| Abstrakt: |
It has become unquestionable that English is the 'lingua franca' today. Studies show that there are more non-native speakers of English than its native speakers. This fact has implications for the English language teaching practices in the world. One of these is the emergence of EIL as a field of study. The studies in this area delve into issues such as the intelligibility, varieties and users of English. Thus, English language teachers are in a position to reconsider how to reflect the current status of English in their classrooms and which goals to achieve. In this respect, the model of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) appears to offer suggestions. This paper argues that an inseparable part of teaching English as an International Language should be developing the Intercultural Communicative Competence of learners. Therefore, ICC should be thought of in the context of EIL and practices in the teaching of EIL foster ICC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
