = narrow gap between individuals/contexts/communities
• plurilingual competence = communicate with multiple languages

• linguaculture = interrelationship of language and culture

• communicative competence = act in foreign language
  • linguistically
  • sociolinguistically
  • pragmatically
• intercultural competence = interact with foreign culture
  • experience diversity
  • analyse and benefit from it
  • understand and mediate between cultures
  • question cultural environment
• pluricultural competence = participate in foreign culture
  • has knowledge of cultures and languages
  • participate in intercultural encounters

^WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

globalisation (travel, migration, international education) => increased intercultural contact

communicating with people from other linguistic and cultural backgrounds even more important. (+ being aware of own believes is important) (+ ability to ‘decentre’, and take the others perspective on your own culture)

significant change: we now see culture as key component of comms