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Principles for Selecting Content for Intercultural Language Teaching

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  1. Cultural content should contribute directly to communication or to awareness
  2. It should be closely linked to language.
  3. It should assist the development of the relevant learning strategies and skills for reaching intercultural understanding.
  4. It should be treated as practices with which learners engage, not as facts to be memorised.
  5. It should make connections between the home culture and the target culture.

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