UID:
almahu_9949293402702882
Format:
1 online resource (154 pages)
ISBN:
9788323384366
Content:
The volume Developing Intercultural Competence through English: Focus on Ukrainian and Polish Cultures edited by Anna Ni¿egorodcew, Yakiv Bystrov and Marcin Kleban offers a valuable result of a joint intercultural project between two universities from the neighbouring countries of Poland and Ukraine.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER ONE. Culture - Communication - Intercultural Communication -- 1.1. Understanding Culture and Communication -- 1.2. Approaches to Studying Intercultural Communication -- 1.3. Methods of Studying Intercultural Communication -- 1.4. Theories of Intercultural Communication -- 1.5. Integrating Cultural Awareness into Classroom Learning -- CHAPTER TWO. English as a Lingua Franca in Intercultural Communication -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Sociocultural Theory of Second Language Learning -- 2.3. Dissociation of English as a Language of International Communicationfrom the Target Language Culture -- 2.4. Role of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) -- 2.5. Using English as a Lingua Franca to Familiarize Speakers of OtherLanguages with One's Own Culture -- 2.6. Conclusion -- CHAPTER THREE. Developing Cultural Self-Awareness and Knowledgeto Enhance Intercultural Competence of Foreign Language Students -- 3.1. Cultural Self-Awareness and Knowledge as Prerequisitesof Intercultural Competence -- 3.2. Cultural Self-Awareness and Knowledge as One of the Principlesof an Intercultural Approach to Foreign Language Teaching -- 3.3. Developing Cultural Self-Awareness and Knowledge DuringIntercultural Activities -- 3.4. Conclusions -- CHAPTER FOUR. Computer Technology in Developing Intercultural Competence -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The Role of Computer Technology in Facilitating the Developmentof Intercultural Competence -- 4.3. ICT in Intercultural Exchanges -- 4.4. Polish Ukrainian Computer-Mediated Exchange Project -- 4.5. Conclusion -- CHAPTER FIVE. Interpreting Fiction -- 5.1. Ukrainian Folk Tales -- 5.2. Ukrainian Postmodernism -- CHAPTER SIX. Ukrainian Customs and Traditions -- 6.1. Rites and Beliefs -- 6.2. Folk Arts -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Cultural Stereotypes and Lifestyle -- 7.1. Gender Roles -- 7.2. Student Life.
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CHAPTER EIGHT. Tourism and Migration in Ukraine -- 8.1. Tourism Development -- 8.2. Migration Policy -- CHAPTER NINE. A Glimpse of the Latest Developments in Social Life -- 9.1. Adopting European Standards in Education -- 9.2. Changes in Cultural Life -- CHAPTER TEN. Polish People's Attitudes Towards Religion -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Religion in Poland in the Past and at Present -- 10.3. What Do Polish People Believe in? -- 10.4. How Tolerant Are Poles of Other Religions? -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Is Poland an Anti-Semitic Country? -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Historical Background of Polish Anti-Semitism -- 11.3. The Present Situation -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Polish Standards of Politeness -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. The Design of the Questionnaires -- 12.3. Participants -- 12.4. Results -- 12.5. The Questionnaire for Polish People: The Evaluation of TenPotentially Impolite Instances of Behaviour -- 12.6. The Experience of Polish People Regarding Their Interactionswith Foreigners -- 12.7. Conclusions -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Are Polish Students Dishonest? -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2. Design of the Questionnaire -- 13.3. Participants -- 13.4. Results -- 13.5. Conclusions.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Ni¿egorodcew, Anna Developing Intercultural Competence through English Kraków : Jagiellonian University Press,c2011 ISBN 9788323332404
Language:
Polish
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