1\. A Current Trend in Foreign Language Teaching 4 2\. Theoretical Perspectives - Intercultural Competence in Foreign Language Teaching 6 2.1. Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom 6 2.2. A Contrastive Approach - Landeskunde versus Intercultural Competence 9 2.3. Models of Intercultural Competence 11 2.4. Intercultural Competence in the Language Classroom - Implications for Teaching 17 2.5. Critique on the Intercultural Approach 19 3\. Analytical Perspectives - Intercultural Competence in Textbooks 20 3.1. Textbooks in Language Classes 20 3.2. Culture and Intercultural Competence in Textbooks 22 3.3. Analysis of Camden Town 4 24 3.4. Summary and Final Evaluation 33 4\. Empirical Perspectives - Teachers' and Students' Attitudes on Intercultural Competence and Camden Town 4 34 4.1. Description of Sample Group 34 4.2. Research Instrument and Procedure of Study 35 4.3. Presentation of Results 38 4.4. Analysis and Interpretation of Results 43 5\. Perspectives on a Current Trend in Language Teaching - Conclusion and Outlook 48 6\. List of References 50 7\. Appendix 56