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This textbook is for intermediate-level English learners. However, it can be adjusted to be used with a wider range of abilities and situations by using these features.

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CEFR B1-B2

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VOCABULARY

1. interactions 2. marital status 3. employment status 4. individual 5. in general terms 6. genre

7. with confidence 8. common ground 9. blend in 10. fade into the background 11. emphasize

VOCABULARY

❶ Interactive activities designed for foreign language English classes ❷ A udio tracks recorded in three different accents: American, British, Australian ❸ R esources for online or hybrid teaching Ibunka! Intercultural Communication in Everyday Life • ISBN 978-4-905343-30-1 • 96 pages • 2500 yen + tax Who is this textbook appropriate for? Students in intermediate-level EFL classes at Japanese universities:  general English  communication  content-based What is original about it? It introduces some basic topics of intercultural communication by focusing on everyday situations such as school, clubs, and family relationships. Why is that important? Because focusing on everyday situations, rather than abstract concepts, makes it easier for students: (1) to explore the topics (even if they have limited life experience), so that they actually can expand their worldview; (2) to express their habits and opinions meaningfully, so classes are lively and fun. Bill American, surveyor, has lived in Mexico 1 A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 CEFR:

An intermediate-level EFL textbook

ISBN 978-4-905343-30-1 C1085 ¥2500E

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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION as experienced by REAL PEOPLE Many people who live or have lived abroad shared their thoughts in the Ibunka Survey , on a variety of everyday topics. This textbook is based on their responses.

SURVEY

Q1 Until what age did you sleep in the same bed as your parents (if you did)?

I probably never slept in the same bed as my parents. I was put in a crib from a very young age. Then my parents probably put the crib and me in another room very soon after that, when I was just a few months old. In my country, privacy for parents is very important. The parents’ bed should remain a place for the couple, not for the family.

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Such opinions and experiences, coming from a range of individuals, provide general hints about cultural patterns, not debatable “truths” about cultures.

TWO-STEP PROGRESSION • In Part 1 of each unit, You and Your Culture , students reflect on their own habits and preferences, compare them with their classmates’, and express basic ideas about culture. • Part 2, People in Other Cultures , introduces students to other cultural patterns, and guides them to react to some examples of cultural differences and similarities.

❹ L anguage support for low-intermediate and intermediate-level Japanese learners ❺ E xtra content and activities for higher-level learners

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Authors Stephen Richmond and Bruno Vannieu each have over 20 years of experience in teaching languages and intercultural communication in Japan. Their collaborations include “Over the Wall of Silence - How to overcome cultural barriers when teaching communication in Japan” and the Conversations in Class textbook.

Stephen Richmond

shoten@nellies.jp Tel: 03-6756-0064 Fax: 03-6756-0005

Bruno Vannieu

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