Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


University Tutors’ Understanding of Global Competence Development.

6.1.1.1.1 The Interview Study (Study 1). The participants had no difficulty mentioning 21st-century skills, which they once again enumerated when they were asked about the components of global competence. The participating tutors seem to have a reasonable understanding of global competence, which they link to 21st-century skills, and which they think is essential for global citizens, but they only mentioned a few important elements of the three dimensions (knowledge, skills, and attitudes). When it comes to the knowledge dimension, the PISA framework includes the knowledge of global, local, and intercultural issues and sustainability, which were not specifically mentioned by the participants, instead, they only emphasised knowledge about culture, knowledge of social identity and language knowledge. Nevertheless, two tutors did mention the importance of having global awareness. According to OECD (2018), the skills to understand the world and take action include reasoning with information, efficient and respectful communication, perspective taking, conflict management and resolution and adaptability, some of which were not mentioned in the participants’ answers. For example, empathy and decentring, two sub-skills relating to perspective-taking were only mentioned once, by two different teachers, and references to adaptability were completely missing from their answers. The participants only mentioned one attitude listed by OECD (2018) as well, that of openness and did not refer to respect or global mindedness in their answers.

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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