Intercultural education through awakening to languages approach

• DOI: 10.19037/agse.15.3.01
• Publication Date: 2023-10-15T22:52:37Z
• Authors: Jin Ah Bae

The awakening to languages approach originated in the 1980s with Eric Hawkins' awareness of language movement in the United Kingdom, and today it has attracted great attention in Europe and many countries around the world. The awakening to languages approach based on plurilingualism, which values an individual's use of various languages, recognizing and respecting linguistic and cultural diversity. This approach is also highly related to intercultural education and is considered an essential educational approach to the current situation in Korea, where a multicultural society is accelerating. This study introduces the awakening to languages approach and programs based on it, which are drawing great attention in Europe and North America. It also examines the implications that the awakening to languages approach can bring to multicultural education in Korea as part of intercultural education.