Building Intercultural Competence

Building Intercultural Competence

1. Is the preparation of individuals to interact with the other cultural backgrounds.

   • Bennet (1993)
     • Developmental model of intercultural sensitivity.
       • Explain the reactions of people when they find a new cultural environment.
       • ethnocentric as one sees his own culture as central to reality.
       • one develops a more and more ethnorelative point of view, meaning that one experiences one's own culture as in the context of other cultures.
   • Gudykunst (1993)
     • Anxiety / Uncertainty management model.
       • believed that in order for successful intercultural communication a reduction in anxiety/uncertainty must occur.
       • AUM is a constantly developing theory, based on the observations of human behaviour in social situations.
   • Byram (1997)
     • Multidimensional model of intercultural Competence.
       • not primarily knowledge about a specific culture but rather of how social groups and identities function (own and others) knowledge of social processes.
       • the attitudes, knowledge and skills needed to interact successfully in the intercultural skills.
   • Deardoff (2006)
     • Process model of intercultural Competence.
       • continuous process of working on attitudes,knowledge, internal outcomes, external outcomes related to intercultural competence.
         • To listen, observe, and interpret To an alyze, evaluate, and relate
       • Deep understanding and knowledge of culture (including contexts, role and impact of culture & others’ world views)
       • Culture - specific information; Sociolinguistic awareness