Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale
Journal issue | 55 | 2021
Research Article | Primary Teacher Trainees’ Intercultural Education
Primary Teacher Trainees’ Intercultural Education
The Italian case
Abstract
This study focuses on the importance of strengthening intercultural awareness among future Primary School teachers. Intercultural communicative competence plays a fundamental role in developing an honest and productive dialogue among people, whatever their origin, language or cultural heritage, and prospective teachers will be responsible for training the ‘good interculturalists’ of tomorrow. A survey was conducted among students attending a degree course for Primary Education Teachers to highlight what knowledge, practices and skills they have acquired regarding intercultural competence and whether they are able to deal with and successfully apply the notions of plurilingual and intercultural competence to their teaching practices.
Submitted: Aug. 4, 2021 | Accepted: Aug. 28, 2021 | Published Oct. 28, 2021 | Language: en
Keywords Intercultural awareness • Intercultural competence • Foreign language education • Intercultural citizenship • Primary education
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