What is Interculturalism? What do you think it refers to?
According to UNESCO:
Source: Intercultural Cities Newsroom
Source: Museum 2.0
How do you balance the value of honoring specific multicultural practices and bridging them to build new connections?
At the Inclusive Museum conference this summer, Dr. Rick West introduced this question. Nina Simon explains that this was the first time she ha'd heard the term intercultural. She found this helpful set of definitions and diagrams:
- In multicultural communities, we live alongside each other.
- In cross-cultural communities, there is some reaching across boundaries.
- In intercultural communities, there is comprehensive mutuality, reciprocity, and equality.
Source: Museum 2.0
What do YOU think now?
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Hi, Miss Sturla.
ResponderBorrarThank you for the post. It's a pity that the link to Nina Simon's post is down, but leaving that aside, it was really entertaining to read.
I realized that I never knew how to give proper feedback, haha!
Well, now that I learned how to do it, I think the Original Posters of the forums I frequent will be happier to read me.
I'll also show this post to some teacher friends that i have, because I think that is really necessary to know how to give a proper comment, even more now that our voices an opinions are visible to everyone on internet.
Once again, thank you and I'm looking forward to next posts. See ya!
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BorrarThank you for the heads-up. I´ve already corrected the link to Nina Simon´s post.
ResponderBorrarI think that, every human being shall enjoy equal dignity and equal rights...quality does not depend on the country of birth... We must recognize that all human beings are equal, and born with equal rights...
ResponderBorrarHello Gabriela!
BorrarI totally agree with you! We are all equals spite of where we were born or the differents cultural traditions we could have.
See you next friday classmate!
Hi Miss! Thank you for this post, the material you attached was really helpful! The videos are key to understand what are we talking about when we mention Interculturalism as a word. I am looking forward to see your next one, greets!!
ResponderBorrarHi Sandra!After watching the video, that blowed up my mind certainly.I wondered we have so much to learn as a society bigining at home with ourselves teaching our sons,those who have.Besides in my opinion this items should be teach at school as a subject don´t you think so?
ResponderBorrarI am looking forward to learn a bit more!
Hi Sandra!
ResponderBorrarThese videos were really interesting and filled with new terms and a lot of new and fresh information, it makes you realize things that happens all the time and in a lot of common places while we're not paying attention to that things happening at the moment, that's the thing that shocked me, I can't wait to learn more about this subject!
Hello everybody
ResponderBorrarAfter I watched the video y think that we live in a society which there isn´t yet an inclusion of all people, not only in gender issues, this can also be seen in matters of skin color, nationality,etc. We still have a long way, but I hope we will reach it soon.
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ResponderBorrarHello, Sandra! Thanks for sharing with us the video. It's really interesting, and helped me to understand the meaning of interculturalism. I belive that everybody can try to become in that kind of community, wich lives without prejuices, respecting each other, and learning from the differences, keeping the value of their own traditions.
ResponderBorrarHope you're fine. See you in our next meeting!
Hello Miss Sandra!
ResponderBorrarThanks for sharing the new information. In my opinion, I think it is very important that there are inclusions.
Many people have no idea what culture and diversity are. It is very interesting that they know the meaning.
Today I have learned new very important terms!
See you next class!
Hello Miss.
ResponderBorrarThanks for posting the video, it's a very interesting subject.
I think that people don't realise how much better we could all get along if we just listen to, learn from, and live among people "different" than us.
See you in our next class!
Hi Miss!
ResponderBorrarThere's still a lot to learn about culture! As a community, it would be great to internalize concepts as interculturalism, sadly we're not there yet. Is nice to know that at least there are people working for it to be possible everyday!
Hope to see you soon!
Hello Miss!
ResponderBorrarAfter watching the videos and reading about the concept of Interculturalism I concluded that it is the acceptance, integration ,and relationship development of different cultures within society. I think that what the word Interculturalism stands for is something very hard to achieve but worth trying, so everyone can have a better life quality.
Hope to see you soon!
Hi Miss Sandra!
ResponderBorrarThese videos are very interesting to see what is the subject about. In my opinion, it's necessary to be sociable with people from another countries because we can increase our knowledge about different cultures.
See you soon!
-Florencia
Hi Ms Sturla!
ResponderBorrarHow many parts of the concept of interculturals would be good to brush over every day.
I think, If we could live in an intercultural communities it would be fantastic! Everyone cuould relate without problems for the different customs.
Hi Sandra! What an interesting video! Thanks for sharing it.
ResponderBorrarWatching the video I realized that our society has so much to lear! I think in every academic environment should be talking about interculturalism. I hope someday we all realized how a better world will be if we embrace our differences and similarities.
See you next class!!
Hello Miss Sturla!
ResponderBorrarThank you for the post.
I have learned the meaning of Interculturalism.
I hope our society can live respecting and accepting each other.
Hello teacher!
ResponderBorrarIn my case, I did not know of the existence of this cultural classification (multicultural; cross cultural and intercultural).
Now I understand my mistake in thinking that I lived in an intercultural society when this is still a multicultural society.
My hope is that soon we will achieve interculturalism, based on patience; tolerance; acceptance and above all on the respect for each other, for the differences. Knowing that everything is part of our environment and therefore also part of ourselves.
Hello, Miss Sandra!
ResponderBorrarThank you for this post, it's very interesting because I have already understand the differences between the new three terms that we are working about.
I believe that we still have a lot to work on for being in an Intercultural community, but we must achieve this goal and promote the balance, equality and build bonds. I think that this awareness would take us to a better world for all the people!
I hope to see you soon!
Thanks again :)
Hello miss!
ResponderBorrarThe videos you've Shared were very interesting and I've learned new conceps of culturalism.
I think we are now a multicultural comunity and we need to work a lot in ourselfs to become an Intercultural comunity.
I hope that one day we can achieve that goal and have a comunity were we respect and tolerate each other's differences.
See you next clases!
Ernesto
Good evening, Miss Sturla!
ResponderBorrarTo be honest with you, I completely forgot to leave my comment. In any case, the fact that I can undoubtedly highlight is the plurality of cultures in which we are immersed.
That video that you uploaded not only shows the different categories of culture itself, but also the importance of knowing how to recognize them in their entirety. I really liked it and it makes me want to go deeper into the subject.
Thank you very much and see you next class!
Hello, professor!
ResponderBorrarI had to watch the video of "What interculturalism about?" like four times to understand completely and to take notes. It was very interesting and enlightful.
I wish, some day, we all can live in a intercultural society. But I like to believe that we are in the right path to make that happen. At least I maintain myself optimistic, haha!
Sorry for leaving my comment this late, but this was a hell of a week. I almost forgot about it.
Thank you and see you tomorrow!
Hi Miss Sturla! Thanks for sharing this information with us, It's really interesting. After watching the video I realised how important intercurturalism is, and I hope we can change as a society, we should think about it, I think. See you next class!
ResponderBorrarHi miss!
ResponderBorrarIt´s good to see that in different parts of the world, the people is very inclusive and open minded. Sadly, I think we´re too far from that yet. I think it would be great if our country were like that. I love differents cultures, I would love to live in a place that you have the chance to meet different persons from different cultures everyday, it would be like travelling around the world everyday. Anyway, thanks for the blog it is very interesting and it helped to understand a little bit about culture. See you soon!. Valentín Bravo Muller.
Hello Sandra!!!
ResponderBorrarI loved the class about interculturalism, we all see how much is in need to talk, it is reflect it in our comunity, the importance to respect other cultures, religions, the diversity of choices! We are free to choose but sometimes it doesn`t feel like it. I would love to know that in my country it comes to a first place of importance because it has a lot to do with our oexistence everyday.
Hello Miss Sandra! Thanks for posting both videos about interculturalism. From my point of view, the first video is so interesting because I didn´t know about the differences between multicultural, cross-cultural and intercultural communities. And the second video is more synthetic about the meaning "interculturalism" than the first.
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ResponderBorrarHi Sandra!
ResponderBorrarThese videos were interesting, I used to think that Multiculturalism and Interculturalism were the same but now I understand the differences between them. Nowadays, we see there is a lot of rejection to other cultures in the society because some people don't open their mind, so in my opinion I believe that as a community we must encourage the interaction and educate the people about this to respect the diversity.
Hi Sandra
ResponderBorrarBoth videos were very informative, but the one I liked the most was the one from UNESCO, I loved the explanation that she gave.
The more interesting topic for me was the part when she goes deep into the topic of language. People that can´t comunicate with others have lots of problems, that´s why we need mechanisms that help different cultures to interact between them.
in conclusion; Teachers, translators and interpreters are escensial for countries, territories and cultures to grow together.
Hello Sandra.
ResponderBorrarWhat a fabulous post! I think it's a great topic to talk about. it is very important for us, as future teachers, to learn and understand how to deal with people of different cultures, ways of thinking and beliefs.
Hi teacher!
ResponderBorrarI really liked all the information. It is good to learn and more if they are detailed texts.
I must admit that I did not know the existence of the words multicultural, cross-cultural and intercultural. thanks for sharing new knowledge with us.
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ResponderBorrarHi everyone!
ResponderBorrarThis post is really interesting! It's wonderful to learn something new. It's great to know the differences between multiculturalism, interculturalism and cross-cultural because they may sound similar but they aren't. We all have much to learn about interculturalism.
As teachers, we will find different people from different cultures in our classrooms. We should provide a safe environment for all of them to express and listen to each other. respect, empathy, tolerance and integration have to be part of our classrooms.
Thank you! See you soon!
Hi teacher! let me say, your post was great. I wasn't aware of how useful the structure of a good comment is. Now I know that I'm probably using it everywhere! Also, the definition of interculturalism was very interesting. It tells me how important is to create an environment where everyone's culture feels respected, which promotes diversity and the freedom to express themselves.
ResponderBorrarHello Sandra, the video helped me understand the meaning of interculturalism and its types. In my opinion, I think people should put discrimination aside and start including, regardless of color, nationality or whatever.
ResponderBorrarHello miss, I was 100% sure that I had commented on this post. Sorry for the delay.
ResponderBorrarWhat an amazing post! It is a good thing to talk about because as teachers we have to learn and understand the different cultures that exist, respect them and take them into account when we prepare our classes.
Both videos taught me about what Interculturalism is. Besides, to be honest I didn't know about the difference between cross cultural, multicultural and intercultural, they seem like synonyms but they aren't.
Hello miss!
ResponderBorrarThis videos were very interesting and made me learn new conceps of culturalism.
I think we are a Multicultural comunity and we need to work constantly in ourselves in order to become an Intercultural comunity.
I hope one day we can learn, respect, and tolerate each other's cultures without pre-judging them.
Hello, Miss!
ResponderBorrarAfter reading and watching the videos, I can conclude with this ideas:
We feed the world with our cultures. It is a phenomenom to create an identity for a society, through historical process, languages, music, that gives color and life to communities. Also to be open-minded and accept every single culture in this world.
Hello Sandra!
ResponderBorrarI like reading blogs but i never heard of a topic like this. Both videos about interculturalism and it´s variants are amazing!
I agree with the definition and makes me think about the idea that people have to know about this. We live in a reality that constantly involves racism, xenophobia, and also discrimination about language, religions. I think as a teachers we have to fix it through teaching students how to be more open-minded. They are the future and have the responsability to live in a world full of differences and that they respect each other. Although they might be the people that could change the future, we also have the responsability to increase our knowledge and being concious about culture, faith, and other important stuff. We do not have to stay out of situations, instead, we have to study the present to help people improve the world.
To conclude, i would like to say that the videos taught me that i have to learn more about people differences to give my future students a good classes.
Thank you for this class, i really like it. See you!
Hi Sandra,
ResponderBorrarThanks for the illustrative welcome of the last week! Very excited to take this class.
Regarding the question of the task, I found the first video very interesting and informative. Interculturalism is not only when culture, language, ethnicity and faith convey together but also the mutual respect between people.
I totally agree with the statement of the video that outlined the relevance of the political leadership's role in promoting the dialogue and understanding. For instance, I was talking with a colleague the other day about the zero diversity of ethnicity in media and entertainment programmes of Argentina.
The importance of a good intercultural dialogue in building respect between people and overcoming racism, intolerance and discrimination among them, it’s essential for the diversity of a society.
See you in our next class!
Excellent!! I love the example you shared in your comment!
BorrarHi Miss! The videos were really helpful! Interculturalism is so important nowadays for society, everyone is so different from each other as human beings. We must live with more equality and respect others cultures. And most important is listening and having tolerance to minorities and bringing them something good.
ResponderBorrarAlso it’s so great to watch another culture from yours, it would help you to open your mind.
Hello teacher, here is my opinion about the video and the text.
ResponderBorrarI think that every human being deserves dignity and equality since we are born, no matter our country, religion, skin or whatever that makes us different each other, we are all equal, and we all deserve respect and rights,
My rights end where the others begin, that means that you use your rights without limiting the rights of others. Your freedom ends where mine begins.
Hi Sandra!
ResponderBorrarI just finished watching all the videos about interculturalism and I have to say I have learned a lot.
I remember hearing the term before, but I have never studied it in depth as the topic wasn't properly presented to me, at least not in the way it should be introduced to us as a society.
After learning about the meaning, and what it entails, I believe interculturalism is something we must take into consideration whenever we talk about diversity and equality. No one talks about interculturalism, and it's the reason why some of us didn't know anything about it until now. It shouldn't be something to learn just for an assignment, it must be something we should establish in our everyday lives.
I find this matter very interesting, so I hope we can keep on learning about this throughout the year.
See you next week!
Hello Sandra!
ResponderBorrarThank you for sharing this material. After reading and watching the video, I realized that we have a long way forward about interculturalism. We, as a community, have a lot of things to learn, not only what it really means, but also how to put it in practice.
I think that is a duty of all societies to accept and live respecting everyone, leaving behind all kind of discrimination or differencies. I belive that if each one of us put our grain of sand, someday we could reach that goal.
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BorrarHi miss!
ResponderBorrarI think that the video is so interesting and it is important that everyone looks at it and that we keep in mind that we all have different traditions, cultures and we all have to respect them, and why not learn about them!
Hello Miss Sturla,
ResponderBorrarI wasn't too much informed about interculturism before your post, so I think it gave me a new and interesting point of view.
It showed me how big and complex a community can be. It also made me realized that we never stop learning about ourselves and the people that is around us.
I hope that we can get deeper into the subject throughout the year.
Thank you for reading and see you next class!
Hi miss! hope you are doing good.
ResponderBorrarLast year I had "estudios interculturales" at my secondary school. I loved the subject because of everything we talk about and because it was in english. But this video show more specifics things and with this single video I have learned a lot of new things. I think that this year will be amazing.
See you on friday!
Hello teacher.
ResponderBorrarI have to say that, after this introduction to the subject, it seems very interesting and important!
I enjoyed reading about interculturalism, multiculturalism and cross-culturalism. It is a topic that I did not know before reading this post. Although I got lost in some parts of the video, mostly because of my not so advanced English skills, it is worth mentioning that I could understand that interculturalism is something really important for us as a society, and a must as an objective.
Reflexing about the topic, I remembered a personal experience. Some years ago I went to catholic high school. Next to it, there was another high school, but it was only for jewish people. In the whole year that I spent there, I never got to see or know much about the school next to mine! There was a guard in the door of that school and high walls that covered all the building. Besides, the students were never anywhere to be seen, there was a lot of security and secretism. Although I understand that this situation was produced because of security reasons (since we live in a society where, pitifully, antisemitism still exists), I think that it works as an example of a multicultural community. My previous high school had organised a lot of events with other schools of the zone, all of them catholic, but we never got to meet our own neighbours. A multicultural community is one where we live alongside each other, without reaching across boundaries, exactly as the situation with my catholic ex high school and the jewish high school next to it.
Moving forwards, we can also say that if we had lived in an intercultural community, that necessity of protection towards the students of that high school, just for being jewish, would not have existed. Therefore, we can say that the benefits of an intercultural community are vital for us as citizens. I would not have liked to be in those students’ shoes, being scared because of my religion.
In addition, I think it goes without saying that we, as future teachers, need to be conscious of these different cultures and how to act with it in our classroom. Learning how to deal with discriminatory acts or prejudices is essential for us as humans, but it is even more important for a teacher who might have in his or her hands an important and harmful situation as this one.
It stands out in sight that the topic of the post is great to work in class, I look forward to reading my peers’ opinions.
See you, teacher!
Excellent!!! A clear example from your own experience and an interesting reflection on interculturalism and teaching!!
BorrarHello! How intersting is the defintion of "intercultures" and how more important would be if everybody apply it!
ResponderBorrarThis subject could be so interesting!! Becouse for me is so important known and respect a lot of people in the city or on the world, why not?
The first video is clear for me, the last year I did this subject but I never undersstood.
Hi Sandra! I didn't know about interculturalism and I'm glad to read about it, I didn't even think how important is this topic for all of us. Nowadays all the cultures are mixed and we live with people who are really different to us and that's amazing. I think it's very important to share with other people about this term.
ResponderBorrarHi miss! While I was watching the video I started thinking that I've never heard about interculturalism, a few minutes later I realized how important it would be if the school started working with this.
ResponderBorrarAt the same time I believed that we as a society are growing up constantly about new communities or cultures, fortunately. It was such a great video! Thanks for sharing with us
Hello Sandra!
ResponderBorrarAfter watching these videos, which were very interesting, I learned new concepts of culturalism and how it is very important for society to create an environment where everyone's culture feels respected.
Concepts such as multi, cross or intercultural that I did not know before are necessary for us to know them and also differentiate them from one another.
In conclusion, we have to be an Intercultural community to promote the balance, equality and build bonds.
Hi Miss!...thank you so much for sharing this information with us. I had no idea about what interculturalism was until now, it's a very interesting and important term to start using nowadays.
ResponderBorrarI think everyone should known this information, it is something that involves all of us as society and, in my opinion, the knowledge of this could help the unity of people from different countries.
In addition, I think interculturalism is a very polite way to learn about the other cultures around the world.
After reading and watching this material, I realized we are inmersed in a multicultural society. I wish someday we can get interculturalism based on patience, tolerance, acceptance and respect for each other.
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ResponderBorrarHello Miss Sandra!
ResponderBorrarThanks for sharing all this information. It was very interesting to read and watch! I had to watch the video twice to understand better the concepts of interculturalism.
In my opinion, I think we have to make a change in ourselves, our thoughts, to make a change in society! I think it's crucial to respect other cultures and religions! As a society, we have a lot to learn yet. We have to learn to accept other customs, languages, genders, and a lot more things that involve being in a society. This kind of content will help us to be more open-minded!. See you next class!
Hi Miss Sturla,
ResponderBorrarIt's the first time I came across the definition of interculturalism. I think it's a concept that we don't hear about enough.
Now, because of social media, more people are crossing the boundaries and interacting with other cultures, but discrimination it's still present in all parts of the world.
Sadly I think we still have a long way to go until we can achieve this, but we should encourage our peers to be more open-minded and to think and share this concept.
See you next week!
Hi Teacher!
ResponderBorrarI've never heard about interculturalism, and it is interesting to learn new things.
The video was so clear about this topic. Now i know the difference between multicultural, cross-cultural and intercultural.
It's really important to talk about differents cultures. People don't do that too much and thanks to social media we can learn that easily.
Hello Teacher Sandra!
ResponderBorrarI've heard about the term "interculturalism" before but I used to think that it was the same as "multiculturalism". Now, I understand that it's not! It's really interesting to learn about the differences but I think we still have a lot to work through as societies to be able to achieve this.
Hello, Miss Sturla!
ResponderBorrarAfter to read, for me, Interculturalism is how people can interact and create bonds with each other, no matter the language, ethnicity, gender, beliefs, politics, etc. in a world where these differences are so marked.
Hi teacher! After reading the blog and watching the videos, I have a few things I would like to share.
ResponderBorrarThis is my first time hearing about interculturalism, and I found it very informative, I'm glad you chose to teach us about this! To me, it's not a common thing to talk about yet, even though it should be, since we have the resources and technology to spread this type of knowledge.
Now that I know more about this, I think that interculturalism is something essential for us as a society, because getting to know other cultures and embracing them enriches ours, and at the same time, interacting with people from different backgrounds and with different beliefs, helps us to be respectful to them, and creates a space for equality, something that everyone deserves no matter what country, religion, or gender they are.
In conclusion, I really liked this topic, and it would be great if we talked more about this in our daily lives, so that we can apply it and grow as an individual human and as a society.
Hello teacher!
ResponderBorrarI think it's very important to know about this topic because nowadays there are still differences and discrimination among people of different cultures and I think it’s necessary to promote respect between people.
Personally, I didn’t know the exact concept and the difference between interculturalism and multiculturalism.
To sum up the subject, I’d like to say that multiculturalism is about people coexisting together but it doesn’t imply interaction between them.
Interculturalism, instead, implies interaction with other people, respecting the differences between culture, faith, identity, language, etc. Interculturalism is about promoting and exchanging different cultural values in order to accept each other to live in a better society.
Hello everyone!
ResponderBorrarI have never heard about this topic and I found it very interesting.
I think we all should be able to be interested in this things.
Nowaydays, we see it everywhere that discrimination for different cultures still exists. We should be able to coexist and learn from eachother, being respectful and respect our different beliefes to become a better society.
hello teacher, this is my first time commenting so I hope I do well.
ResponderBorrarAccording to what I understood when we talk about multiculturalism we mean when several cultures coexist, tolerate and respect each other. While interculturality occurs at the moment in which different cultures interact and generate shared cultural expressions
I think we are a Multicultural community and we need to work constantly in ourselves in order to become an Intercultural community.
this video tells me how important it is to create an environment where everyone's culture feels respected, which promotes diversity and the freedom to express themselves.
Hi teacher Sandra,
ResponderBorrarGreat material! the videos are very informatives with lots of information but also easy to comprehend
Interesting topic, I had never really noticed how people can live among other people from different cultures without actually exchanging ot interacting about their own culture or beliefs. We should pay more attention to this kind of topics, I dont think people who doesn't have a different culture from their country stop and think about if people who migrate feel welcome or included in the community activies.
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ResponderBorrarHi Sandra!
ResponderBorrarI had no idea that there was such a classification, in fact it is interesting to know about that. It is wonderful to be able to interact with people from other countries, and learn from their cultures and traditions. This interaction always has to be with respect. And there must also be respect for the different diversities that currently exist. I think that there is no better or worse culture, and people should understand that.
ResponderBorrarHello everyone! After analizing the material i want to be say mi point of view and my opinion.
I loved the information, I had no idea of the meaning of interculturalism and now I think we should all know it. I consider that it is wonderful to be able to live among other cultures and that we can all learn a little from each other and I could never see the negative side of that, I consider that interculturality should be accepted and known by everyone, but sadly there are people who continue thinking that they can mistreat you for your culture or your customs or even take away your rights for the same reason.
Hi teacher! I really like this video about what interculturalism is and how we can communicate with other communities to share our culture and traditions. I believe that all people have the right to be respect each different and feel free speak or doing culture. 😊
ResponderBorrarHi Teacher, and classmates,
ResponderBorrarThe topics addressed in this post have been of great interest for me. I think all of us as citizens should have a look at our community, and make sure we are being an active part of policies such as interculturalism. It is not a bad idea to check if we are giving space for it and encouraging our environment to deeply adopt it, having a really open and positive attitude towards diversity.
One of the many compelling topics shared in the video for me, was the idea of 'Identity' as a changing concept, which can vary through time. Therefor, our identity based on our culture is constantly changing, and so does our culture.
As I said before, I think this was very interesting and I'm surely sharing this information with the people around me.
See you in class!
Hi Teacher.
ResponderBorrarAfter reading the interculturalism's post and analysing what it had to offer I do believe that the culture of everything is important and unique in their own way, and it's amazing how thanks to it not only we can share ours with new people, but also to learn about others as a way of understanding their ideas and traditions.
And also it's great to realize that the co-existence of different cultures is possible in the present way.
Hi, Miss!
ResponderBorrarAfter reading the text and watching the videos, my opinios is that culture is important for everyone to feel identified and also to be part of something unique that can be shared with others.
Thank you for the information, see you soon!
Hi miss!
ResponderBorrarThis is my comment about the two videos about interculturalism.
I think that is interesting to know why they are called like that or the place where are located.
It was the first time of heard that definition of interculturalism and I wish that our country could have this, live with people from other countries sharing their cultures, ideas, and ways of living without no reject him.
Hello miss!
ResponderBorrarHere are my answers about interculturalism:
Interculturalism is about making a place for everyone in society. For everybody to be accepted and included, regarding their culture. Its purpose is to end any type of segregation and start accepting and respecting cultures and their languages. Of course, foreigners need to know the host community´s language in order to be understood and to understand people in their surroundings.
The difference between multiculturalism and interculturalism is that, while in the first one various cultures can coexist together, they may not connect or communicate, but in the second one they interact with each other, creating bonds and relationships.
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ResponderBorrarPersonally, I didn’t know the difference between interculturalism and multiculturalism so I will share the principal features about these concepts. Multiculturalism is about people coexisting together but it doesn’t imply interaction between them. Interculturalism, instead, implies interaction with other people, respecting the differences between culture, faith, identity, language, etc. Interculturalism is about promoting and exchanging different cultural values in order to accept each other to live in a better society.
ResponderBorrarNow, in the end, I think that interculturalism is important for us as a society, because getting to know other cultures and embracing them enriches ours, and at the same time, interacting with people from different backgrounds and with different beliefs, helps us to be respectful to them, and creates a space for equality, something that everyone deserves no matter what country, religion, or gender they are.
I understand that Interculturalism refers to the presence of different cultures and the exchange between them of their cultural values.
ResponderBorrarI think is very important as it contributes to a better understanding between people, both videos showed me how important it is to know a little more about the diversity of cultures that surround us, to create an atmosphere of harmony
Hello everyone!!
ResponderBorrarI like this video because it helps us to understand what interculturalism is
I appreciate the way in what the video provides different ideas of activities to do on how to include people from different cultures
Greetings Sandra and classmates
ResponderBorrarAs far as I’m concerned, socialising and living among people from other nationalities and traditions are part of the human being. Therefore, we can emphasise that cultural diversity is a feasible process owing to ourselves and our capacity to transmit our inner voice. Even I dare say it is one of our most precious characteristics. After all, I barely see myself living in a world without interacting with those who harbour around me. We socialise from the beginning, and this action persists until death.
Along with it, This blog provides an enthralling and brief comparison between “Interculturalism” and “Multiculturalism” whose concepts are taken lightly or not properly introduced in depth.
When it comes to “Multiculturalism”, it’s defined as the presence of different cultures in a determined territory. In contrast, “Interculturalism” refers to the coexistence and building of bonds of cultures. Furthermore, interaction prevails and, as a result, accepts the assimilation of traditions or norms of foreign cultures to one’s own.
By and large, the lesson I learned is that the focus on the whole is a valuable key to achieving a better dialogue and development of humanity.
Hello teacher & everyone.
ResponderBorrarI find this interesting and I love the definition about interculturilism, a community with the same rights for everyone. Equality, with different types of cultures. We need a interculturilism society who interact each other no matter the differences between genders, languages & culture. We can see the diversity in our society but we need to work more harder for a interculturilism society because there are so many people who don't feel "comfortable" with people who come from another country.
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ResponderBorrarHi miss Sandra
ResponderBorrarI really appreciate the video with this information, it is very clear about this topic.
Interculturalism is a way to mix people with different culture faith and identity and remove discrimination
It has a positive impact on people's lives, for example normalizing differences, promoting understanding and dialogue, reducing any fear, supporting immigrants, etc.
After this information, we might ask ourselves what is my attitude about it? I support non discrimination and equality or disallow it.
Sorry for the delay, see you soon!
The interculturalism is the presence of different cultures and implies interaction with other people respecting their culture and language. I think the video was very interesting and shows as how importat is share with people from different cultures, we allways are learning something new.
ResponderBorrarHi teacher! I think the post is really clear in what it tries to communicate. I also consider this is a important topic to learn about ,mostly for us,future English teachers. I hope that by being aware of it we get to understand that the co-existence of different cultures can be possible and only can bring us positive results.
ResponderBorrarThanks for the information, see you soon!
Hello teacher!
ResponderBorrarI think this post was really interesting. I learned about concepts that I didn't know that existed. I do believe is important to
promote respect among different cultures
First, I think it's important to promote respect among different cultures. We tend to think that only our practices and our traditions are the valid ones, but that's incorrect. It may be hard but we need to open our minds and be able to understand that other countries have other habits and other practices. Also I think that we should be more interested in interculturalism because, as teachers of a foreign language, we are getting in contact with other culture that is different from ours so it's necessary to comprehend it in order to also
understand the language. I mean, there's expressions that may have no sense
for us but for them it does. On the other hand, I think that if someone's not interested in interculturalism
and/or the fact of communicating or interacting with people from other culture, at least they should understand multiculturalism and accept that there are multiple cultures in the world and it's okay if you don't want to get related to them but you do have to recognize and accept them.
I think the video shows how important is to communicate and learn about differtent cultures and share ones own. It also teches us how to respect other cultutes and believes.
ResponderBorrarHi miss sorry for the delay, I´m Facundo Recalde and here is my comment:
ResponderBorrarAfter reading the post I learnt about the definitions of multicultural communities, cross-cultural communities and intercultural communities. I found them really interesting, and from my point of view the funniest way to have an intercultural exchange is doing some sports with people from another country or culture. As an example I can say that I enjoyed playing football with Brazilians and Uruguayan people, learned about them and their culture, and I think that they also learned something about me and the Argentinian culture.
Hello Sandra! Before watching the videos I didn't know about the multiculturalism and cross-culturalism. Now I understand the meaning and I think that interculturalism is very important because the interaction makes a society intercultural. The communication between one culture and another is essential because we can learn a lot of other cultures, respecting their identity, their faith, their language...
ResponderBorrarFor instance; last year, I travelled to Italy and I knew people that live there and also, I spoke with people who were from Romania. I learnt a lot from them because we talked italian and we learnt from each other. I loved so much knowing about their culture!
Hello teacher, everybody.
ResponderBorrarInteresting post and videos, to think about the differences within our own culture or the ones living together around the world. By standing all behind a common goal and respecting each others differences, it is possible to live in harmony and keep working together in defence of human rights, democracy, gender equality and non-discrimination.
Hi everybody!
ResponderBorrarThis is important information because we can identify what kind of culture we live in or are familiar with. I must say that I did not know the names that identify the different types of culture there are.
And it is important to reflect on what we do as citizens to include other cultures, for example, the video shows different options of activities that we can apply to include them. If we are already putting it into practice, that's great, and if we are not, we need to put it into practice.