By the end of By the end of Level By the end of Level By the end of By the end of Level 10, Level 2, students 4, students are able 6, students Level 8, students students critically analyse begin to to compare a range demonstrate an explain how the complex and dynamic distinguish what is of cultural practices understanding how cultural practices interrelationship between familiar and and explain their beliefs and practices may change over and within cultures and different in the influence on people’s can be influenced by time in a range of the challenges and ways relationships. They culture and explain contexts. They benefits of living in an diverse individuals explain what they how intercultural understand how interconnected and and families live. have learnt about experiences can cultural groups culturally diverse world. They describe themselves and influence beliefs and can be They evaluate how their experiences others from behaviours. represented, and intercultural relationships of intercultural intercultural comment on the and experiences influence Students identify the encounters, and experiences. effects of these attitudes, beliefs and barriers to and means identify cultural representations. behaviours in different Students explain the of reaching diversity in their contexts. role of cultural understandings within Students school and/or traditions in the and between understand the Students analyse the community. development of culturally diverse challenges and components of a cohesive Students explain various identities. groups and the ways benefits of living society, and the how they might They develop critical in which effective and working in challenges, benefits and respond in perspective on and engagement with culturally diverse consequences of different cultural respect for their own those groups is communities. maintaining or failing to situations. and others cultures. promoted or inhibited. maintain that cohesion. More information from the Victorian Curriculum can be found at: The scope and sequence chart is at: Intercultural Understanding/capability/CQ – what is it? Intercultural Understanding/Intercultural Capability/Cultural Intelligence(CQ) are terms that are often used interchangeably. Broadly speaking CQ is the ability to function effectively in a culturally diverse situation the ability to participate and negotiate with people in a variety of contexts.
By the end of Level 2, students begin to distinguish what is familiar and different in the ways diverse individuals and families live. They describe their experiences of intercultural encounters, and identify cultural diversity in their school and/or community. Students explain how they might respond in different cultural situations. By the end of Level 4, students are able to compare a range of cultural practices and explain their influence on people’s relationships. They explain what they have learnt about themselves and others from intercultural experiences. Students explain the role of cultural traditions in the development of various identities. They develop critical perspective on and respect for their own and others cultures. By the end of Level 6, students demonstrate an understanding how beliefs and practices can be influenced by culture and explain how intercultural experiences can influence beliefs and behaviours. Students identify the barriers to and means of reaching understandings within and between culturally diverse groups and the ways in which effective engagement with those groups is promoted or inhibited. By the end of Level 8, students explain how cultural practices may change over time in a range of contexts. They understand how cultural groups can be represented, and comment on the effects of these representations. Students understand the challenges and benefits of living and working in culturally diverse communities. By the end of Level 10, students critically analyse the complex and dynamic interrelationship between and within cultures and the challenges and benefits of living in an interconnected and culturally diverse world. They evaluate how intercultural relationships and experiences influence attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in different contexts. Students analyse the components of a cohesive society, and the challenges, benefits and consequences of maintaining or failing to maintain that cohesion. More information from the Victorian Curriculum can be found at: The scope and sequence chart is at: Intercultural Understanding/capability/CQ – what is it? Intercultural Understanding/Intercultural Capability/Cultural Intelligence(CQ) are terms that are often used interchangeably. Broadly speaking CQ is the ability to function effectively in a culturally diverse situation the ability to participate and negotiate with people in a variety of contexts.
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