Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


Revealing One’s Opinion in the Classroom

The participants were then asked whether they think the teacher should reveal their opinion in class about certain topics or not. They unanimously agreed that there is no problem with sharing one’s opinion about controversial issues in class. As Fred put it, he cannot even “disguise [his] views in class” (T/FG-TT-14). Even if they share their views, they think they should not impose their views on the students (I, M, U). In order not to influence the students, one has to be careful when to reveal their opinion. As Ulrich saw it, he would reveal his opinion at the end of a debate if the students were interested, but not during the debate, because it might have an impact on the course of the discussion and the students might feel that have to appeal to the teacher with their opinion. Marcella agreed by saying that the teacher is “more powerful probably and what [they] say accounts more” (T/FG-TT- 13) during a discussion. However, according to Ingrid, there are some cases when one cannot remain neutral during a discussion. She came up with the example of racist comments in the group and justified her opinion in the following way:

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom

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Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2024

ISBN: 978 963 664 013 2

In today’s world, there are increasing demands for education systems for empowering students to become active and responsible global citizens who are prepared to address the challenges of the 21st century and who are equipped with global competence. This book examines global competence development (GCD) in English language teaching in Hungary from the perspective of university English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher trainers and secondary school EFL teachers. Based on the findings, it details the characteristics of globally competent teachers, offers a wide array of activities that can be used for nurturing global citizens, and outlines recommendations for the successful implementation of GCD in both secondary and tertiary education.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/diveki-developing-global-competence-in-the-hungarian-efl-classroom//

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