Chapter 2: International English and Multiculturalism
Competence aims in focus:
The aims of the studies are to enable pupils to
- elaborate on and discuss various aspects of multicultural societies in the English-speaking world
- reflect on how cultural differences and dissimilar value systems can affect communication
- understand, elaborate on and discuss lengthy discourses on general and specialized subjects
- present a major in-depth project on a topic from International English or another subject from his or her own programme area and assess the process
(Translation: udir.no)
Video: Cross-cultural communication
Pellegrino Riccardi, a cross-cultural expert, shares his personal and professional experience about how different cultures can successfully coexist.
Links
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TEDxBergen: Pellegrino Riccardi
(youtube.com)