Resumen
This article is concerned with the design of an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course, ?Exploring English for Sociology?, at a German university. It focuses on that aspect of the course that involves the development of intercultural content aimed at facilitating intercultural competence. The first part of the article puts forward a rationale for introducing an intercultural dimension to the syllabus. In the second part I develop a case for combining ?skills-based intercultural learning? with language learning and then outline in the third part how this will be implemented. Finally I reflect on potential problems with implementation and ideas for further developments.