Teaching takes place in Italian; During the course material is provided in English
Course Content
The course deals with the themes and problems of interculturality from two pedagogical points of view: theoretically, defining and clarifying the meanings that education faces in the challenges that cultural change leads to complex society; On the operational level, the contextualization of such meanings within culturally heterogeneous educational places
M. Fiorucci, F. Pinto Minerva, A. Portera (a cura di) (2017). Gli alfabeti dell’intercultura. Pisa: ETS
Learning Objectives
The course aims to contribute to the achievement of the following training objectives, with reference to Dublin descriptors:
Knowledge and understanding: know how to interpret educational contexts by capturing the emerging needs in terms of training demand, with particular reference to the cultural dimension; To be able to exercise reflection on the experience experienced, to know how to reflect on it, and to prefigure possible areas of intervention in culturally heterogeneous contexts; Know how to intervene in relational dynamics, know how to recognize individual and cultural specificities, know the dynamics of interpersonal communication and manage these dynamics in a positive way in relation to contexts characterized by cultural heterogeneity.
Making judgements: knowing to observe and interpret the contexts of life and education through the intercultural perspective; Know how to analyze social complexity and know how to recognize the variety of existing cultural models; Know how to place your professional act in a horizon of values and meanings, whose center is represented by the dignity and promotion of the human person, his fundamental rights and his individual, social and cultural resources.
Communication skills: know how to make proposals, formulate and argue, in oral or written form; Knowing to take part in shared projects, in the light of group work.
Learning skills: read, understand and select critically texts and documents in the field of human and pedagogical sciences and know how to relate them to heterogeneous social and cultural contexts
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the main pedagogical trends of the twentieth century; Basic knowledge in a historical context with particular reference to the history of the twentieth century; Adequate understanding of university level text; Basic vocabulary of pedagogical and sociological scope; Basic computer skills
Teaching Methods
Frontal Lessons, Thematic Seminar on Reference Volume Issues, Presentations and Speech in ppt, Teaching Materials and In-depth Studies on the Moodle Platform
Further information
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Type of Assessment
Programme and examination methods are the same for attending and non-attending students: the exam is conducted in oral form and consists of a colloquium on the volume indicated in the programme
Course program
Intercultural training of educators acquires a growing importance in the context of multicultural, democratic and complex society. The course deals with the main themes and problems of interculturality from two pedagogical points of view: theoretically, the definition and clarification of the meanings that education faces to the challenges that cultural change leads to complex society; On the operational level, the contextualization of these meanings within culturally heterogeneous educational places, with particular reference to the professionalism of educators