From Communicative Competence to Intercultural Competence

Abstract

The field of foreign language teaching and learning witnessed the spread of the concept of intercultural communicative competence (ICC).The latter helps them to interact with people from other cultures. In this article, We will discuss the different components that constitute the communicative competence, explain how culture influences communication and we will focus on the importance of the skills of (ICC) that will prepare learners to be intercultural speakers.