Assessing intercultural communicative competence in British council Algeria

الملخص EN

Due to globalization and technological advancement, the world has become open and people have unrestricted access to an infinite amount of resources.

Computer technology and web-based gadgets are hereby considered imperative for personal, educational, and professional development.

Reliance on computer-based instruction has rendered the teaching and the learning processes appealing and rarefied.

The result, or the basic outcome, would be individuals able to fit in the ever-changing globalized world and who are able to transcend far beyond content users to content creators.

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate what contributions computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has on the educational system in general and on students in particular, and how effective teaching and learning can be optimized.

Another aim of this research is to recognize how CALL contributes to the behavioral, cognitive, and meta-cognitive development of the learners.

British Council is a web-based platform that offers varied instructional content for learners from across the globe.

This paper seeks to show how British Council, as a form of CALL, contributes to developing learners' communicative competence and intercultural skills.