Details
Target |
For Staff and Postgraduate Students |
|---|---|
Date |
18 January 2024 (Thu) |
Time |
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
Venue |
C-2/F-01B (e-Learning Studio), MMW Library or Online via Zoom* *Please join on-site to interact with the speaker directly in the Q&A session. |
Speaker |
Dr. Emma E. BUCHTEL Associate Head (International Engagement) and Associate Professor of Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong |
Language |
English |
Participation in this seminar can be counted towards the Certificate Course “Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education” under the theme, “Seminars/Workshops in Learning and Teaching”.
Abstract
This talk will draw on my background in cultural psychology research and grants supporting pedagogy for cultivating global perspectives to address three aspects of how to sensitively infuse cultural competence into our classrooms:
1. Cognitive cultural competence: How we can think accurately about cultural differences, both acknowledging the importance and excitement of cultural diversity while also avoiding applying stereotypes to individuals;
2. Affective cultural competence: How teachers across academic subjects incorporate encounters with cultural diversity, and the importance of emotion in how those encounters affect students’ growth; and
3. Behavioral cultural competence: How to teach discussion skills that allow students to access and learn from diverse viewpoints.
Speaker
Dr. Emma E. BUCHTEL
Associate Head (International Engagement) and
Associate Professor of Department of Psychology,
The Education University of Hong Kong
Dr. Emma E. BUCHTEL (BOOK-tull) is Associate Professor and Associate Head (International Engagement) in the Department of Psychology and Member of the Centre for Psychosocial Health at the Education University of Hong Kong. Serving in the Department of Psychology at EdUHK since 2012, received her PhD in cultural psychology from the University of British Columbia in 2009, her B.A. from Yale University in 1999, and spent four years in mainland China in between. Her research aims to deepen our understanding of Chinese cultural influences on psychology, including moral concepts, values, motivation and reasoning styles, and their implications for Western psychological theories.
