ABSTRACT
In globalising world, there are increased motivations, purposes, opportunities and means to learn languages in addition to one's first languages. The language to be learned can be the language used as the primary language of communication in their host community for minority or immigrant language speakers, a foreign language to which the learner has little direct access in daily communication, a heritage language which younger generations in immigrant families learn from their parents or grandparents, or a language of the enemy out of concerns for national security. It can also be a classical language, like Latin, or an artificial language, like Esperanto, for scholarly pursuit. Learning can take place in classrooms or through technology, for example, online or mobile learning. The chapter looks at language learning as sites of intercultural communication. It explains: What are the cultural and intercultural communication issues in learning and teaching languages in the classroom?
