Intercultural competence as a typical 21st-century competence

Abstract

In today’s globalised world, we should develop intercultural competence in order to be able to communicate with culturally different partners without obstacles and in a spirit of openness and respect (Council of Europe). For decades, intercultural competence has been present in scientific research in the field of business or foreign language teaching. However, there is a relatively low number of publications intended for the public. The book Interculturele competenties (Noordhoff 2022) by Patrick T.H.M. Janssen fills this gap. Its main goal is to discuss in an accessible way the most important findings concerning intercultural competence and intercultural communication.