Developing Intercultural Understanding: 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.
- Index
- Resources required
Resources required
Listed below are the resources and materials that facilitators will need to deliver each session.
All OHTs and resources are numbered consistently, however facilitators are encouraged to select which are presented as both or either OHT or resource to suit the needs of their audience.
Session 1: Introduction to the Program
Session 2: Culture and Cultural Identities
- Data projector
- Slide 3
- Resource 1
- Resource 2
- Resource 3
- Resource 4
- Resource 5
- A range of authentic materials/text/realia, including brochures, commercial magazines, photographs, music, and literature
Session 3: Intercultural Understanding
- Data projector
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Resource 6
- Resource 7
- Resource 8
- Yellow sticky notes
- Australia Kaleidoscope text
- Copies of Australia Kaleidoscope text p 50-52
Session 4: Developing Intercultural Understanding
- Data projector
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Resource 11
- Resource 12
- Resource 13
- Multiple copies of Chart 10
- Multiple copies of The Really Big Beliefs Project text
- Multiple copies of Film Asia text
- Blu tac
- Copies of Resource 10, enlarged to A3
Session 5: Making Pedagogical Connections
- Data projector
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Resource 14
- Resource 15
- Computer
- DVD or video player
- DVD or video copy of Monsoon Wedding
- Japan Diary text
- Australia Kaleidoscope text
- The Really Big Beliefs Project text
- The Really Big Food Project text
- Voices and Visions from China CD-Rom
- Getting Started with Intercultural Language Learning text
- Film Asia text
- State/Territory curriculum frameworks
- National policies and initiatives listed on Resource 16 (Optional)
Session 6: Developing Intercultural Understanding with Students and Staff
- Data projector
- Slide 13
- Resource 17
- Resource 18
- Resource 19
- Yellow sticky notes
- Blu tac
- Copies of Resource 18 enlarged to A3
Session 7: Sharing of Strategies
- Resource 20
- Copies of Resource 20 enlarged to A3
- Whiteboard
- Whiteboard Markers
Session 8: Program close and evaluation
