Syllabus
1. Multiculturalism and intercultural education.
2. Culture, groups, identity, intercultural relations, stereotypes and prejudices.
3. Minorities, Romanians, foreigners in the Czech Republic.
4. Refugees and migrants.
5. Intercultural education within the context of the Czech educational system.
Annotation
The course focuses on developing education in the Czech multicultural society. It enables students to understand and perceive variety and differences among people from different cultures as a positive phenomenon.
The aim of the course is to support development of relationships among cultures. Students learn to use their communication skills and improve cooperation with people of different socio-cultural background.
Analysis and understanding of variety should create motivation to intercultural interactions, should support the feeling of solidarity and ability to reflect social and economical inequality.