Introduction to Intercultural Competency & Culturally Inclusive Classroom Space

Intercultural Competency (IC) is a social skill, an ability, and an acquired behaviour to function in, between, among and across cultures. Intercultural competency enables an individual to think, to work , to communicate, to act and to react appropriately in a culturally diverse context. Canadian university classrooms, for both teacher and students, are becoming a representation of the globalised world we live in. To offer support to these stakeholders in our universities, researchers place IC within the pedagogical frameworks of teaching and learning to help teachers create a culturally inclusive learning space for ALL students. Nevertheless, the emphasis seems to be more on “the individual who performs but not on the interaction or relationship that individuals are involved in.”

In this one-hour session, the facilitator will introduce the concept of intercultural competency in teaching and share some strategies focused on interaction and relationships that can be contextualized to create a culturally inclusive classroom space.

Facilitator: Dr. Shazia Nawaz Awan, Educational Developer Internationalization & Intercultural Competency, Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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