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Implementing citizenship education and intercultural competence through stories
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This research project explored how storytelling contributed to implementing citizenship
education and intercultural competence at primary level. Educating children to become
clear-thinking and enlightened citizens, as well as to achieve successful interaction with
elements of different cultures was the aim of this research. This research project
investigated the use of storytelling, using folktales from two distant countries. One of
them was Indonesia, a predominantly Islamic country located in the southern
hemisphere, and the other Russia, a predominantly Orthodox country located on the
European and Asian continents. These stories exposed students to different countries,
traditional clothing, landscapes and physical characteristics, but also to customs, rituals
and practices of their inhabitants. They were clear facilitators to promote the curiosity of
students, to help them notice the differences by contrasting their own reality with the
ones of the target cultures. It can be stated that these folktales were valid contributions
to raise students’ intercultural awareness. The stories also allowed young learners to be
exposed to actions related to moral values, which might be otherwise hard to explain to
children. Students connected with the characters of the stories and students’ feelings and
emotions helped them learn such concepts, as well as rousing in them emotional and
critical engagement. The effectiveness of storytelling was confirmed given that students
emerged with new insights and they helped define and introduce concepts to students,
as well. Using storytelling was meaningful to make children aware of the positions of
others and to engage them as active citizens.
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Primary level Citizenship education Storytelling Moral values Intercultural competence Differences Contar histórias Ensino básico Educação para a cidadania Valores morais Competência intercultural Diferenças