Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


Summary of the Ways Secondary School EFL Teachers and University Tutors in EFL Teacher Training in Hungary Develop the Knowledge Dimension of Global Competence in their Students

Based on the findings of the four studies, it seems that both university tutors and secondary school teachers deal with a variety of global and intercultural issues in their lessons; however, they tend to steer away from certain local ones (mostly if they have political overtones). Secondary school teachers mostly tend to avoid hot button issues in Hungarian society, especially if they teach in secondary technical and vocational schools or if they teach in small towns. Moreover, concerning the second sub-research question (RQ 2.2), they have a reasonably positive attitude towards dealing with global content in class: they have mainly positive feelings towards dealing with complex issues in class, they deal with the global and intercultural issues quite frequently and they find these topics important. The youngest generation of teachers reported more positive attitudes towards dealing with controversial topics. Finally, as regards the third sub-research question (RQ 2.3), what emerged was that when choosing the topics, university tutors consider students’ interest, their own attitude and competence, the relevance and timeliness of the issues and whether they can find engaging materials the most, while secondary school teachers consider their competence, the materials, whether they have time to prepare for such lessons and students’ interest.

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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