ISSUES OF TEACHING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE IN ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY

Olga Bratanych

doi:10.23856/2203

Olga Bratanych Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of SHEE "Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman"

Keywords: discipline, Intercultural Communication, CLIL – Content and Language Integrated Learning, foreign language, student, class, methodology

Abstract

The article highlightsthe issues of Intercultural Communication as anacademic discipline in the Economics University. The methodology of teaching Intercultural Communication depends on the language of teaching. Employing a foreign language as a tool for learning the subject area makes this academic discipline integrated that requires applying specific methodology. The author has identified the challenges and advantages of teaching this discipline to students with high level of foreign language proficiency, justified the application of Content and Language Integrated Learning methodology to teaching Intercultural Communication as an integrated discipline and contributed to the teaching methodology by outlining a teaching and learning framework, proposing the structure of the integrated class tailored to the development of effective intercultural communication and mediation skills and ways of achieving the dual goal of the discipline.

Author Biography

Olga Bratanych, Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of SHEE "Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman"

Associate Professor PhD

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