This element involves students developing the skills to relate to and move between cultures through engaging with different cultural groups, giving an experiential dimension to intercultural learning in contexts that may be face-to-face, virtual or vicarious.
Students think about familiar concepts in new ways. This encourages flexibility, adaptability and a willingness to try new cultural experiences. Empathy assists students to develop a sense of solidarity with others through imagining the perspectives and experiences of others as if they were their own. Empathy involves imagining what it might be like to ‘walk in another’s shoes’ and identifying with others’ feelings, situations and motivations. In developing and acting with intercultural understanding, students:
- communicate across cultures
- consider and develop multiple perspectives
- empathise with others.
Level 6
Typically by the end of Year 10, students:
Communicate across cultures
analyse the complex relationship between language, thought and context to understand and enhance communication
Consider and develop multiple perspectives
present a balanced view on issues where conflicting views cannot easily be resolved
Empathise with others
recognise the effect that empathising with others has on their own feelings, motivations and actions