Checklist for the teacher and reflexive questions
Checklist for the teacher
Practical tips for reflection for teachers
Why intercultural competences in the educational context matter?
Shaping the competence of intercultural communication
- helps to sensitize students to cultural differences and makes them aware of the importance and impact of culture on the construction of cultural identity of a group,
- helps to understand the value of cooperation in multicultural conditions, with particular emphasis on socio-cultural diversity in Poland,
- helps to acquire skills of discussing sensitive issues concerning e.g. problems of cultural diversity and cultural otherness, helps to familiarize students with the issues of intercultural education encompassing the cultural diversity of society and to stimulate reflection on building non-discriminatory relations in the classroom/group.
Questions for reflection for students
Let us move on to the final summary section. Referring to all materials of this e-module (theory and practice), think and discuss in pairs or in groups:
- What aspects/elements of daily life in your country can be difficult to understand for students with migration background (provide an example)?
- What aspects/elements of official education in your country can be difficult to understand for students with migration backgrounds (provide an example)?
- Choose two or three examples of situations that may be difficult (non-obvious) for foreigners in your country and indicate if and how it is possible (through education) to develop and implement solutions to challenges resulting from cultural differences.
- Point to aspects/elements connected with daily life that can be difficult (non-obvious) for foreigners in your country of origin and which cannot be solved through education. Provide justification.