Intercultural competence

Example and reference
Appendix 2 of the Main Version of the Guide for the development of Language Education Policies in Europe. 2007. Council of Europe.
Definition
Combination of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours which allow a speaker, to varying degrees, to recognise, understand, interpret and accept other ways of living and thinking beyond his or her home culture. This competence is the basis of understanding among people, and is not limited to language ability.