An intercultural proposal for secondary EFL classroom

Abstract

This final Master’s Degree Project includes a theoretical framework and an intervention proposal to introducing intercultural education as a crosscutting approach on the subject of English for Secondary Education classroom. Nowadays we live in a multicultural society and individuals have to interact with people from different cultures on a daily basis. That is why it is important to teach children and teenagers to be tolerant, to respect other customs and beliefs and to be empathetic towards others. In order to achieve these objectives and obtain lasting results, an intervention proposal that deals with different topics such as stereotypes, racism and cultural shock has been planned. This proposal aims to raise intercultural sensitivity while children learn curricula contents. This project starts with a brief definition of the culture concept, the difference between multiculturalism and interculturalism and the goals and aims that those approaches attempt to achieve. There is also a review of two related papers on the issue of intercultural sensitivity carried out in Spain. Following the theoretical framework, the intervention proposal is presented after a brief explanation of the context of the center and the classroom where a similar intervention was carried out during the practicum period. To sum up, results and conclusions achieved are considered through an analysis of a survey about intercultural sensitivity and the grades obtained by the students in the final semester tests.