components of intercultural competence

Knowledge: knowledge of cultural differences and similarities, ethnocentrism, stereotypes

Skills: communicative competence (linguistic competence, sociolinguistic competence, discourse competence), skills of interpreting and relating, skills of discovering and interacting, critical cultural awareness, skills of talking about home culture

Disposition: openness, curiosity about other cultures, tolerance for ambiguity, respect for otherness, behavioral fle*bility, empathy