Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


Global Citizenship Education in the EFL Class

Following the recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Language Learning for European Citizenship project, particular attention should be paid to “developing students’ independence of thought and action combined with social responsibility” (Council of Europe, 1997) in language classes. Osler and Starkey (2005) reported on “growing interest” (p. xiii) among language teachers in the ways they could nurture effective citizens in their classrooms, which has been emphasised in such publications as Global Citizenship in the English classroom, published by the British Council (2008) and more recently in Global Skills: Creating empowered 21st-century learners by Oxford University Press (2019). Oxfam’s Educating for global citizenship – A guide for schools (2015a) also makes explicit connections between teaching citizenship and teaching modern foreign languages. According to the guide, in the language class, teachers can provide students with opportunities to develop their global citizenship skills by

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.

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