DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE AND INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

Abstract

The article expands upon the need to increase cross-cultural awareness in the field of English for Specific Purposes with main reference to English for Business Purposes. It argues that for learners training to become professionals in this specific domain, intercultural competence, as a branch of the larger concept of communicative competence, is at least as important as developing linguistic competence. In addition, the article sketches certain methods and activities to be used in ESP classes, in order to develop intercultural competence.

Keywords

• English for Specific Purposes
• Business English
• Communicative Approach
• Intercultural Competence
• Teaching Methods