 Interdisciplinary curriculum design: a case study from a module on gender, culture and religious diversity Start: 25/09/2018, 12:45
End: 25/09/2018, 13:45 Contact:Nothemba Nqayi
- 0218083717 Location: Den Bosch | In this interdisciplinary module on gender, culture and religious diversity, the curriculum is designed to instil a broader worldview in multilingual students from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. Two guest lecturers from different faculties were invited for their expertise in this regard. Prof Dennis Francis (Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) gave an introduction about gender concepts that are essential to understand in any critical discussion on the human dignity of the LGBTIQA community and women. Prof Xolile Simon (Department of Practical Theology and Missiology in the Faculty of Theology) introduced students to the main religious traditions and the potential of intrareligious, interreligious and secular dialogue to resolve local and international conflict peacefully. Students were encouraged to discuss the prevailing attitudes in their religious and cultural communities that might undermine the rights of the LGBTIQA community and women in society. Prof Simon encouraged students to participate in lectures in isiXhosa, Afrikaans and English so that their contributions could form part of the curriculum content, while their multilingual identities were acknowledged in the process. |
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Auxin; Professional learning opportunities for T＆L |
