Intercultural Education
Code
722131099
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Formação ao Longo da Vida
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Maria do Carmo Vieira da Silva
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
I - Main competence:
To mobilize cultural, scientific and research knowledge to understand reality and to deal with students´ everyday linguistic situations and problems.
II - Goals:
1 - To reflect about recent educational approaches.
2 - To make connections between cultural diversity and multiethnic and multilinguistic contexts.
3 - To recognize the importance of citizenship.
4 - To acknowledge the importance of linguistic proficiency.
5 - To understand the importance of multi and intercultural education.
6 - To understand the importance of Education in individual and social identity.
7 - To contribute to intercultural citizenship.
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Subject matter
1 - Education in the contemporary world
1.1 - concepts of education
1.2 - goals
1.3 - paradigms
2 - Multiculturalism in the contemporary world
2.1 - problems
2.2 - directions
2.3 - constraints
3 - School and cultural diversity
3.1 - concepts of culture
3.2 - cultural discontinuities
3.3 - multiethnic and multilinguistic educational contexts
4 - Multi and intercultural education
4.1 - foundations
4.2 - principles
4.3 - goals
4.4 - strategies
5 - Education and inclusion
5.1 - Education and social development
5.2 - diversity and intercultural understanding
5.3 - inclusive school
6 - Intercultural education and citizenship
6.1 - approaches
6.2 - identity
6.3 - citizenship
6.4 - language and citizenship
Bibliography
BANKS, James A. (2001). Citizenship education and diversity: Implications for teacher education. «Journal of Teacher Education», 52 (1),pp.5-16.
HUBER, Josef & REYNOLDS, Christopher (Eds.) (2014). «Developing intercultural competence through education». Paris, Strasbourg: Council of Europe.
SILVA, Maria do Carmo Vieira da (2010). Élèves de trois classes multiculturelles portugaises: le point de vue de leurs enseignantes In Clementina Acedo, Abdeljalil Akkari & Karin Muller (eds.),«LÉducation pour linclusion: de la recherche aux réalisations pratiques». UNESCO: Bureau international déducation, pp. 127-140. ISBN: 978-92320-41616.
SILVA, Maria do Carmo Vieira da & GONÇALVES, Carolina (2011). «Diversidade linguística no sistema educativo português: Necessidades e práticas pedagógicas nos ensinos básico e secundário». Lisboa: Observatório da Imigração (Estudo 46), ACIDI.
VANDENBROECK, Michel (2005). «Éduquer nos enfants à la diversité». Ramonville Saint-Agne
Teaching method
- Theoretical information (orally and in written) produced by the teacher
- Individual research by students
- Forum
Evaluation method
- Individual Glossary about the subjects (maximum 5 pages) - 50%
- Individual Study Project about Intercultural Education (maximum 5 pages) - 50%