Developing intercultural citizenship competences in higher education by using a literary excerpt in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context

The objective of this study is to develop intercultural and critical citizenship competences by using a literary excerpt among a group of EFL university students in Spain. For this purpose, the focus group method was adopted, and a qualitative study was designed. The core aim was to implicitly work...

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Published in:Intercultural education (London, England) England), 2021-11, Vol.32 (6), p.649-666
Main Authors: Martin, Tania Josephine, Esteve-Faubel, José María, Esteve-Faubel, Rosa Pilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antisocial Behavior
Citizenship Education
Civil Rights
classroom oral participation
Communicative Competence (Languages)
Cultural Awareness
English (Second Language)
English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
Foreign Countries
Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
Intercultural Citizenship Education (ICE)
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC)
literature in foreign language education
Multicultural Education
Racial Attitudes
Racial Bias
Rejection (Psychology)
Religion
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Social Discrimination
Social Values
Teaching Methods
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:The objective of this study is to develop intercultural and critical citizenship competences by using a literary excerpt among a group of EFL university students in Spain. For this purpose, the focus group method was adopted, and a qualitative study was designed. The core aim was to implicitly work on aspects such as otherness, the rejection of racism and the use of revenge as a response to a perceived unethical action. The findings demonstrate that the approach dealt effectively with all these concepts. The literary excerpt triggered discussions against racism and religious intolerance. Revenge was rejected as a constructive solution to discrimination and the cohort expressed their connection to 'others' through a common humanity, which is linked to human rights principles. These values are closely aligned to the theoretical reference points known as Intercultural Citizenship Education (ICE), Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and cosmopolitan citizenship.
ISSN:1467-5986
1469-8439
DOI:10.1080/14675986.2021.1985804