Download or read book Intercultural Encounters in Education written by Ulla Kriebernegg and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2014 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kind of cultural encounters enhance cultural awareness and intercultural competence in educational contexts? This volume highlights the potential of different types of (inter)cultural encounters for intercultural learning and developing critical (cultural) awareness in education. The book's articles explore the potential of critical reading of classical and other culturally relevant texts, as well as physical or virtual encounters with people from other cultures as part of course activities for the development of intercultural competence. (Series: Intercultural Education / Interkulturelle Padagogik - Vol. 13) [Subject: Education, Cultural Studies]