Basic Elementary
Knowledge of Indicates limited or no
self and knowledge of:
others -self; the native country and
others ; their social practices
and values; history, politics,
verbal and non-verbal forms
of communication, etc.
- possesses limited or no
knowledge of own prejudices
and false assumptions;
- the complexity of the
intercultural competence and
its attributes ensuring
effective intercultural
communication.
Skills of Indicates limited or no skills
interpreting of:
and relating - working with members of
the native and other cultures;
- interpreting a
document/event from
another culture,
- negotiating a shared
understanding;
- explaining and relating it to
documents, events from the
native and other cultures.
Skills of Indicates limited or no skills
discovery and of:
interaction - acquiring new knowledge of
a culture, social practices;
Intermediate
Indicates basic knowledge of:
-self; the native country and
others ; their social practices
and values; history, politics,
verbal and non-verbal forms
of communication, etc.
-possess minimum knowledge
of own prejudices and
stereotyping.
Indicates basic skills in:
- working with members of
the native and other cultures;
- interpreting a
document/event from
another culture,
- negotiating a shared
understanding;
- explaining and relating it to
documents, events from the
native and other cultures.
Indicates basic skills of:
- acquiring new knowledge of
a culture, social practices;
-operating the knowledge,
Advanced
Indicates sufficient knowledge
of self; -self; the native
country and others ; their
social practices and values;
history, politics, verbal and
non-verbal forms of
communication, etc.
-possess sufficient knowledge
of own prejudices and
stereotyping.
Indicates sufficient skills of:
- working with members of
the native and other cultures;
- interpreting a
document/event from
another culture,
- negotiating a shared
understanding;
- explaining and relating it to
documents, events from the
native and other cultures.
Indicates sufficient skills of:
- acquiring new knowledge of
a culture, social practices;
-operating the knowledge,
Apart from comprehensive knowledge of:
-self; the native country and others ; their
social practices and values; history,
politics, verbal and non-verbal forms of
communication, etc.;
-initiates, the person engages in
discussions and evaluates own
knowledge of the intercultural topics;
-possess sufficient knowledge of own
prejudices and stereotyping and the
person initiates, engages in meaningful
evaluation of information.
Apart from comprehensive skills of:
- working with members of the native
and other cultures;
- interpreting a document/event from
another culture,
- negotiating a shared understanding;
- explaining and relating it to documents,
events from the native and other
cultures; the person indicates the skills of
assessing the topic from diverse and
multiple perspectives when interacting
within the native and other cultures.
Apart from comprehensive skills of:
- acquiring new knowledge of a culture,
social practices;
-operating the knowledge, attitudes,
 -operating the knowledge,
attitudes, skills in
intercultural interactions.
Attitudes Indicates limited or no
interest to:
-learn about the native and
other cultures;
- express curiosity and
openness towards the native
and other cultures;
-adopt others’ point of view
Awareness Indicates limited or no
awareness of:
-tangible and intangible
elements of culture,
-the importance of
intercultural understanding
involving the ability to
recognize and critically
evaluate perspectives,
practices, products of the
native and other cultures.
attitudes, skills in
intercultural interactions.
Indicates basic interest to:
-learn about the native and
other cultures;
- express curiosity and
openness towards the native
and other cultures;
-adopt others’ point of view
Indicates basic awareness of:
-tangible and intangible
elements of culture,
-the importance of
intercultural understanding
involving the ability to
recognize and critically
evaluate perspectives,
practices, products of the
native and other cultures.
attitudes, skills in intercultural
interactions.
Indicates sufficient interest to:
-learn about the native and
other cultures;
- express curiosity and
openness towards the native
and other cultures;
-adopt others’ point of view
Indicates sufficient awareness
of:
-tangible and intangible
elements of culture,
-the importance of
intercultural understanding
involving the ability to
recognize and critically
evaluate perspectives,
practices, products of the
native and other cultures.
skills in intercultural interactions; the
person is willing to compare the native
culture with others; can recognize
similarities and difference and act
accordingly to them.
Apart from comprehensive interest to:
-learn about the native and other
cultures;
- express curiosity and openness towards
the native and other cultures;
-adopt others’ point of view
The person actively engages in
intercultural enquiries; analyses,
evaluates the native and other cultures in
an open and tolerant manner.
Apart from sufficient awareness of:
-tangible and intangible elements of
culture,
-the importance of intercultural
understanding involving the ability to
recognize and critically evaluate
perspectives, practices, products of the
native and other cultures; the person
possess the ability to evaluate the
negative impact of stereotyping and
prejudices related to the native and other
cultures.
The person has the ability to “decentre”
which results in overcoming own
ethnocentrism.