Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Their Implications for Primary School Foreign Language Teaching

In the context of contemporary reality, the issue of multicultural education is becoming more and more popular. Therefore, the purpose of the article is two-fold: to discuss Banks’ vve dimensions of multicultural education and to share some ideas on how these dimensions are or can be used to assist...

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Main Author: Werona Król
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ignatianum University Press 2019-04-01
Series:Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/jpe/article/view/1268
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description In the context of contemporary reality, the issue of multicultural education is becoming more and more popular. Therefore, the purpose of the article is two-fold: to discuss Banks’ vve dimensions of multicultural education and to share some ideas on how these dimensions are or can be used to assist teachers in integrating multicultural content into their primary foreign language classrooms. Moreover, one section of the paper is devoted to the vgure of Professor James. A Banks, who is widely regarded as a founder of multicultural education. Moreover, the professor’s own rewections on the dimensions of interest expressed in the interview conducted by Tucker in 1998 are presented. Finally, having recognised the importance of early multicultural education, the author of the article concludes that primary foreign language teachers should not hesitate and encourages them to start preparing their students to become unbiased global citizens.
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spelling doaj.art-3e9f0fb9de7c4c77963e03b46aa7c35f2022-12-22T00:50:33ZengIgnatianum University PressMultidisciplinary Journal of School Education2543-75852543-84092019-04-0131Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Their Implications for Primary School Foreign Language TeachingWerona Król0Pedagogical University of Cracow, PolandIn the context of contemporary reality, the issue of multicultural education is becoming more and more popular. Therefore, the purpose of the article is two-fold: to discuss Banks’ vve dimensions of multicultural education and to share some ideas on how these dimensions are or can be used to assist teachers in integrating multicultural content into their primary foreign language classrooms. Moreover, one section of the paper is devoted to the vgure of Professor James. A Banks, who is widely regarded as a founder of multicultural education. Moreover, the professor’s own rewections on the dimensions of interest expressed in the interview conducted by Tucker in 1998 are presented. Finally, having recognised the importance of early multicultural education, the author of the article concludes that primary foreign language teachers should not hesitate and encourages them to start preparing their students to become unbiased global citizens.https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/jpe/article/view/1268multicultural educationforeign language teachingprimary schooldimensions of multicultural educationcontent integrationknowledge construction process
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Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Their Implications for Primary School Foreign Language Teaching
Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education
multicultural education
foreign language teaching
primary school
dimensions of multicultural education
content integration
knowledge construction process
title Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Their Implications for Primary School Foreign Language Teaching
title_full Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Their Implications for Primary School Foreign Language Teaching
title_fullStr Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Their Implications for Primary School Foreign Language Teaching
title_full_unstemmed Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Their Implications for Primary School Foreign Language Teaching
title_short Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Their Implications for Primary School Foreign Language Teaching
title_sort dimensions of multicultural education and their implications for primary school foreign language teaching
topic multicultural education
foreign language teaching
primary school
dimensions of multicultural education
content integration
knowledge construction process
url https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/jpe/article/view/1268
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