Qualifying EFL Student Teachers Cross-Culturally and Humanely for Promoting Social Justice

Ruwaida Abu Rass ()

International Journal of Social Sciences and English Literature, 2025, vol. 9, issue 2, 59-66

Abstract: This qualitative research study investigates the contribution of a course called Multiculturalism in Literature for 52 Arab Muslim student teachers who were pursuing their B.Ed. majoring in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in the central part of Israel. The course exposed them to cultural diversity, conflicts, and processes of adjustment of Indigenous peoples and immigrants in English-speaking countries. Data collection included analyzing their reflections, which showed that the course helped them promote their cross-cultural competence, raise their awareness of issues of social injustice, and feel empowered. It can be concluded that integrating such a course would help qualify EFL teachers not only linguistically but also cross-culturally and humanely as agents for social change.

Keywords: Diversity; EFL teacher education; Multiculturalism in literature; Social justice. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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