Brighton, Christopher, 1974-

Socio-cultural values in the development of intercultural communication competence / Christopher Brighton. - 1 online resource (220 pages) - Interfaces. Bydgoszcz studies in language, mind and translation ; vol. 4 .

Includes bibliographical references.

Socio-cultural values and intercultural communication competence -- The global challenges of ICC -- Context in ICC -- Identity and values in ICC -- The components and skills of ICC -- Evaluating socio-cultural values -- A review of current research -- The present research: hypothesis, objectives and the respondents -- Research methodology -- The impact of the dimensions of politics, education and family -- On Polish learners of English -- The relationship of the dimensions of politics, education and family -- The dimension of politics -- The dimension of education -- The dimension of family -- Politics, education and family in the development of ICC -- The challenges of intercultural communication competence -- Socio-cultural background of student respondents -- Parental background factors -- Profiles of Polish learners of English as intercultural communicators -- Conclusions -- Findings of the current research -- Research contribution to the field of ICC -- Recommendation for future research -- Practical applications of the current research.

9783653035957 (e-book)


Communicative competence.
Intercultural communication.


Electronic books.

P94.6 / .B775 2013eb

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