Developing Global Competence in World Language Education

A Four-Step Framework for Success

Soyhan Egitim, Seiko Harumi

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040434635
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

This book presents a four-step framework to help English as a world language (EWL) learners successfully develop global competence, which is defined as the skills, values, and behaviors that prepare young people to thrive in diverse environments. The book showcases practical methods and strategies supported by autoethnography and empirical studies to detail the four elements of the framework towards developing global competence: English language proficiency, cross-cultural knowledge, adopting flexibility in oral communication, and embracing values beyond our horizons. While the English language and culture provide essential input for effective communication, developing flexibility in communication styles and viewing conflict as an opportunity for growth can help L2 learners navigate intercultural encounters more effectively and achieve cross-cultural adaptation. This text will be beneficial to language learners, intercultural communication majors, researchers, and educators in TESOL/EFL/ESL programs, as well as in-service teachers of English language learners (ELLs).

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction to Four-Step Framework for Global Competence
• 2 Intercultural Language Education: : Treating Language and Culture as One
• 3 Adaptability in Communication Styles: Balancing Assertiveness and Subtlety
• 4 From Conflict to Mutuality: Adopting Values Beyond Our Horizon
• 5 Developing Global Competence Through Self and Collaborative Reflections
• 6 Pedagogical Insights for Enhancing Global Competence in the Classroom and Beyond
• Index