The role of vocabulary teaching and learning in the development of intercultural communicative competence in EFL Textbooks

CABA

Congreso; XXXVIII FAAPI 2013: Roots and Routes in Language Education; 2013

FAAPI & APIBA

This paper aims to explore the ways in which vocabulary teaching and learning contribute to the development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) as reflected in EFL coursebooks currently employed for elementary level General English courses in Argentina. Three locally produced and three international / global textbooks have been examined in order to provide some insights into the instructional practices presently deployed for dealing with vocabulary as a key component of ICC in classroom settings.