Course: Multicultural Education

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Course title Multicultural Education
Course code KPG/YMUE@
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Peng Danping, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Neumeister Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Plischke Jitka, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic themes: 1. Multiculturalism, 2. multicultural education, 3. intercultural education, 4. global education, 5. multicultural communication, 6. culture, values, identity, ethnicity, diversity, equality, discrimination, 7. minority, majority, 8. stereotypes, prejudices, 9. culturally responsive teaching, 10. culturally sensitive pedagogy.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Aims of the subject / students will be able to: Define the concept of multicultural education, intercultural education and other related concepts Formulate and justify the objectives of multicultural education Characterize the minority and its specifics Assess minority and majority relations in their coexistence Specify their own culture, its values, perceive the values of other people/groups Clarify the importance of theories related to the coexistence of different groups of people To clarify the position of minorities and majorities, to understand the possibilities and difficulties of their cooperation in the social life of the country Apply the theories acquired during the course to education and pedagogy

Prerequisites
Presumed competencies: Upon completion of the subject the students will be able to: Accept the concept of multiculturalism in various perspectives, Recognize and evaluate their own cultural values and recognize and evaluate values of people from different (ethnical, language, religion) groups, Analyse the cultural diversity with the opportunities and challenges for pedagogy (with the special point of view on the different backgrounds of pupils in the classroom), Act in cultural diverse educational situations through their theoretical and practical knowledge, Build their own concept of interacting in multicultural environment, Appreciate various life experiences as a source for successful multicultural communication.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Presentation of the project
Recommended literature
  • Delpit, L. (2006). Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom. New York: New Press..
  • Huerta, G. (2009). Educational Foundations: Diverse Histories, Diverse Perspectives. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company..
  • Kozol, Jonathan. (2000). Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope. New York: Crown Publishing Group..
  • Kozol, Jonathan. (2005). The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America. New York: Crown Publishing Group..
  • Matera, M. (2015). Explore Like a Pirate. San Diego: Dave Burgess Consulting..
  • Moule, J. (2005). Cultural Competence: A Primer for Educators. California: Cengage Learning..
  • Putnam, R. D. (2016). Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. New York: Simon and Schuster..
  • Rappleye, J. (2012). Educational policy transfer in an era of globalisation: Theory - History - Comparison. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften..
  • Rollins, Q. (2016). Play Like a Pirate. San Diego: Dave Burgess Consulting..
  • Spradlin, L. K. (2008). Diversity Matters: Understanding Diversity in Schools. California: Cengage Learning..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer