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Stars under the Cobblestones – Multicultural skills for teachers of adult education

European teachers and trainers are on the frontline of globalisation and work with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds. The aim of this Grundtvig training course is to provide adult-education teachers and trainers with the skills necessary to successfully do their jobs. Multicultural integration and inclusion off er a challenging hurdle for European adult-education professionals. Teachers in adult education must have the skills and expertise to understand and recognise a multicultural environment as a valuable learning resource. The Uniting Europe Through Cultures Project is working to develop a comprehensive training programme for teachers in adult education. The project hopes to provide them with the tools they need in the form of a skills handbook, developed co-operatively through a previous project. The main educational concepts are based on experiential learning and theories of narrative and analysis. Under the motto “Stars under the Cobblestones”, the course aims to: improve the training of adult education professionals in the areas of intercultural relations and European identity; introduce them to skills vital to teaching in a multicultural environment; and promote the study of languages that are not readily off ered in European educational institutions. The training course has already been held fi ve times and three more sessions are planned for 2008. This demonstrates the quality and success of the project as well as the strong demand for this type of training. The course materials have been developed as an electronic handbook and include theoretical materials for working in a multicultural environment. The handbook also contains practical examples of how to teach in a classroom with students representing a number of diff erent nationalities. It is easy to see how the project supports mobility in Europe since it increases cultural awareness and develops intercultural skills, themselves the cornerstones of European mobility. The project has received very positive feedback from its participants who testify to its thoroughness and depth of content.

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