Intercultural Communicative competence in EFL Textbooks

San Miguel de Tucuman

Congreso; XXXIV Congreso Anual de La Federación Argentina de Asociaciones de Profesores de Inglés (FAAPI; 2011

Asociación de Profesores de Inglés de Tucuman (APIT)

This paper aims to present the results of an exploration into the way intercultural communicative competence (ICC) is developed in EFL coursebooks currently employed for elementary level General English courses in Córdoba, Argentina. Two locally produced and three international / global textbooks have been examined from an intercultural perspective. The paper reviews the literature and provides some insight into the instructional practices presently deployed for promoting ICC in classroom settings.