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Intercultural Literacy

Intercultural literacy refers to the competencies, understandings, attitudes, language proficiencies, participation and identities necessary for effective cross-cultural engagement. opportunities to interact with students in other cultures opportunities to read news/blogs from international sources However, works of numerous authors (Bennett, 1998; Peterson, 2004; Chen & Starosta, 2005) permit to identify three common basic aspects of intercultural literacy, which have been summarised in a three stage learning model: knowledge, skills, and attitudes (table 1). Table 1. 1. Knowledge Understands how culture works from the perspective of the involved person. Realises the proportion of power in the context of various cultures and the mutual interconnection and links among the global cultures. Knows human rights and responsibilities. 2. Skills Ability to engage in intercultural relationships (friendship, work etc.). Ability to critically evaluate everyday manifestations of intercultural aspects from personal and collective perspectives. Ability to listen and accept opinions of other cultures. 3. Attitudes Openness to diversity empathy, tolerance and inclusive communication ([]) Also consider: []