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Teaching an intercultural classroom

At the UvA, students and colleagues come from diverse cultural backgrounds, creating both opportunities and challenges in the classroom. This training helps you develop a framework for teaching in an intercultural setting by addressing key topics such as interculturalisation in higher education, personal and cultural awareness, and strategies for fostering inclusivity.

Good to know

Target group		Workgroup teachers
Group size		Max. 20 teachers
Language		English
Time investment		3 hours in class + 1 hour preparation time + 1 hour portfolio (for teachers in Workgroup Teacher Programme)
Trainer		See table below
Location		Roeterseiland Campus (REC)
Intended Learning Outcomes		By the end of the training, participants can: Describe the history and development of interculturalisation perspectives in higher education Interpret the effect of their own personal and cultural context and the ways it impacts teaching Formulate possible perspectives of intercultural students Foster discussion with individual and cultural differences Develop didactic alternatives to foster a diverse and inclusive classroom
Preparation		Go to preparation and materials

Registration:

Teachers doing the first year of the Workgroup Teacher Programme (WTP) will register for this module during the Didactic bootcamp (in the final week of August).
Teachers not in the first year of the WTP can register by clicking on your preferred date in the table below; you will then be redirected to our registration environment.
The registration deadline is one week before the start of each course.

Planning 2024- 2025:

	Dates	Time	Training Module	Lang.	Location	Trainer	Department
1.	Thursday 5 December 2024	09:00-12:00	Teaching an intercultural classroom	EN	REC GS.05	Linde Berkelmans	For all domains	Enrol
2.	Tuesday 18 February 2025	13:00-16:00	Teaching an intercultural classroom	EN	REC B2.03	Linde Berkelmans	For all domains	Enrol

What your colleagues took home:

“To be more aware of my own behaviour and pinpoint what type of behaviour from others I don’t appreciate.”

“Provide more diverse examples and set my rules clear at the start of my courses.”

“Don’t be too hard on yourself and make awkward situations explicit.”

“Be explicit, communicative, collaborative, compassionate, and curious.”