Course: Intercultural education in kindergarten

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Course title Intercultural education in kindergarten
Course code KPV/KIVA@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Provázková Stolinská Dominika, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Vavrdová Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the issue of intercultural education. Multicultural society, culture. Definition of the terms interculturality and multiculturalism, multicultural education. Minorities and migrants in the Czech Republic. Issues of integration and education in Czech kindergartens and in abroad. Working with a child with a different mother tongue.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to: - define and explain the concept of interculturalism, multiculturalism - have basic knowledge of minorities living in the Czech Republic - orientate in a socio-culturally diverse world - explain and understand the issues of integration and education of minorities in Czech kindergartens - to understand the problems of integration and education of minorities in selected European countries - explain the importance and reasons for including Intercultural education in kindergarten - to work with a child with a different mother tongue.
Eligibility is related to content relatedness to the subject and its goals.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites are related to the content continuity of the subject and its goals

Assessment methods and criteria
Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio, Seminar Work

- search for and create a "database" of projects, programs and organizations supporting multicultural education in the Czech Republic (there may also be examples from abroad), a database of organizations that implement workshops and programs for kindergartens - intercultural education defined in RVP PV - proposal, example of activities in working with a child of foreigners in a kindergarten (how to work with a child, or we work).
Recommended literature
  • CÍLKOVÁ, E. (2011). Náměty pro multikulturní výchovu:poznáváme jiné národy. Praha.
  • CUNNINGHAM, U. (2011). Growing up with two languages: a practical guide for the bilingual family. New York.
  • JARKOVSKÁ, L..et al. (2015). Etnická rozmanitost ve škole: stejnost v různosti. Praha.
  • Rámcový vzdělávací program. Rámcový vzdělávací program pro předškolní vzdělávání.
  • VARGOVÁ, M. (2012). Multikultúrna výchova a jej aplikácia v predprimárnom vzdelávaní. Ružomberok.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Kindergarten Teacher Training (BB19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Kindergarten Teacher Training (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Kindergarten Teacher Training (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Kindergarten Teacher Training (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer