Course: Inter-cultural education and communication

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- Lina Kaminskiene - Short description File
- Lijana Navickiene - Short description File
- Ausra Rutkiene - Short description File
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Topic 1
1. Define main concepts related to intercultural education and communication.
Topic 2
2. Describe roles and principles of intercultural education.
- Intercultural Education (UNESCO guidelines) File
  Intercultural Education
  
  Intercultural education promotes the understanding of different people and cultures.
  
  It includes teachings that accept and respect the normality of diversity in all areas of life.
  
  It makes every effort to sensitize the learner to the notion that we have naturally developed in different ways.
  
  It seeks to explore, examine and challenge all forms of "isms" and xenophobia, while promoting equal opportunity.
  
  Intercultural education works to transform not only the individual but the institution as a metaphor and mechanism for the transformation of society.
  
  Development of Intercultural Competence
  
  Intercultural competence can be developed in different ways through different types of education: formal, non-formal and informal.
  
  Each type of education could be used when developing intercultural competence of teachers and students.
Topic 3
3. Define content of intercultural competence and its relevance in intercultural context.
- Intercultural Competences File
Topic 4
4. Identify issues and challenges of multicultural world with regard to national, gender, social and language aspects.
- Cultural differences File
- Cultural Models and Dimensions File
Topic 5
5. Identify difficulties of effective intercultural communication.
- Barriers to Intercultural Communication File
Topic 6
6. Determine pedagogical strategies and tools for developing intercultural competence.
- Methods and Tools for Developing Intercultural Competence
  
  Innovative Methods for Promoting and Assessing Intercultural Competence in Higher Education
  http://cercll.arizona.edu/_media/development/conferences/2010_icc/hiller.pdf
  
  Guidelines for using songs to develop intercultural competence
  http://archive.ecml.at/mtp2/iccinte/results/en/fr-methods-materials-10.htm

Topic outline

General

Topic 1

1. Define main concepts related to intercultural education and communication.

Topic 2

2. Describe roles and principles of intercultural education.

Topic 3

3. Define content of intercultural competence and its relevance in intercultural context.

Topic 4

4. Identify issues and challenges of multicultural world with regard to national, gender, social and language aspects.

Topic 5

5. Identify difficulties of effective intercultural communication.

Topic 6

6. Determine pedagogical strategies and tools for developing intercultural competence.