Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


Secondary School Teachers’ Attitudes towards Dealing with Global Content

6.2.2.2.1 The Interview Study (Study 2). The ten participants of the interview study also reported reasonably positive attitudes towards dealing with global content. Many of the respondents have positive feelings towards these issues: they look forward to the lessons when they can discuss such complex topics. Nevertheless, they admitted that they need to prepare considerably more for such lessons (similar to the teachers involved in Macfarlane’s (2015) and Skinner’s (2012) studies) and they constantly have to develop themselves to seem credible in their role. The teachers’ answers varied about how frequently they deal with such content in their classes: as they put it, it largely depends on the coursebook they follow, the relevance of the topic and whether the students would like to deal with an issue. Some of them also admitted that they do not incorporate global content into their classes in a planned manner. Nonetheless, they did agree that it is important to infuse their lessons with the global perspective to develop their students’ global skills.

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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