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Social Obstacles to Intercultural Competence in America's Language Classrooms
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Fonseca-Greber, Bonnie – Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) (NJ3), 2010
In contrast with debates over language pedagogy or aptitude, this paper examines seven societal obstacles which impact the success of classroom language learning and the development of intercultural competence in American language classrooms. These include expectations for teacher preparation, language proficiency and target language use;…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Barriers, Performance Factors