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The representation of the intercultural competence in the Colombian language textbook for 8th grade school students
One of the goals in Colombian Education system should be the development of Intercultural
competence which has long been studied for many years by prominent authors and researches
such as: Byram, Risager, Kramsch, Short, Liddicoat, Dervin, Deardoff, among others. They
have argued how intercultural communication fosters understanding and awareness of
culturally mediated communication phenomenon, in this sense, this research seeks to analyze
the representation of interculturality in the Colombian language textbook Way to Go 8th
grade through the systematic analysis of 42 reading activities as the primary sample to be
studied using content analysis. The data was analyzed using a matrix to identify what aspects
of the ICC (Intercultural Communicative Competence) were focused and promoted through
the activities. Results indicate that the most activities represent and tend to promote attitudes,
knowledge, and awareness as part of Byram’s ICC model. Consequently, the emphasis of the
reading activities in terms of both content and purpose, is also placed and are expected to
develop these aspects of ICC.1. INTRODUCTION 112. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 19Intercultural Communicative Competence 19Critical awareness 23Intercultural attitudes 23Knowledge 24Skills of interpreting and relating 24Skills of discovery and interaction 24Culture 24Reading 26Reading activities 27Literature Review 283. METHODOLOGY 32Research Design 32Context and Participants 33Data Collection Methods 35Data Collection Methods 35Documentary 35Artifact Analysis 36Data Analysis 37Data Analysis Procedure 384. FINDINGS 41Intercultural Communicative Competence 41Intercultural Communicative Competence Components 415. Discussions 556. Conclusions 587. References 60Appendixes 64MaestríaMagíster en Enseñanza del InglésTrabajos de Investigación y/o Extensió