Developing Intercultural Communication Skills The Case of Teaching English as a first and second foreign language to students of European studies at Sofia

摘要: The paper discusses the place of intercultural education in the European Studies curriculum. The authors view it both from the perspective of the intensive language education BA students of European Studies undergo since their first year at university and the practical needs of modern-day communication in the context of globalisation. Based on their experience in the PICT project (Promoting Intercultural Competence in Translators)1 and reflecting on it in view of the realities of teaching English as a first and second foreign language to BA students, they argue the need to approach the issue of developing students’ intercultural competence systematically.