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Bratislava, Žilina
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Nottoden
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5.2.2 National Training Event
/ Riga
Intercultural communication in teacher education
- a trainer training seminar
National Training Event held in Riga, Latvia;
Project ICCinTE, May 21-22, 2005, Report,
by Aina Kačkere and Ildikó Lázár
Course facilitators:
Ildikó Lázár (Hungary)
Aina Kačkere (Latvia)
Place:
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Teacher Education department
University of Latvia
Jurmalas gatve 74/76
Riga, LV1083
Time:
13 / 14 May, 2005
Four sessions on both days
Participants:
Number of participants: 20
University based methodologists / 8
In-service teacher trainers- 6
Mentors- 6
All the participants are involved either in pre-service or in-service
teacher education and have a great potential for the dissemination of
the information learned during the workshop.
Themes covered:
- Defining the key concepts of ICC (culture and Culture, cultural awareness,
acculturation, stereotyping, intercultural competence, etc.)
- Research and development in ICC (reports on quantitative and qualitative
studies carried out in the framework of two ECML projects on the role
of culture in language education)
- ICC in teaching materials (evaluation of teaching materials from an
intercultural perspective, practical training in adapting existing coursebooks
to suit our needs)
- Course design (goals and types of ICC courses, the most important
components of a language teacher training course that incorporates ICC)
- Assessment of intercultural competence (the means and challenges of
assessing the relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes)
- Intercultural activities (role-plays, simulations, ethnographic projects,
grammar and vocabulary activities with a cultural focus, etc.)
- Further readings, useful websites and materials relating, for example,
to other ECML projects with a focus on intercultural learning.
Feedback from the participants:
- I learned very much new information, received good handouts and new
ideas to implement in my further work.
- Cooperation between two facilitators was excellent!
- It was a push to design my own programme for the teachers.
- Such courses could be organised again to see how we have progressed.
- My personal intercultural awareness has been considerably raised.
- I got useful experience of working in a group.
- I got new ideas, inspiration, great participants, perfect management
and very professional guest facilitator.
- We need more such courses.
The course was evaluated on all criteria as excellent. ![](images/gotop.gif)
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