Asia Education Foundation

Developing Intercultural Understanding: An Introduction for Teachers

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An Introduction for Teachers

The Developing Intercultural Understanding Program aims to develop participants' notions of interculturality and knowledge of intercultural understanding within the context of studies of Asia in English, Languages, SOSE and the Arts. The Program explores links between intercultural understanding and current State and Territory curriculum documents and national curriculum priorities and provides practical classroom activities that explore interculturality across learning areas and year levels.

 

 


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Alternate Patterns of delivery

Conference Presentation or Workshop

90 minute Workshop Example 1

Focus: Culture, cultural identities and intercultural understanding

Length of SessionSession
15 minutesUnderstanding culture (p.17)
10 minutesDefinition of culture (p.18)
20 minutesModels of culture (p.20)
20 minutesUnderstanding own and other cultural identities (p.22)
25 minutesExploring cultural identities (p.31)

 

90 minute Workshop Example 2

Focus: Teaching and learning implications of intercultural understanding

Length of SessionSession
30 minutesHow we teach about culture (p.41)
30 minutesCulture as dynamic (p.43)
30 minutesPedagogical principles for intercultural understanding (p.56)

 

Staff Meeting or Short Presentation

60 minute example

Length of SessionSession
15 minutesUnderstanding culture (p.17)
10 minutesDefinition of culture (p.18)
15 minutesUnderstanding own and other cultural identities (p.22)
20 minutesHow we teach about culture (p.41)