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language or the English language is a municative medium among foreigners – Example: People from Japan, Italy, Taiwan, Germany and Britain use English to municate when they meet with each another. Concentration (1) Cindy Lee ? Lingua Franca (b): – It is neither appropriate nor desirable for learners to model themselves on native speakers. – Example: When a Taiwanese does business with a Spanish or has holidays in Singapore, why does he/she need to sound like an American in such an international context? Intercultural Communication Theories Concentration (2) Cindy Lee ? Intercultural Speaker means someone has abilities to: interact with ?others? accept other perspectives of the world mediate between different perspectives be conscious of the evaluations of the difference Intercultural Communication Theories Concentration (3) Cindy Lee Directions ? Developing learners? intercultural petence is as important as improving their linguistic skills ? An innovative mission for language