English as an Equalizer between Arab and Jewish Students in Israel

Autor/inn/en	Carmel, Rivi; Yochanna, Miri
Titel	English as an Equalizer between Arab and Jewish Students in Israel
Quelle	In: Journal of Peace Education, 15 (2018) 2, S.121-143 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740 0201
DOI	10.1080/17400201.2017.1422708
Schlagwörter	Arabs; Jews; Intervention; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Program Descriptions; Intercultural Communication; Intergroup Relations; Conflict; Cultural Differences; Social Differences; Religious Factors; Cooperative Learning; Student Attitudes; Peace; Activism; Political Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Community Involvement; Language Teachers; Females; Undergraduate Students; Teacher Education Programs; Fear; Muslims; Self Concept; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arab; Araber; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Konflikt; Kultureller Unterschied; Sozialer Unterschied; Kooperatives Lernen; Schülerverhalten; Frieden; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Furcht; Muslim; Muslimin; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	This paper describes an educational intervention program between 12 Arab and 12 Jewish students who were studying to become teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Israel. The study reports on the ways in which the program impacted the participants, and focuses on the role of English, the Lingua Franca and language of communication, in creating neutral grounds for mutual understanding and contact. The outcomes show that English played a crucial part in facilitating open, pluralistic dialog and intercultural communication in intergroup contact. English acted as a bridge between Jewish and Arab students, in the current Israeli conflictual situation, to enhance communication across boundaries. Findings further indicate that while the participants were aware of the cultural, social, and religious differences between them, they recognized the similarities that brought them together and chose to focus on them as the basis for collaboration. The study suggests implications for teacher education and for continued political activism and community involvement toward peace education among future teachers in Israel. (As Provided).
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