Course: Multiculturalism - Intercultural Education

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Course title Multiculturalism - Intercultural Education
Course code KVS/YPMUL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
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)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Cingelová Gabriela, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Krákora Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Minorities in the CR. 2. Starting points of multicultural reform and introduction to projects, dealing with intercultural education and multiculturality. 3. The project- Neighbours. 4. Communication with minorities, solving an ethnic conflict and creating a curriculum in Civics (Civics Education, Theory of Civics), Fundamentals of Social Sciences and processing a proposal for an action plan

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Define the terms culture, multiculturalism, interculturalism, intercultural and multicultural education Define the terms ethnicity, ethnic group, minority, integration, assimilation and adaptation Characterize different groups of minorities in the country of origin, assess the relations between the minority and the majority Describe multicultural education on the basis of curricular documents (FEP), connect with the competencies of primary and secondary school pupils Prepare a project on a chosen topic which would be applicable in the teaching practice of the selected year of primary or secondary school
Competence in the scape of the subject.
Prerequisites
No prior requierement.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Seminar Work

80% participation in the seminar, project presentation attendance active participation in discussions project preparation
Recommended literature
  • Gabal, I. a kol. (1999). Etnické menšiny ve střední Evropě.. Praha: G Plus G.
  • Mistrík, E. a kol. (1999). Kultúra a multikultúrna výchova.. Bratislava: IRIS.
  • Průcha, J. (2001). Multikulturní výchova.. Praha: ISV nakladatelství.
  • Šišková, T. (ed.). (2001). Menšiny a migranti v České republice.. Praha: Portál.


Study plans that include the course
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