- Reason: 6
- Communication barriers lead to missed business opportunities..but it is important to note that cultural competence developed through foreign language learning is just as vital for a better understanding and cooperation with other countries
- Reference:
- Plasberg, U. (1999) ‘Building bridges to Europe: languages for students of other disciplines’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 20, pp. 51-58
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Intercultural competence, International relations, Understanding
- Reason: 12
- Increasingly, people find themselves working in a multilingual or multicultural environment locally
- Reference:
- Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
- Related Keywords:
- Employability, Intercultural competence, Multilingualism, UK Community Languages
- Reason: 15
- Language learning will be seen as a way for the learner to develop his or her personality (for example, greater assurance or self-confidence, greater willingness to speak in a group) or to develop his or her knowledge of how to learn (greater openness to what is new, awareness of otherness, curiosity about the unknown)
- Reference:
- Council of Europe (2001) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Knowledge, Learning, Personal and social development
- Reason: 31
- Intercultural communication is not an activity which occurs predominantly through the use of English as a lingua franca, nor can it be adequately carried out monolingually
- Reference:
- Kelly, M., Elliott, I., Fant, L. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education (Bern: Peter Lang)
- Related Keywords:
- Global English, Intercultural competence, Multilingualism
- Reason: 32
- The Intercultural speaker is defined as having three main characteristics: Multilingual competence; Sensitivity to the identities present in interlingual and cross-frontier interaction; Ability to mediate/relate one’s own and other cultures with intercultural communicative competence
- Reference:
- Byram, M. (1999) cited in Chambers, A. ‘Intercultural communication: the role of virtual mobility’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 47-57
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, Multilingualism, Values
- Reason: 34
- The development of intercultural competence through a period of residence abroad as part of a programme of study is an excellent example of the new kinds of literacy and new forms of content and communication
- Reference:
- Chambers, A. ‘Intercultural communication: the role of virtual mobility’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 47-57
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Key skills, Residence abroad
- Reason: 35
- Language teaching has a crucial role to play in ensuring that communication in the emerging world community is fully multilingual and multicultural
- Reference:
- Kelly, M. ‘Towards an intercultural practice of language teaching’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 121-130
- Related Keywords:
- Globalisation, Intercultural competence, Multilingualism, Teaching
- Reason: 37
- Study abroad can make an important contribution to intercultural communication.
- Reference:
- Elliott, I. ‘Institutional knowledge and intercultural communication in higher education’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 157-170
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, Study abroad
- Reason: 38
- It can be argued that those who have studied one other language and culture can transfer the intercultural skills they have acquired to a third culture, even if they do not master the language
- Reference:
- Elliott, I. ‘Institutional knowledge and intercultural communication in higher education’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 157-170
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence
- Reason: 39
- Intercultural communication is important for the building of mutual respect between cultural groupings in Europe and also in Europeans’ relations with members of other cultures.
- Reference:
- Kelly, M., Elliott, I., Fant, L. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education (Bern: Peter Lang)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, European Union (EU), Intercultural competence, International relations, Values
- Reason: 40
- The promotion of respect for diversity of languages and of learning more than one foreign language at school is significant..It is a matter of helping learners: to construct their linguistic and cultural identity through integrating it into a diversified experience of otherness; to develop their ability to learn through this same diversified experience of relating to several languages and cultures
- Reference:
- Council of Europe (2001) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Diversity, Identity, Intercultural competence, Learning, Multilingualism, Secondary sector, Values
- Reason: 45
- Intercultural communicative competence is likely best to be achieved through foreign language learning and teaching.
- Reference:
- Starkey, H. (1999) ‘Foreign language teaching to adults: implicit and explicit political education’ in Oxford Review of Education, Volume 25, Nos 1 & 2, pp. 155-169
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 51
- Learners’ heightened awareness, not only of other languages, cultures and peoples but also of themselves as cultural beings is a major contribution of language teaching to their education
- Reference:
- Byram, M. (1997) "Cultural awareness" as vocabulary learning’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 16, pp. 51-57
- Related Keywords:
- Education Studies, Intercultural competence, Teaching
- Reason: 52
- Language learning has potential for offering alternatives to inward-looking insularity, for addressing a lack of preparedness to engage with the notion of otherness and for tackling negative stereotypes
- Reference:
- Pachler, N. (2000) ‘Review Article’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 22, pp. 70-74
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Values
- Reason: 57
- The intercultural dimension in language teaching aims to develop learners as intercultural speakers or mediators who are able to engage with complexity and multiple identities and to avoid the stereotyping which accompanies perceiving someone through a single identity
- Reference:
- Byram, M., Gribkova, B., Starkey, H. (2002) Developing the Intercultural Dimension in Language Teaching: A Practical Introduction for Teachers (Strasbourg: Council of Europe)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Identity, Intercultural competence, Teaching, Values
- Reason: 60
- Visits {to the target country} are a holistic learning experience which provides the means of using intercultural skills and acquiring new attitudes and values
- Reference:
- Byram, M., Gribkova, B., Starkey, H. (2002) Developing the Intercultural Dimension in Language Teaching: A Practical Introduction for Teachers (Strasbourg: Council of Europe)
- Related Keywords:
- Experiential learning, Intercultural competence, Learning, Study abroad, Values
- Reason: 70
- The contribution of language teaching to the culture of peace is not limited-far from it- to the building up of linguistic skills enabling individuals to communicate beyond the borders of their own country. There are many ways that langage teaching can make a contribution, but perhaps first and foremost, is the fact that it can make learners aware of the relative vision of the world inherent in their own language and society
- Reference:
- Candelier, M., MacDonald-Smith, F., Reig-Garganta, D. The contribution of modern language teaching to peace (Graz: European Centre for Modern Languages, Workshop Report, 30 September-3 October 1998)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, International relations, Language learning skills, Teaching, Values
- Reason: 76
- To varying degrees foreign language users exhibit the following: openness towards and interest in new experiences, other persons, ideas, peoples, societies and cultures; a willingness to relativise their own cultural viewpoint and cultural value system; a willingness and ability to distance themselves from conventional attitudes to cultural difference
- Reference:
- Lonergan, J. (2000) ‘Graduateness, transferable skills and employability’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 137-143
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Intercultural competence, Values
- Reason: 92
- The ability to function in a new linguistic cultural environment is a skill highly prized by international employers, many of whom will not consider graduates without experience of living and working outside their native land
- Reference:
- Work and Study Abroad (Residence Abroad Project at www.llas.ac.uk/resources/mb/626)
- Related Keywords:
- Employability, Globalisation, HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Residence abroad, Work experience
- Reason: 93
- Building a common home in which to live, work and trade together means acquiring the skills to communicate with one another effectively and to understand one another better. Learning and speaking other languages encourages us to become more open to others, their cultures and outlooks
- Reference:
- Commission of the European Communities (2003) Promoting Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity: An Action Plan 2004-2006
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, European Union (EU), Intercultural competence, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 96
- The European Commission is working to develop the entrepreneurial spirit and skills of EU citizens - Such goals will be easier if language learning is effectively promoted in the European Union, making sure that European citizens, and companies, have the intercultural and language skills necessary to be effective in the global market-place
- Reference:
- Commission of the European Communities (2003) Promoting Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity: An Action Plan 2004-2006
- Related Keywords:
- Business, European Union (EU), Intercultural competence, Language learning skills
- Reason: 100
- Learning a language really does broaden your awareness of other cultures - you learn things that you would otherwise never come across
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Intercultural competence, Learning, Uniqueness
- Reason: 105
- Learning languages enables people to fully appreciate other cultures
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 147
- Cultural awareness is a highly important career asset. To work successfully abroad, you need to have an appreciation of ideas, traditions, customs and lifestyles which are often very different from your own
- Reference:
- King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Employability, Intercultural competence, Mobility
- Reason: 190
- When you learn another language, you start to have access to another culture, to another way of thinking, for languages articulate reality in different ways. If you never learn another language, you never know how vast the gap can be between peoples, so you never see the need to start bridging the gap. What September 11 showed the world was the terrifying complacency of native English speakers who assumed that everyone thought as they did. It also showed how skilfully international terrorist networkers can exploit their knowledge of languages and cultures to blend invisibly around the world
- Reference:
- Bassnet, S. (2002) 'A failure to communicate' in the Education Guardian, Tuesday March 12, 2002 (http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,665508,00.html)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Global English, Intercultural competence, International relations, National security, Understanding
- Reason: 192
- Vocationally Oriented Language Learning (VOLL) ...becomes an integral part of a lifelong educational process which combines work-related skills with personal growth, cultural awareness and social skills
- Reference:
- DiNapoli, R., Polezzi, L., King, A. (eds) (2001) Fuzzy Boundaries? (London:CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Education Studies, Employability, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language for specific purposes, Lifelong learning, Personal and social development
- Reason: 201
- Vocationally-oriented language learning aims to provide learners with the language and cultural means enabling them to participate in the communication processes of an increasingly international world
- Reference:
- King, A. (2000) ‘What is vocational language learning?’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 7-13
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Globalisation, Intercultural competence, Language for specific purposes
- Reason: 212
- Through learning to present themselves and reflect both on their own and others' ideas, thoughts, intuitions and perceptions in the foreign language classroom, students on institution-wide language programmes can acquire competences and refine processes that allow them to become more effective professionals and better cross-cultural communicators
- Reference:
- DiNapoli, R. (2000) 'Reflection and professionalisation in language teaching: the case of 'Polylang' at the University of Westminster' in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 45-51
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector), Institution-Wide Language Programmes (IWLPs), Intercultural competence, Language learning skills
- Reason: 233
- Language teaching is a vehicle for transmitting such knowledge and understanding of human rights and a policy instrument for promoting intercultural understanding in a spirit of human rights
- Reference:
- Starkey, H. (2002) 'Citizenship, human rights and intercultural education' in Swarbrick, A. (ed) Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools (London: Routledge Falmer, The Open University), pp. 95-111
- Related Keywords:
- Equality (equal opportunities), Intercultural competence, Teaching, Values
- Reason: 234
- Language learning, by definition, is an intercultural experience
- Reference:
- Starkey, H. (2002) 'Citizenship, human rights and intercultural education' in Swarbrick, A. (ed) Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools (London: Routledge Falmer, The Open University), pp. 95-111
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence
- Reason: 235
- Through foreign language education, learners have the opportunity to engage with people with other values, meanings and behaviours, potentially but not necessarily in a pluralist mode... for a multicultural society
- Reference:
- Byram, M., Guilherme, H. (2000) cited in Starkey, H. (2002) 'Citizenship, human rights and intercultural education' in Swarbrick, A. (ed) Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools (London: Routledge Falmer, The Open University), pp. 95-111
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Networking, Values
- Reason: 247
- Not only is understanding a language the gateway to understanding a culture, but MFL proficiency helps the individual to relativise human differences, and to realise we are all linked to, and yet different from the other. Ignorance of the Other leads to fear and confirms primeval notions of absolute difference: to deny pupils of any socio-economic or cultural background the experience of prepared structured contact with a foreign culture is to deny them one of the experiences they most need in order to emerge strengthened from the chrysalis of adolescence
- Reference:
- Nott, D. (2003) 'National language strategies post-Nuffield' in Head, D., Jones, E., Kelly, M., Tinsley, T. (eds) Setting the Agenda for Languages in Higher Education (London: CILT), pp. 119-130
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Inclusion, Intercultural competence, Secondary sector, Values
- Reason: 253
- It is clear that a small, but nonetheless significant proportion of European companies have lost business due to language and/or cultural deficiencies
- Reference:
- Hagen, S. (1999) Business Communication Across Borders (London: LNTO and CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 254
- With increasing internationalisation in the corporate sector, it is inevitable that more, rather than fewer companies will experience language and/or cultural barriers in one form or another - particularly SMEs -with a higher concentration of first-time exporters
- Reference:
- Hagen, S. (1999) Business Communication Across Borders (London: LNTO and CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Globalisation, Intercultural competence, UK
- Reason: 255
- Failure to 'culturally adapt' sales and marketing material is a major cause of cross-cultural miscommunication. Moreover, companies which have successfully mastered adaptation have usually done so by adopting a 'language' or communication strategy in the first place
- Reference:
- Hagen, S. (1999) Business Communication Across Borders (London: LNTO and CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Culture, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 286
- 15% of the firms involved in a Language Advantage survey in 2001 recognise that they have lost business because of the language skill factor or cultural barriers. One individuall even claimed to have lost half a million pounds of business per year because of it
- Reference:
- Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 304
- Plurilingual and pluricultural competence promotes the development of linguistic and communication awareness, and even metacognitive strategies which enable the social agent to become more aware of and control his or her own spontaneous ways of handling tasks and in particular their linguistic dimension. In addition, this experience of plurilingualism and pluriculturalism: exploits pre-existing sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences which in turn develops them further; leads to a better perception of what is general and what is specific concerning the linguistic organisation of different languages; by its nature refines knowledge of how to learn and the capacity to enter into relations with others and new situations
- Reference:
- Council of Europe (2001) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language awareness, Learning, Learning strategies, Linguistics, Multilingualism
- Reason: 328
- Vocationally-oriented language learning fosters key skills, such as communication, ICT, problem-solving and working with others. This overlays the value of language learning for developing an awareness of other countries and cultures and developing skills in cross-cultural communication
- Reference:
- Sewell, C. (2004) 'Keynote discussion' in Sewell, C. (ed) Language Learning for Work in a Multilingual World (London: CILT, the National Centre for Languages), pp. 3-12
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, IT skills (Information Technology), Key skills, Language for specific purposes, Language learning skills, Problem solving, Teamwork
- Reason: 329
- The Secretary of State for Education has asked HEFCE to consider the following as courses of national strategic importance. Arabic and Turkish language studies..this is mainly for strategic security and intercultural awareness reasons
- Reference:
- DfES Press Notice 'Charles Clarke seeks protection for courses of national strategic importance', December 1, 2004 (www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2004_0209)
- Related Keywords:
- HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, National security
- Reason: 333
- English alone is not enough. In the face of such widespread acceptance and use of English the UK's complacent view of its limited capability in languages is understandable. It is also dangerous. In a world where bilingualism and plurilingualism are commonplace, monolingualism implies inflexibility, insensitivity and arrogance. Much that is essential to our society, its health and interests - including effective choice in policy, realisation of citizenship, effective overseas links and openness to the inventions of other cultures - will not be achieved in one language alone
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Citizenship, Economic, social and political dimension, Global English, Inclusion, Intercultural competence, International relations, Multilingualism, UK, Values
- Reason: 339
- Communication across cultures will remain a key skill - The ability to communicate across cultures will be essential to national well-being and it is in the UK’s interests to wake up to the value of languages in cementing international relations
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, International relations, Key skills, UK
- Reason: 341
- The essential ingredient in securing a contract can be developing an understanding with the client, which is more easily done with even a basic knowledge of the client’s language and an appreciation of the cultural framework
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Intercultural competence, Understanding
- Reason: 344
- Recruitment patterns reflect a changing world .. Language skills can confer a distinct advantage in what is now a very competitive employment market. Employers are taking a more global view of recruitment and the profile of the desirable employee is changing. - Preference is often given to people with language skills, not merely because they can communicate across borders but because language skills tend to go hand in hand with the ability to adapt and an awareness of the importance of empathising with others
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Globalisation, Intercultural competence, Values
- Reason: 351
- Language competence implies other transferable skills- Employers value language competence as an indicator of wider communication skills: language learning promotes understanding of the need to listen carefully, to engage with others and to empathise with people in a wide range of working and social contexts
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language learning skills, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 355
- The year abroad { as part of a language degree programme} is valuable in broadening work experience, social contacts and employability. It enables students to develop not only their language and cultural skills, but also key life skills of self-reliance and resourcefulness
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Autonomy, Employability, Experiential learning, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language learning skills, Networking, Personal and social development, Residence abroad, Work experience
- Reason: 370
- The use of a foreign language to communicate with other people, whether fellow-learners or native speakers, fosters the spirit of co-operation and provides practical proof of the value of learning a foreign language. This lays the basis for understanding the potential of linguistic competence in adult work and leisure: it helps learners to appreciate that they are citizens not only of the United Kingdom but also of Europe and the rest of the world. It encourages them to enter into and respect the attitudes and customs not only of other countries but also of the different communities making up their own society. With developing linguistic competence comes an enhanced awareness and heightened awareness of another culture, which enables pupils to gain access to and participate in that culture
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Citizenship, Communication, Culture, Intercultural competence, Secondary sector, Teamwork, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 374
- Many common vocabulary groups deal with the environment of the home and foreign countries and provide excellent opportunities for raising important contemporary issues. Consistent cross-references between the home and foreign countries can help learners to stand back from received opinions and come to a more balanced view of both cultures
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Economic, social and political dimension, Intercultural competence, Secondary sector
- Reason: 377
- Language competencies are part of the core of skills that every citizen needs for training, employment, cultural exchange and personal fulfilment
- Reference:
- Commission of the European Communities (2003) Promoting Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity: An Action Plan 2004-2006
- Related Keywords:
- Employability, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language learning skills, Personal and social development, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 383
- Languages teach you adaptability and communication skills. Learning how to interact with speakers of other languages means you are less likely to be stuck in one mode of thinking. It can help you see things from a range of perspectives - making you more adaptable, creative, and insightful. The ability to operate cross-culturally is becoming just as much valued by employers as straight language skills
- Reference:
- CILT, the National Centre for Languages, Frequently Asked Questions, (http:\www.cilt.org.uk\faqs\why.htm)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Creativity, Employability, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language learning skills, Networking, Personal and social development
- Reason: 387
- What makes language learning essential to a child’s development and crucial to any young person’s personal and professional prospects lies first and foremost in what makes the world of today a place where political, economic and personal relations are ruled by global communication. Furthermore, plurilingualism and cultural diversity need to be safeguarded not only to protect individual identities but also to guarantee the opening of the mind to otherness
- Reference:
- Monsieur Daniel Bernard, S.E. l’Ambassadeur de France au Royaume-uni (record of the symposium, 'Why languages matter', held on 6 March 2002 (The English-Speaking Union, The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Diversity, Economic, social and political dimension, Employability, Globalisation, Identity, Intercultural competence, International relations, Multilingualism
- Reason: 393
- Languages, particularly when reinforced through ICT, can help young people feel at ease with other cultures and with the knowledge economy, and to make their mark both here and abroad as citizens of a diverse, multilingual, global society
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Globalisation, Intercultural competence, IT skills (Information Technology), Knowledge, Mobility
- Reason: 396
- Education in languages at school has an essential role to play in preparing all students for citizenship of the wider society. If it helps them become sensitive to the languages and cultures of others and develops in them sufficient confidence and competence to be able to use their languages, however modestly, in their interactions with other citizens, then they are more likely to understand others and to be respected by them. In this way the wider society becomes more open, democratic and inclusive
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Citizenship, Communication, Democracy, Inclusion, Intercultural competence, Personal and social development, Secondary sector, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 398
- Teaching a modern language then fits into a broader framework of 'languages and learning' at school. It has a central role to play in helping all students connect the notion of linguistic and cultural diversity here with the notion of linguistic and cultural diversity in the wider Europe where many millions of people speak a language (whether an indigenous language such as Breton, Catalan, Basque, Frisian, Friulian, Ladino, Sorbian or an indigenised language such as Turkish in Germany or Portuguese in Luxembourg) that is not the majority language of the country in which they live
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Diversity, Equality (equal opportunities), Intercultural competence, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, Secondary sector, UK Community Languages
- Reason: 406
- A capacity in an additional language is an indicator of the flexible, mobile, communicative and culturally aware talent that the business community are seeking to recruit
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Employability, Intercultural competence, Mobility
- Reason: 408
- Languages departments have for long made an important contribution to the intercultural ethos of schools, not only through language teaching but also through school visits abroad and reciprocal school exchanges. The foreign language assistant has been a cultural ambassador valued by many staff beyond those who teach languages
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Experiential learning, Intercultural competence, Secondary sector, Study abroad, Teaching, Values
- Reason: 410
- As students progress through their education at school, a modern language will be of benefit to their personal and educational development in a variety of ways. It will allow them to establish contact with people of their own age who speak other languages and to access information from other cultures. It will help them thereby to understand that experience of the world through another language can be just as 'real' and 'valid' as experience of the world through English. It will offer them the positive experience of developing an entirely new mode of understanding and expression and an opportunity to acquire an explicit understanding of what the components of language are and how these may be manipulated for different purposes. It will allow them to derive cognitive benefits through problem-solving, memorisation, recall, making connections, attending to detail and pragmatic strategies. All of these are basic transferable skills that can be activated or enhanced through a modern language. Learning a modern language will help students to develop strategies for learning and using language that will assist them not only with their current modern language but with others also that they may subsequently learn. It will encourage them to appreciate and participate in cultural and linguistic diversity
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Diversity, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language awareness, Learning strategies, Networking, Personal and social development, Problem solving, Secondary sector, Understanding
- Reason: 415
- Through the study of languages, young people can develop an awareness that others have different perceptions, values, priorities and attitudes
- Reference:
- Swarbrick, A. (2002) 'Positioning modern foreign language teaching in schools: issues and debates' in Swarbrick, A. (ed) Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools (London: Routledge Falmer, The Open University), pp. 3-22
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Values
- Reason: 420
- Languages give us access to other "countries of the mind", and help us to look back at our own country and culture from a different and more healthily critical perspective
- Reference:
- Footitt, H. (2001) 'Lost for words' in the Guardian, Tuesday October 23 2001
- Related Keywords:
- Critical thinking, Culture, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 421
- The study of a foreign language enables students to participate in the society whose language they study and to operate within different linguistic and cultural contexts. This places them in a privileged position: they can be ambassadors for their own society within the foreign society and they can also learn to view their own society from new perspectives. They can compare and contrast diverse visions of the world, thus promoting intercultural understanding and bringing distinctive benefits both to their own society, for example in employment terms, and to the society or societies of the target language(s)
- Reference:
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2002) Languages and Related Studies: Subject Benchmark Statements (Gloucester: QAA)
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Mobility, Personal and social development, UK
- Reason: 422
- Study of languages and related studies will normally include an extended period of residence abroad in a country where the language concerned is spoken, usually in the form of a study or work placement. The period of residence abroad - encourages intercultural awareness and capability, qualities of self-reliance and other transferable graduate skills
- Reference:
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2002) Languages and Related Studies: Subject Benchmark Statements (Gloucester: QAA)
- Related Keywords:
- Autonomy, Experiential learning, HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Personal and social development, Related subjects, Residence abroad, Study abroad, Work experience
- Reason: 424
- A key form of knowledge and understanding developed amongst students of languages and related studies is the ability to compare the view of the world from their own cultures with the view of the world from the languages and cultures they have acquired. The analytical skills they have developed can be used equally well in the study of their own culture and in particular in comparing, contrasting and mediating between the two (or more) societies with which they are familiar. The lived experience of time spent abroad as part of the curriculum further enhances the sense of self and others as products of particular language communities at particular moments in their respective histories
- Reference:
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2002) Languages and Related Studies: Subject Benchmark Statements (Gloucester: QAA)
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Culture, Experiential learning, HE (Higher Education sector), Identity, Intercultural competence, Related subjects, Residence abroad
- Reason: 426
- Through their studies and their contact with the target language and associated cultures and their related studies, all students of languages and related studies will develop sensitivity to and awareness of the similarities and dissimilarities between other cultures and societies and their own. In particular, their competence in the target language means they will have an appreciation of the internal diversity and transcultural connectedness, and an attitude of curiosity and openness towards other cultures. The skills and attributes concerned include: a critical understanding of a culture and practices other than one's own: an appreciation of the uniqueness of the other culture(s): an ability and willingness to engage with other cultures: an ability to appreciate and critically evaluate one's own culture
- Reference:
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2002) Languages and Related Studies: Subject Benchmark Statements (Gloucester: QAA)
- Related Keywords:
- Critical thinking, Culture, HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Related subjects, Values
- Reason: 429
- The multidisciplinary and language-specific nature of programmes in languages and related studies encourages the development of a wide range of key transferable skills including, interpersonal skills and personal attributes: communication, presentation, interaction; the ability to work creatively and flexibly with others as part of a team; mediating skills, qualities of empathy; self-reliance, initiative, adaptability and flexibility; intercultural competence
- Reference:
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2002) Languages and Related Studies: Subject Benchmark Statements (Gloucester: QAA)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Creativity, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language learning skills, Personal and social development, Related subjects, Teamwork, Values
- Reason: 440
- In the knowledge society of the 21st century, language competence and intercultural understanding are not optional extras, they are an essential part of being a citizen. For too long we have lagged behind in our capability to contribute fully as multilingual and culturally aware citizens.
- Reference:
- DfES (2002) Languages for All: Languages for Life: A Strategy for England (London: DfES)
- Related Keywords:
- Citizenship, Intercultural competence, Knowledge, Multilingualism, UK
- Reason: 445
- Languages enable you to travel to other countries and feel part of the culture, respect the people living there by making an effort to communicate and not feel like a tourist
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Culture, Intercultural competence, Mobility, Values
- Reason: 472
- A language helps if your work involves dealing with people of different origins
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Intercultural competence, Networking
- Reason: 494
- A language widens peoples' horizons, encouraging them to see past their own countries and to be less narrow-minded or arrogant
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Personal and social development, Values
- Reason: 496
- A language will enable you to understand and communicate with non-English speaking cultures
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, Understanding
- Reason: 557
- Modern Foreign Languages provides opportunities to promote: Cultural development through providing pupils with insights into cultural differences and opportunities to relate these to their own experience and to consider different cultural and linguistic traditions, attitudes and behaviours
- Reference:
- DFEE, QCA (1999) Modern Foreign Languages: The National Curriculum for England (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Historical dimension, Intercultural competence, Personal and social development, Secondary sector
- Reason: 603
- Languages keep you more aware of other cultures
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 625
- If you go to do a job with someone who speaks another language and they have to speak in English because you can't understand their language and culture, then you would be at a disadvantage. You wouldn't know the customs and the codes you are supposed to go through. Whereas if you know the language and culture, you can communicate with them better and it should be beneficial for both sides
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Equality (equal opportunities), Intercultural competence, Understanding
- Reason: 630
- Language learning makes you more sensitive to other behaviour patterns that people demonstrate in different cultures. You can fit in better, at least you don't offend people
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Personal and social development, Values
- Reason: 644
- Language learning promotes cultural heterogeneity. If people can learn, understand and have an affinity with another language, cultural harmony can only be increased by that
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Social cohesion, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 659
- Learning languages encourages integration with foreign cultures
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, International relations, Networking
- Reason: 683
- Language learning promotes cultural sensitivity
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Values
- Reason: 695
- People learning languages are not selfish and they acquire an extensive understanding of the ‘other’
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 696
- Language learning allows a person to dwell in different cultures with more success
- Reference:
- undergraduate: IWLP
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 713
- Learning another language gives you the ability to compare different cultures
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 722
- The intercultural understanding promoted by language teaching and learning encourages better relationships between different communities in this country
- Reference:
- Higher Education Advisory Panel
- Related Keywords:
- Intercultural competence, Networking, Social cohesion, Teaching, UK
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