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T1 Enhancing Intercultural Communication Competence In Initial Language Teacher Education: A European Proposal
A1 Mediavilla Martínez, Beatriz
A2 Universidad de Burgos. Facultad de Humanidades y Comunicación
K1 European Union
K1 Intercultural communication competence
K1 Initial language teacher education
K1 Critical intercultural pedagogy
K1 Social justice
K1 Unión Europea
K1 Competencia en comunicación intercultural
K1 Formación Inicial del profesorado de idiomas
K1 Pedagogía crítica intercultural
K1 Justicia social
K1 Comunicación intercultural
K1 Intercultural communication
K1 Lenguas modernas-Estudio y enseñanza
K1 Languages, Modern-Study and teaching
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
K1 6301.05 Lengua y Cultura
K1 5801.03 Desarrollo del Programa de Estudios
AB 21st-century societies are a clear example of globalization. Travel, migratoryflows, and the democratization of communication technologies—including socialmedia—have blurred borders and interwoven cultures across the globe.In this context, the European Union was envisioned as a common project, whereits citizens could benefit from the cultural, professional, educational, and leisureopportunities available to their fellow Europeans. However, despite a shared history,European citizens often feel disconnected from their neighbours and either cannot ordo not wish to communicate beyond their own borders.European bodies, such as the Council of Europe and the European Commission,have sought to address this disconnection in recent years, particularly througheducation and mobility programmes, both physical and virtual. Within this framework,the language classroom is recognized as the ideal space to foster interculturalcommunication competence among future generations.However, the very concept of “culture” is complex to define, and the impositionof certain cultural norms—without accounting for social or classroom-specific nuancesand realities—risks reproducing and perpetuating dynamics of oppression (Freire,1970a; hooks, 2014). In fact, the lack of training and clear guidelines for languageteachers often leads them to replicate the approaches used in their own education,thereby perpetuating such dynamics. This may help explain why, despite the EuropeanUnion’s efforts, today’s societies—and educational institutions—remain spaces wherediscrimination and hate crimes continue to rise.For this reason, this thesis focuses on developing an educational proposal tofoster intercultural communication competence among trainee language teachers, firstat a theoretical level and then through a case study analysis, enabling them to promotethis same competence in their future classrooms.The results show that the students who participated in the case study, carriedout at the University of Burgos, developed intercultural awareness, critical thinking, andare better prepared to approach the intercultural classroom from an inclusiveperspective.
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11542
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11542
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 28-abr-2026