THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE AS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN LEARNING EFL
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https://doi.org/10.31618/nas.2413-5291.2021.1.64.376Keywords:
culture, competence, English as a foreign language (EFL), intercultural competence, learning, teaching.Abstract
Many language scientists made some research on English as a foreign language that has focused on aspects of intercultural competence. Furthermore, the paper focuses on the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language in Uzbekistan, Karakalpakstan in the higher education sectors and examines how the targets culture and intercultural competence are constructed and understood by learners. Also, the paper also considers the notion of intercultural communication and learning as arising from a seamless interaction. The author points out that English as a foreign language in higher education can provide resources for developing intercultural dimensions of learning. The paper concludes by stressing that changes in approach to teaching and learning English are increasingly necessary because of the rapid changes that are taking place in the globe.
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