Guided Discussion on Intercultural Competence

When

noon to 1:30 p.m., April 30, 2020

Overview

In education and in broader society we often talk about what it means to engage across social categorizations and perceived differences. These discourses often leverage the term intercultural communicative competence. In this interactive conversation, we will explore:

  • What is intercultural competence?
  • How is it different from related terms such as intercultural communication, cultural competence, and cross-cultural competence, to name a few?
  • Is intercultural competence an achievable product or a socially-gated, dynamic process?

Participants will leave this interactive conversation equipped to consider both what intercultural competence is and how it is relevant to their own personal and professional lives.


Meet the speakers

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Kris Knisely

Kris Knisely is Assistant Professor of French and Intercultural Competence at the University of Arizona. Knisely's most recent work investigates the linguistic practices of gender non-binary speakers of French. From this project, he is currently authoring a set of best practices for gender-inclusive pedagogy across all modern languages. His work has appeared in The French Review, Contemporary French Civilization, Gender and Language, The Journal of Applied Measurement, The Midwest Modern Language Journal, and Pensamiento Educativo.
   

Janice McGregor

Janice McGregor is Assistant Professor of German Studies and Intercultural Competence and an affiliated faculty member in the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) graduate interdisciplinary program at the University of Arizona. McGregor’s research centers around three interrelated strands: learner beliefs and language ideologies in study abroad, authenticity in language learning and intercultural communication, and qualitative methods in study abroad research. Her work has appeared in the Modern Language Journal, L2 Journal, and Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German.