The Integration of Character Education and Intercultural Competence in German Learning Process

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211223.152How to use a DOI?

Keywords

character education; intercultural competence; german learning

Abstract

Learning foreign languages in the 4.0 era is currently a demand in education, especially higher education level. By mastering foreign languages, students are expected to be able to develop knowledge and build international communication. Language and culture are two inseparable entities. When a person learns a foreign language, he inevitably also learns the culture in which the language is used. In order to realize a holistic foreign language learning, intercultural-based learning is the right solution. The success of foreign language learning will also be influenced by how far the cultural elements of the target language can be understood and integrated in learning. Learning a foreign language, in this case German, requires students to know and understand German culture. The polarization that appears in several aspects of Indonesian and German culture makes students more critical in understanding the culture of the two countries. The intercultural-based learning process enables the students to have intercultural competencies which are the basis for adapting and communicating between cultures. Some aspects of intercultural competence which is in line with character education as follows. (1) Expansion of cultural insight (das Kulturbild) by respecting foreign cultures (das Fremde) based on an understanding of one’s own culture (das Eigene). This will lead students to continue to appreciate and love the culture and noble values as an Indonesian nation. (2) Learners will be guided to have the ability to tolerate and empathize with something “foreign” and have the ability to be careful about negative stereotypes.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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AU  - Ajeng Dianing Kartika
AU  - Muhammad Nur Ashar Asnur
AU  - Piet Sumoukil
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - The Integration of Character Education and Intercultural Competence in German Learning Process
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2021 (IJCAH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 884
EP  - 889
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211223.152
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