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Together with its partner universities in Israel and Northern Ireland, the Karlsruhe University of Education is hosting an International Winter School for prospective teachers from December 14 to 19. The aim is to raise awareness among prospective teachers of how language, democracy, and participation are interlinked.
Developing one's own intercultural skills and working out ideas for sustainable teaching and learning formats in an international exchange – these topics are the focus of the International Winter School „Democracy – Language – Participation” for prospective teachers, which takes place from December 14 to 19 at the Karlsruhe University of Education (KUE). This program is organized by the KUE, the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology, and the Arts in Tel Aviv (Israel), and Queen's University Belfast (Northern Ireland).
It is intended for KUE prospective teachers and prospective teachers from its partner universities and includes workshops with international guest lecturers on intercultural and transcultural skills, school visits, and a cultural program. Topics include literature and identity, connection and cooperation, and education and multilingualism.
„Language as a means of communication enables participation in educational processes, which is essential for social and political participation. With our International Winter School, we aim to foster prospective teachers' critical language awareness and sensitize them to how language, democracy, and participation are interlinked,“ explains Dorothee Kohl-Dietrich, head of the KUE international cooperation project „Get ready for global teaching!“, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Aerospace and the DAAD and within which the International Winter School takes place.
For Dr. Ian Collen from Queen's University Belfast, the Winter School offers „a wonderful opportunity for prospective teachers to learn about multilingualism in different contexts.” According to Collen, language proficiency leads to improved social cohesion and understanding; no more so than in a post-conflict society like Northern Ireland.
Dafna Yitzhaki from Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and The Arts in Tel Aviv says: „The Winter School creates a unique space where future educators from three countries can compare their systems, reflect on diversity and learn collaboratively.” In a world of growing polarization, this kind of shared learning is essential for promoting dialogue, empathy and democratic values.
And Anna Schmeichel is particularly looking forward to „cultural exchange and new perspectives on education.” „I think we can learn a lot from each other,” says the student, who is enrolled at KUE in the primary school teaching program with a specialization in European teaching.
About Karlsruhe University of Education
As a university of education with the right to award doctorates and habilitations, the Karlsruhe University of Education (KUE) researches and teaches on educational processes in and out of school. Its distinctive profile is characterised by its focus on education in a democratic society, educational processes in the digital world and natural sciences in a culture of sustainability. Around 220 academic staff supervise around 3,400 students. The offered courses include teacher training programmes for primary and lower secondary level as well as Bachelor and Master degree programmes for other fields of education. The programmes for further training are characterised by their particular proximity to research and practice.
Media contact
Regina Thelen
Spokeswoman
Karlsruhe University of Education
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T: +49 721 925-4115
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Prof. Dr. Dorothee Kohl-Dietrich, KUE Vice President for Studies, Teaching, and International Affairs, dorothee.kohl-dietrich@ph-karlsruhe.de
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In a workshop at the KUE Winter School „Democracy – Language – Participation”.
Source: Fabian Hahl
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In a workshop at the KUE Winter School „Democracy – Language – Participation”.
Source: Fabian Hahl
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