Interculturalism operates at:
The macro-social level.
The micro-social level
Both the macro and micro-social level.
Our humanity offers the chance to understand others:
True, because differences can be connected in term of similarities at the fundamental level, offering the chance to understand others.
True, because differences among cultures are not so important at the fundamental level.
False, humanity is commended to disagreement and cultural conflict.
An intercultural citizen must possess:
Communicative competence.
Intercultural competence.
Intercultural communicative competence.
Intercultural dialogue is characterised by:
Understanding in situations of conflict.
Mutual understanding and respect of the differences in thinking and acting in all situations, as all practises are to be considered as valid.
Mutual understanding and respect as long as the last include equal dignity of all human beings, human rights, the rules of laws and democratic principles.
Learning and teaching intercultural include:
Key competence areas of democratic citizenship, a political culture valuing diversity, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and higher education and research.
A political culture valuing diversity, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and equality of opportunity and equal enjoyment of rights.
Key competence areas of democratic citizenship, language and history, primary and secondary education, higher education and research, non-formal learning, the role of educators, and the family environment.
Within key competence areas, language is important because:
Students need to learn a language to enlarge their curriculum.
It is the key element to conduct intercultural conversations.
It is a good way of dealing with unknown concepts.
Skills and know-how is:
The practical and intercultural skills or abilities at social, professional or leisure levels and being able to operate this knowledge in real-time communication.
Knowing about the social groups and their products and the practices in one’s own and interlocutor’s country.
Intercultural attitudes, curiosity and openness, readiness to suspend disbelief about others’ cultures and belief about one’s own intercultural attitudes.
