This paper reports on a preliminary study on second language (L2) learners’ interlanguage pragmatic (ILP) development in academic written discourse by examining how epistemic modality is used by non-native speaker (NNS) writers compared with NS writers in both native speaker (NS) and NNS corpus data. This study also investigates how NNS writers gradually develop interlanguage pragmatic competen...

The increased diversity that characterizes today's society necessitates the need for new ways of accommodating cultural differences. Translanguaging and CLIL have contribute enhancing proficiency, communicative competence, intercultural communication. This study was conducted in a third-grade primary school class Drama, North-eastern Greece consisted 13 students: 8 Greek students 5 with Albania...

The main purpose of this article is to present the development and evolution two fundamental components communicative competence in teaching foreign languages: pragmatics interculturality. We will analyze different visions pragmatic intercultural competence, which are sometimes treated as synonymous concepts. focus our attention on problems observed class a consequence great diversity cultural ...

Contents Introduction Lies Sercu and Manuel Jimenez Raya 7 Learner autonomy and intercultural competence Adri Elsen and Oliver St.-John 15

Foreign Language Education generally aims to produce intercultural speakers who develop relevant language skills necessary for communication and work. In fact, online exchanges provide an excellent opportunity enhance learners’ analytical critical thinking skills. They can enormously help awareness making them ready accept cultural differences. This paper examines the relevance of using virtual...