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Interculturality vs.multiculturality

Submitted by jazzyiris on 9 February, 2012 - 23:23

The concept of multiculturality can nowadays be easily understood by our students because they have always lived in a multicultural world, where multicultural means a mere tolerance of other cultures. But should we go a step further? Is tolerating each other enough?

These questions arose as I was listening to a lecturer this afternoon talking about interculturality, which does not only include bearing a different culture, but also interacting with it. How can diversity appreciation be taught?Is there a way to teach interculturality?

There is a good lesson plan on:

www.connectingcultures.co.uk

Do you live in a multicultural country and how can your lessons contribute to build a consciousness that values cultural diversity?

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Sharona

Great issue !!!!

Submitted on 10 February, 2012 - 11:07

I live in Israel , a very multicultured country.

In my school there are Israelies, Russians, Ethiopianes. We respect other cultures by talking about them in many ways. I think that if we want other cultures to respect us we should first respect others.

I'm doing a seminar course on MC and I haven't decided yet on the topic. There are many issues to deal with this HUGE topic.

And yes, tolerance is a main component in it.

Thank you,

Sharona.

lemanulas

For this topic,,I just have a

Submitted on 10 February, 2012 - 12:35

For this topic,,I just have a word,,, As you said,, ''tolerance'' is the big, important issue.. thanks,,;)

crystalheart

global citizen

Submitted on 10 February, 2012 - 21:23

Thanks for raising the issue.

I have an activity for this issue with the name "Global Citizen".

I draw a circle on board and write "You" in it. Then I draw several circles around it, one inside the other. I write a word in each like family, tribe, nation, continent, world... And then we discuss our rights and responsibilities for all communities we belong to. In that way, I aim students to realize they are not living in this world alone and actually they are global citizens like all other people living in this world.