Aspects of Intercultural Communication

in Language Training

 The Dignity of Man shall be Inviolable.

To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority.

No one may be prejudiced or favoured because of his sex, his parentage, his race,

his language, his homeland and origin, his faith, or his religious or political opinions.

Everyone shall have the right freely to express and

disseminate his opinion by speech, writing and pictures

and freely to inform himself from generally accessible sources.

…There shall be no censorship

… These rights are limited…by the right to inviolability of personal honour

... Freedom of teaching shall not absolve from loyalty to the constitution

•“Why don‘t you have children?”

•The Fountain of Ignorance

•“Let’s talk about Religious

Terrorism in your home country!”

•“How large is your house?”

Pitfalls

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Language Course Books

- how are they received?

- writer and recipient/student

- contents

- authenticity vs ideology

Don’t teach them to ask questions (!?)

Don’t let them fail (!?)

Get your students acquainted with your framework of learning

and testing conditions

Face-to-Face Course Surgery

When in Rome do as the Romans do (!?)

German Armed Forces UN Training

Centre

Care and Welfare Programme for Foreign Students

Partnership with Language StudentsInformative visitsNational festivalsReligious festivals

Cultural eventsDay of Nations at BSprA

The Lowest Common Denominator

• Family, Work, Leisure

• Listen and Learn

• Dignity and Mutual Respect