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Conclusions The acquisition of intercultural competences cannot start early enough, as it is very important that our children condemn all forms of discrimination, and the only way to do this is through education. That is why I am particularly pleased that the new curriculum allows pupils to start learning this competence at primary school age….

l) Formal intercultural education Formal intercultural education includes the academic programmes and approaches that are developed within and from school education . After the family, school is the secondary socialisation group that influences the values of young people. Intercultural education places a number of demands on schools, involves an important process of opening up and…

3) Intercultural training, educationWhy is it important?As we have seen above, our society is characterised by diversity, and with this recognition must come the recognition that all people have equal rights and deserve respect and acceptance.According to Micheline Ray, education needs to develop a certain ‘stereocultural’ view that facilitates the movement of cultural values between…

2) Multiculturalism, interculturality f) Multiculturalism vs multiculturalismIt is important to distinguish the phenomenon of multiculturalism from the idea of multiculturalism.Multiculturalism, as a socio-cultural phenomenon, refers to minority and cultural diversity within a larger political, imperial or national entity.The idea of multiculturalism is intended to promote successful coexistence in a large, complex society, based on the…

– Written by Kinga Csorba ix) Anti-Semitism The above mentioned concepts, discrimination, prejudice, xenophobia, intolerance are all manifested against Jews in anti-Semitism. The best example is the Holocaust or the Shoah , during which some six million Jews died in concentration camps. Anti-Semitism existed in the Middle Ages, when Jews were the largest non-Christian minority…

– Written by Kinga Csorba iv) Prejudices Prejudice is an opinion or view about a stranger, person or group. Prejudice can be positive or negative. Prejudices are mostly fixed during the socialisation process and are very difficult to change. Preconceptions and stereotypes actually simplify the world for us, “helping” us to quickly complete our knowledge….

– Written by Kinga Csorba c) Minorities In almost every country, there are minorities whose characteristics, behaviour, habits and way of life differ from those of the majority. In no European country is there a single language spoken, although generally only one language is designated as official. Language plays a huge role in the culture…

– Written by Kinga Csorba 1) Theoretical approaches a) Culture Lotman defines culture not as a system of inherited information, but as a way of organising and storing it. Voigt, however, emphasises the communicative nature of culture, the way in which we interact with our peers, the way in which we initiate contact, which is…