Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: competencia intercultural

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This article introduces a new instrument designed to assess the extent to which foreign language teaching books used in formal educational contexts promote the development of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC). Grounded in established theoretical models of ICC (e.g., Byram; Fantini) and content validation by experts, this tool helps users critically analyze intercultural content and activities within these materials. Through validation by experts and a pilot application carried out with 12 foreign language teachers working in different formal educational contexts (including schools, language institutes, and higher education), the instrument made it possible to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the textbooks analyzed. Among the strengths are the inclusion of content that promotes cultural curiosity and the integration...

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Paul Meara developed the LLAMA tests as a free, language-neutral, user-friendly suite of aptitude tests incorporating four separate elements: vocabulary learning (LLAMA_B), phonetic (implicit) memory (LLAMA_D), sound-symbol correspondence (LLAMA_E) and grammatical inferencing (LLAMA_F) based on the standardised MLAT tests (Carroll & Sapon, 1959). Recently, they have become increasingly popular in L2 acquisition research. However, Meara has expressed concern about the wide use of these tests without validity testing. We investigated several areas relating to the LLAMA tests. 
1. What is the role of gender in LLAMA test performance? 
2. Are the LLAMA tests language neutral? 
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