Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


Global Competence

The concept of Global Competence (GC) was developed in 2011 in a joint effort by the Asia Society, CCSSO (Council of Chief State School Officers) and Harvard University’s Project Zero, framing it as “the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance” (Boix Mansilla & Jackson, 2011, p. xiii). Global competence is seen as a “multifaceted cognitive, socio-emotional and civic learning goal” (OECD, 2018, p. 7), which can be incorporated into any subject (e.g., into EFL, see Section 2.1.3) in the context of global education. The concept became widespread in 2018 when OECD PISA set out to assess 15-year-old students’ global competence in their triennial test. They defined Global Competence as

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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