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The Methodology of Intercultural Competence Development on the Basis of a Cognitive Style-inclusive Approach

Year: 2014

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The author's view of the problem consists in the integration of cognitive, learner-centered and intercultural approaches to teaching intercultural communication. The paper shows that cognitive style is involved in the picture of the world's formation. The analysis of the intercultural communication phenomenon from the position of cognitive science reveals that one of the most essential conditions for effective intercultural communication is the cognitive readiness for intercultural communication that comprises of cognitive and communicative abilities to participate in the intercultural dialogue and can be improved by the development of a wider range of cognitive strategies utilized by a person in the learning process.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.128

Authors: Aleksandra V. Soboleva, Olga A. Obdalova

Institutions: Tomsk Polytechnic University, National Research Tomsk State University

Language: English

Topic: Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2139892575

FWCI: 1.695

Cites: 4

Cited by: 14

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