IDIHCS   22126
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
capítulos de libros
Título:
Language and intercultural citizenship education for a culture of peace: The Malvinas/Falklands project.
Autor/es:
LETICIA YULITA; MELINA PORTO
Libro:
From Principles to Practice in Education for Intercultural Citizenship
Editorial:
Multilingual Matters
Referencias:
Lugar: Bristol; Año: 2017; p. 199 - 224
Resumen:
Publicado online en 2016The Malvinas/Falklands project aimed to create a culture of peace amongst undergraduate students learning foreign languages in higher education institutions in Argentina and the UK. As defined by the United Nations, a culture of peace is ?a set of values, attitudes, modes of behaviour and ways of life that reject violence and prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups and nations? (UNESCO). The idea for this project grew and developed between June and December 2012 as part of a call by Michael Byram to create a network of projects on intercultural citizenship. A partnership was quickly formed between Melina Porto in Argentina and Leticia Yulita in the UK. Two reasons motivated us to choose the topic of the Malvinas/Falklands war. Firstly, this war is seen in strong nationalist terms both in Argentina and the UK and, because of this, intercultural and citizenship issues are clearly involved. Secondly, the year 2012 saw the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the war and in this sense the topic was timely and significant in the political agendas of both countries.