A foundational component of human interaction is person‐to‐person understanding, often
realized through pragmatic behaviors—the expression and understanding of meaning …

The goals of language education in the United States have always been informed by the
social, historical, and political contexts in which the instruction takes place. In this paper, we …

In this conceptual article, we problematize current models of intercultural competence, by
tracing the development of models of communicative competence and their historical …

This article examines the relationship between global competence and second language
learning motivation in critical language classrooms. Data were collected from 137 …

An exploratory case study of four 5th-to 12th-grade English language teachers in a
Romanian public, competitive, bilingual high school focused on how these English …

Grounded in analysis of Chinese and international educational concepts and classroom
techniques currently used to teach Chinese as a Second Language, and a thorough review …

The launch of the Belt and Road Initiative in China calls for a paradigm shift in theory and
practice of foreign language (FL) teaching from a communicative language teaching …

This article advocates developing students' intercultural competence through authentic
video in language education. It first explores the definition of intercultural competence in …

The objective of this research was to understand the current situation and challenges
associated with the internationalization of the curriculum (IoC) in English-medium instruction …

The present research reported the findings of the study which investigated the relationship
between the ideal L2 self and intercultural communicative competence (ICC). A total of 216 …