Reinforcing Intercultural Dialogue

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Reinforcing Intercultural Dialogue

In culturally diverse societies, intercultural dialogue is essential for ensuring that all people are able to participate in public discussions and informed decision making. Intercultural dialogue facilitates collaboration across cultural differences and promotes mutual understanding. In order to function effectively in modern societies, one needs to become an active intercultural citizen which involves not only the competences of intercultural communication but also the competences of intercultural citizenship. In this module, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with others from different cultural backgrounds, practice intercultural citizenship competences, and reflect on what you have learned through these experiences.

Earning Criteria

In this module the participants will learn about the concepts of intercultural dialogue and intercultural citizenship. After completing the intercultural citizenship self-assessment and the diversity quiz, participants will practice skills necessary for reinforcing intercultural dialogue and learn to design a campaign promoting human rights.

80% completion of tasks, activities, and artifacts is the minimum requirement for the badge:
- Written self-reflections and group discussions
- Quiz
- Project
- Addition to an e-Portfolio

Additional Details

Time to Earn

5 hours

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe and explain the concept of intercultural dialogue.
2. List the limitations that biases can impose during intercultural dialogue.
3. Identify and illustrate the benefits of valuing cultural diversity.
4. Discuss what practicing intercultural dialogue implies.
5. Develop strategies to improve your intercultural sensitivity and competence and demonstrate how to apply them when engaging in dialogue in professional and daily activities.
6. Engage in meaningful dialogue with people from different backgrounds.
7. Explain why it is important to become an active intercultural citizen.
8. Inventory your competences of an active intercultural citizen.
9. Design a group project that aims to bring people from diverse backgrounds together.
10. Assess your intercultural sensitivity/competence.

Contact

Irina Valentyinovna Golubeva

Irina Valentyinovna Golubeva

Professor

Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Fine Arts