The teaching of intercultural competence in the E/LE classroom

Abstract

The studies on intercultural approach are grounded on the dialectical relationship theory underlying between the languageculture binomial, which is the basis for developing educational proposals aimed at integrating knowledge of linguistic-cultural learners of E / LE, specifically in those who are in a situation of linguistic and cultural immersion. From intercultural-pedagogical perspective, highlights the importance of sociocultural context of the target community and social interactions, for purposes of development of intercultural communicative competence in foreign language learners who, in the framework of its participation in international E/LE- are enriched intercultural learning process by staging authentic communicative exchanges with native speakers of Spanish.