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In the Australian Curriculum, students develop intercultural understanding as they learn to value their own cultures, languages and beliefs, and those of others. This involves students in learning about and engaging with diverse cultures in ways that recognise commonalities and differences, create connections with others and cultivate mutual respect. Intercultural understanding is an essential part of living with others in the diverse world of the 21st century. It assists young people to become responsible local and global citizens, equipped through their education for living and working together in an interconnected world.
Intercultural understanding is an essential part of living with others in the diverse world of the 21st century. It assists young people to become responsible local and global citizens, equipped through their education for living and working together in an interconnected world.
From The Australian Curriculum: Intercultural understanding
The Asia Literacy and the Australian Teaching Workforce Report emphasises the important relationship between the Asia priority and Intercultural understanding general capability. Teachers overwhelmingly believe that the primary benefit of learning about Asia is growth in intercultural understanding to create a more tolerant and successful Australia.
Watch this student from the Ballarat South Community Learning Precinct talk about the personal impact of his homestay with a family in India.
Video of Joshua, a student from the Ballarat South Community Learning Precinct, talking about his India homestay.
Reflect
As you watch this video consider:
The Intercultural understanding toolkit supports how to improve capacity for intercultural understanding, how it is addressed across all learning areas and examples of activities that can be used in schools.
Images: Intercultural understanding organising elements by Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (CC-BY-NC-SA); icon images by AEF Videos: Joshua – student, Ballarat South Community Learning Precinct by AEF
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