FORMATION OF INTERPERSONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN ESP CLASSES
Keywords:
cultural awareness, intercultural communication, communicative competence, cross-cultural interaction, teaching pedagogyAbstract
English has been designated as a source of interpersonal and intercultural communication among the people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. A range of linguistic and cultural theories contribute meaningful insights on the development of competence in intercultural communication. The speculations suggest the use of communicative strategies focusing on the development of learners’ efficiency in communicating language through cultural context. However, the teaching of culture in communication has not been paid due importance in a number of academic and language settings of Uzbekistan. This assignment study indicates problems in view of teaching English as a medium of instruction in public sector schools of Uzbekistan and prescribed textbooks in Uzbek schools. It also aims to identify drawbacks and shortcoming in prescribed textbooks for intermediate students at university level and schools. Therefore, the assignment study recommends integration of cultural awareness into a language teaching program for an overall achievement of competence in intercultural communication.
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