Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


The State of GCED in Hungarian Secondary Schools

Even though the terms Global Education and Global Citizenship Education have become widespread among educational policymakers in Europe and worldwide too, in Hungary, educational experts tend to use the term Education for Global Responsibility (i.e., globális felelősségvállalásra nevelés) to denote the same ideas (Varga, 2020). In 2015, the Hungarian Government accepted the NEFE strategy (Nemzetközi Fejlesztési Együttműködési Stratégia – International Development Strategy) (Government of Hungary, 2015), which includes their commitment to the inclusion of Global Education on all levels of the Hungarian educational system (HAND, 2016). In this document, they outline that there should be much emphasis put on the topic of global challenges in school curricula and to prepare the terrain for the integration of global education into formal education. Nevertheless, there seems to be “no accredited formal global educational curriculum in any level yet” (CONCORD, 2018, p. 72) but it is reported that the “work is ongoing regarding the integration of GE into the national curriculum at primary and secondary level” (p. 72). The latest NEFE Strategy (Government of Hungary, 2020), nonetheless, does not mention the notion of global education explicitly, but it expresses the country’s commitment to working towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, including Goal 4, quality education.

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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