Key words
interculturality, multicultural society, anthropology, diversity
Objectives
The multicultural society is a fact. In our workfield, this reality needs to be translated through learning to function in an intercultural way. This means that we learn to cope with diversity and give everybody equal chances.
Topics
1. what is culture and what does cultural identity mean for me, for the other?
2. which kinds of cultural differences can we detect?
3. what are the different attitudes towards others: from image to racism.
4. tools to cope with differences
5. how to cope with different cases
6. what good practices do we know and what can we learn from them?
7. how can we use educational games about interculturality
Prerequisites
Objectives of 1st year philosophy with special emphasis on an open view towards alternative worldviews
Final Objectives
The student
- esplains the phenomenon of a multicultural society
- expresses correctly the meaning of concepts such as cultural identity, discrimination, etnocentrism, relativism,...
- analyses himself and his environment throught those concepts
- functions interculturally competent in his worksetting
Materials used
- articles, audio-visuals, cases, games,...
Study costs
extra costs for excursions and copys of articles are possible
Study guidance
Individually on request
Teaching Methods
ex cathedra, interactive cases, games and presentations, possibility of excursions and guest-speakers
Assessment
written examination
groupwork about one of the themes
Lecturer(s)
Yvan Houtteman
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