Developing interculturality in Islamic education: the case study of Deakin university “in-country program” in UIN Malang

Rahayu, Mundi (2015) Developing interculturality in Islamic education: the case study of Deakin university “in-country program” in UIN Malang. Presented at International Conference of Islamic Education (ICIED), December 2-3, 2015, Malang.

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Abstract

Deakin University “In Country Program” is a program that provides a 'total immersion' experience for Deakin university students in studying and experiencing Indonesian language and culture in UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia. The 6 weeks program enables the Australian students to build interaction and communication with Indonesian people in a daily activities. In understanding the students’ cultural experience built from the program, this paper will discuss the question of interculturality that is experienced among the Australian students attending the “In-Country Program.” By observing and interviewing the students, the study shows that interculturality is an important aspect to be built in Islamic education. Interculturality is a perspective to understand different culture, different identities and able to build his/her own identities through the interaction and communication in different cultural context. Through the intercultural competence shaped, the students are able to build a more positive, emphatic understanding towards other culture that is different from their own and that is often misundestood such as Islamic religion and Muslim people.

Item Type:	Conference (Paper)
Keywords:	developing interculturality; Islamic education
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1301 Education Systems > 130103 Higher Education 13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130204 English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Dewi Suci
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2016 14:30

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