Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


What are the Students’ Views on Activities Aimed to Develop Global Competence? (RQ 3.5)

6.3.5.1 University Students’ Views on Activities Aimed to Develop their GC (Studies 5 and 7) To examine students’ views on activities aimed at developing their global competence from two aspects, feedback was collected from the students after each sequence and the teacher trainers were asked about their impressions of students’ attitudes towards such activities in the focus group interviews. These sets of data were analysed together with the data recorded in the researcher’s reflective journal. The focus group interview shed light on two main attitudes the students show towards such activities: they are either open and welcoming or they feel uncomfortable discussing global content. As has been argued in the literature (Arao & Clemens, 2013; Boler, 2004; Goodwin, 2019), both attitudes are natural, and even though feeling discomfort has negative connotations, it does not necessarily entail that the lesson is not going to be a fruitful experience for the students. On the contrary, as Goodwin (2019) sees it, the personal dimension of the global mindset involves self-work (e.g., confronting long-held truths) which is rarely easy. Therefore, it is the tutor’s job to reassure the students that feeling discomfort is completely normal (Boler, 2004) and, in this case, it should be embraced; thus, to create a brave space for challenging discussions.

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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