This 360-page volume explores theoretical considerations and definitions of intercultural competence, the development of intercultural competence from the perspectives of classroom teachers, designing appropriate goals in the area of intercultural awareness, understanding and competence and their assessment in formal educational settings, and implications of developing intercultural competence for teacher education. Contributors include Claire Kramsch, Claus Altmayer, Jürgen Kramer, Uwe Koreik Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim, Anke Finger, Manuela Wagner, Carmen Schier, Kamakshi Murti, Hans Jürgen Heringer, Glenn Levine, Alison Phipps, Renate Schulz, Edward Larkey, Adelheid Hu, Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Michael Byram, and Thomas Lovik. Edited by Renate A. Schulz and Erwin Tschirner. Published in 2008 by IUDICIUM Verlag.