Exploring Intercultural Perspectives in Contemporary English Language Teaching and Learning.
Intercultural Learning Programs in the classroom allow students to seize opportunities that diversity offers and learn how to interact in a global, diverse and challenging world. Most programs focus on skills like empathy and flexibility. Empathy helps us understand others and see the world from their perspective, as well as to be sensitive to their needs. Flexibility focuses on knowing How to behave in changing environments, dealing with a wide range of social situations and being able to adapt using appropriate behaviour.
Intercultural learning also establishes a more creative and healthy learning environment where students learn to accept and respect differences, and work with and support classmates who are different. In these classes students also learn about themselves and their culture as a first step to comprehend cultural complexibity.