Prof. Dr Maria Begona Crespo Garcia – Deputy Vice-Chancellor for International Promotion and Language Policy, Head of UDC Language Centre (University of A Coruña, Spain)

Title of the Report: English in International Settings: a Catalyst for Intercultural Competence

Summary

Globalisation has left indelible traces on many interpersonal relations, such as communication. Troublesome situations may arise when there is a linguistic gap among speakers of different languages. The use of English could be considered to mitigate these difficulties and, to a certain extent, overcome the potential impact of cultural differences. The presentation discusses the wheres, hows, and whys of this view.

STEFANOS SPANEAS  JEFFERY MICHAEL TAYLOR  ANDRIUS EIDIMTAS  VALENTINA DEMIDENKO