International ClassBy INTERACTUM VLAANDERENAn English-spoken courseOn education and teaching in FlandersOn culture and educationin Europe

FlandersNorthern part of BelgiumDutch-speakingCross-roads of culturesDensely populatedShort distancesBrussels!

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• In English• 20 or 30 credit points• For appr. 20 incoming Erasmus-students and

10 Flemish students• Close contact with teachers• February-March-April, optional practice in May• Host city moves every two years:

– 2005-2007: Brussels (EHSAL)– 2007-2009: Antwerp (KdG)– 2009-2011: Bruges (KHBO)– 2011-2013: Vorselaar (KHK)

Practical information

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• Lodging depends– All together in one ‘peda’ in Brussels and Bruges– Private rooms all over town in Antwerp

• About 10 different nationalities– E, TR, CZ, A, NL, RO, BG, P, PL, BE…

• Visit Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Ypres• Budget-friendly• 4 modules, 2-3 weeks and 5 credit points each

Practical information

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• Module 1– By KdG

• Part 1: Expression, emotion, communication– Confrontation with nature, oneself and others

(different cultures coming together)– Practical tasks and modern art (f.e. outdoor

activities, cooking, video-making and –editing, creative workshops)

– In a Château-ferme in the Ardennes forests

Modules

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• Module 1– By KdG

• Part 2: Youth and subcultures– “What you are, is what you seem to be”– Recognizing youth cultures and their meanings– In groups of max. 4, with shared interests– Paper about a specific youth subculture: looks,

history, politics, music, ethnicity– 20 min. multimedia presentations of the papers with

video, music, powerpoints etc.

Modules

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• Module 2: Education and Diversity– By KHK

– 1 week of colleges on diversity, identity, culture, multiculturality, migrations

– 2 weeks of visits to• multicultural organisations (Foyer, Studio Globo)• ‘black’ schools and classes for ‘newcomers’• former concentration camp• sociocultural organisations around schools• government agencies on equal opportunities in

education (European and Flemish)

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• Module 3: Culture, society and education– By KHBO– Creating cultural/historical identities– by interviewing people, taking pictures, map reading,

watching films, listening to music• Part 1: HISTORY

– Wars and cultural identity– Federalisation and European dimensions– Colonialism and its consequences

• Part 2: ARTS / ART HISTORY– ‘Nationality’ and instrumentalism of art– What makes a painting Flemish? Was Brel a Flemish

artist? Where does folklore come from?

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• Module 3: Culture and education– By KHBO

• Visits to– Brussels (fine arts, colonialism in Matongé quarter,

Bellevue Museum on Belgium, opera, Europe)– Bruges (history as an economy, school trips)– Ghent (modern art, industrial heritage)– Antwerp (fashion Museum, minority communities)– Ypers Salient and Dixmude (WWI cemeteries,

Flemish movement)

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• Module 4: Teaching in Europe– By HUB-EHSAL

– Educational systems in the EU: similar but different, each with advantages and disadvantages

– Through:• Lectures (Bologna, European funds)• Observations (European/International schools,

Second Chance Education for Adults)• Presentations (Own national education system,

own cultural teaching styles)• Workshops (Intercultural education, pros and cons

of educational contexts)

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• Closing week– Reports: personal reports of each module, group

evaluation of each module, personal evaluation of what they have learned

– Presentation of those reports– Formal ending: group photo, diploma call, handing

out signed document folders– Informal ending: Eurosongfestival, quiz show, eating and drinking, ‘reversed’ guided tour

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• Optional practice– 10 credit points– Only at specific and timely request of the student– Observation and/or participation– With tasks and supervision– Not necessarily in

• Dutch (rather in English, French, Turkish…)• Schools (rather in Adult Education, School

Support, Intercultural Education projects)• One single organisation (rather very diverse)

Modules

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More info

http://www.interactum.be/index.php/international-class

Apply and contact

• Apply online:http://www.interactum.be/

internclass/application-form.php• Contactperson KHK

rita.van.elsen@khk.be

• With thanks to Karl Catteeuw for the powerpoint.

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