Incorporating ICC (Intercultural Communicative Competence) in TAFL (Teaching Arabic as Foreign Language): a case study at beginner and elementary levels
In an age characterised by increasing globalization, plurilingualism and interdependence between different countries and cultures, but also marked by religious and ethnic conflicts as well as tensions between communities, language teaching and learning needs more than ever to go beyond its traditional linguistic and communicative objectives. Then the question educational institutions, specifically language instructors and developers of foreign languages (FL) curricula, should answer is: How can we promote values and attitudes that recognize experiences of diversity and openness to other cultures? This can be done