On Intercultural Communicative Models in Language Learning
Reni Manova
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria
Abstract
The ways in which we communicate, what we communicate and our response to communication are greatly influenced by our culture. Cultural differences have strength and value. Intercultural communication is the exchange of cultural information between two groups of people with significantly different cultures. Effective communicators are those who are motivated, have a fund of knowledge to draw upon, possess requisite communication skills. Motivation as it relates to competence means that as a communicator you want to interact with someone from another culture. The knowledge dimension of communication competence means that you have a fund of knowledge about the other person and their culture. Skills are the actual application of specific behaviours that enable you to accomplish your goals. The skills need to be adapted to the rules of interaction that are appropriate to the host culture.
Keywords: intercultural communication, rules of interaction, foreign students