Intercultural Awareness
Savoirs (Intercultural knowledge)
What?
Collective memory:
 History/geography of a target culture
 Civilization (arts, literature, music, paintings)
Sociocultural context:
 Facts/events linked to society, culture and identity
(beliefs, values, attitudes, interpersonal relationships)
Diversity in ways of living:
 Facts about daily living
 Habits, customs, institutions, norms, stereotypes,
artefacts
Authentic materials
Savoir-faire (Intercultural know how)
What?
Savoir-être (Intercultural being)
What?
 Know how to function linguistically in the target
language (apply in certain contexts, knowledge and
the target language)
 Sensitivity – be sensitive to others and other cultures
 Know how to adjust to social and cultural
environments and interact (be aware of different
contexts and ways of living, apply experiences in the
target language to use their communicative
competence as intercultural speakers)
 Know how to understand
 Know how to integrate target language and culture
and negotiate (be able to interact, adjust, integrate,
interpret and negotiate in different cultural contexts)
Dialogue, social situations, role-play, interaction, dealing
with misunderstanding and conflict
 Cultural consciousness – develop relationships
(individual/collective)
 Critical awareness – know oneself, self-identify, take
into account other identities
 Know how to accept and to interpret – respect values
of others and other cultures
 Transcultural competence – value the ‘other’
 Know how to internalize – integrate new beliefs,
attitudes and values in reference to their own;
readjust one’s views, serve as a cultural mediator
Openness, reflection, awareness of stereotypes and
generalizations, enrichment for ‘self’ as well as the ‘other’
Connections to curriculum expectations:
Connections to curriculum expectations:
Connections to curriculum expectations:
Specific expectation 3.1 – Intercultural Awareness in all
strands
Specific expectation 3.2 – Awareness of Sociolinguistic
Conventions in all strands
Specific expectations 3.1 – Intercultural Awareness and 3.2
Awareness of Sociolinguistic Conventions
Additional handouts: Profiles of competence and
indicators linked to Savoirs
Additional handouts: Profiles of competence and
indicators linked to Savoir-faire
Additional handouts: Profiles of competence and
indicators linked to Savoir-être
Source: Lussier, D. & al. (juillet, 2007). Guidelines to
assess ICC. Centre européen pour les langues vivantes.
Strasbourg: Editions du Conseil de l’Europe.
Source: Lussier, D. & al. (juillet, 2007). Guidelines to
assess ICC. Centre européen pour les langues vivantes.
Strasbourg: Editions du Conseil de l’Europe.
Source: Lussier, D. & al. (juillet, 2007). Guidelines to
assess ICC. Centre européen pour les langues vivantes.
Strasbourg: Editions du Conseil de l’Europe.
How do you see yourself? (Cultural representation) What is your cultural capital? What influenced your perceptions the most about French-speaking people and
communities?
Intercultural Awareness