Schools and society have become more diverse.Culturally responsive teaching as an effective teaching method has been applied in different school subject areas.This article introduces the concept of culturally responsi...Schools and society have become more diverse.Culturally responsive teaching as an effective teaching method has been applied in different school subject areas.This article introduces the concept of culturally responsive teaching and discusses its implementation in the Chinese classroom.This article addresses the establishment of an inclusive,safe,and academically rigorous learning environment,diversification of curriculum content knowledge and instructional strategies,and incorporation of culturally responsive assessment.Culturally responsive teaching in the Chinese classroom provides an opportunity for teachers not only to develop students'language skills and cultural understanding,but also to cultivate students'attitudes and dispositions toward diversity for their attainment of effective intercultural communication.展开更多
Due to the fast development of the Internet and other modern communication, people now interact easier than ever beyond the national boundaries and live in a global village. In the era of globalization, multicultural ...Due to the fast development of the Internet and other modern communication, people now interact easier than ever beyond the national boundaries and live in a global village. In the era of globalization, multicultural education has been important for all people around the world ever since their early childhood. Art is a necessary approach for young children to learn the world and expand their vision. It is also a good path for young children to learn different cultures, to foster respect for them, to enjoy cultures different from themselves, and to improve their skills for interacting with people from other cultural backgrounds. The main purposes of this article are to discuss the reason why art can be a potential approach to learning multi-cultural education and how an art approach can nourish young children＇s multi-cultural equipment. To reach these two purposes, literature review and case study analysis are adopted. There are five sections in this article. The first section introduces the background of this study. The second section explores the relation between art and multi-culture. The third section discusses how to use art in an antibias way and respect different cultures for young children. The fourth section analyzes two cases in order to know how to design curriculum, practice teaching and evaluate the efforts of multicultural education. The finally section is about the conclusion and some suggestions.展开更多
文摘Schools and society have become more diverse.Culturally responsive teaching as an effective teaching method has been applied in different school subject areas.This article introduces the concept of culturally responsive teaching and discusses its implementation in the Chinese classroom.This article addresses the establishment of an inclusive,safe,and academically rigorous learning environment,diversification of curriculum content knowledge and instructional strategies,and incorporation of culturally responsive assessment.Culturally responsive teaching in the Chinese classroom provides an opportunity for teachers not only to develop students'language skills and cultural understanding,but also to cultivate students'attitudes and dispositions toward diversity for their attainment of effective intercultural communication.
文摘Due to the fast development of the Internet and other modern communication, people now interact easier than ever beyond the national boundaries and live in a global village. In the era of globalization, multicultural education has been important for all people around the world ever since their early childhood. Art is a necessary approach for young children to learn the world and expand their vision. It is also a good path for young children to learn different cultures, to foster respect for them, to enjoy cultures different from themselves, and to improve their skills for interacting with people from other cultural backgrounds. The main purposes of this article are to discuss the reason why art can be a potential approach to learning multi-cultural education and how an art approach can nourish young children＇s multi-cultural equipment. To reach these two purposes, literature review and case study analysis are adopted. There are five sections in this article. The first section introduces the background of this study. The second section explores the relation between art and multi-culture. The third section discusses how to use art in an antibias way and respect different cultures for young children. The fourth section analyzes two cases in order to know how to design curriculum, practice teaching and evaluate the efforts of multicultural education. The finally section is about the conclusion and some suggestions.
