STIPE Mc Re Crt) BF TATUAY AAU] O14 Adam Wojtaszek Editors AE Learning aod coneJanusz Arabski Department of Language Acquis Institute of English University of Silesia Grota-Roweckiego 5 41-205 Sosnowiec Poland janusz.arabski@us.edu.pl ISBN 978-3-642-20200-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-20201-8 Adam Wojtaszek Department of Language Acq Institute of English University of Silesia Grota-Roweckiego 5 41-205 Sosnowiec Poland e-mail: adam.wojtaszek @us.edu pl e-ISBN 978-3-642-20201-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 ‘This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is, concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcast- ing, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. ‘The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademerks, ete. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: eStudio Calamar, Berin/Figueres Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www-springer.com)Contents Introduction. . Janusz Arabski and Adam Wojtaszek I Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence Understanding Culture Through a Lingua Franca. . Anna Nizegorodcew Sensitizing Foreign Language Learners to Cultural Diversity ‘Through Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence. . . Liliana Piasecka Do We Need to Teach Culture and How Much Culture Do We Need?.. . Agnieszka Otwinowska-l Kasztelanic The Contribution of FL Learning Experiences to the Development of Multicultural Identity. . Dagmara Gatajda The Attitudes of English Teachers Towards Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence. . sr¥9 Malgorzata Jedynak Part I Cultural Differences in Language Instruction 7 Cultural Differences in Perceptions of Form-Focused Instruction: ‘The Case of Advanced Polish and Italian Learners . Mirostaw Pawlak 21 49 63 77