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Designing EFL Lessons to Foster Empathy in Multicultural Education

Matthew Miller from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies explores the significance of empathy in education, especially in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) settings. Understanding empathy is vital, as it serves as the "glue" of society, helping to bridge differences that can lead to discrimination and violence. Miller discusses the decrease in empathy levels among students and suggests methods to enhance empathy through lesson design, including role play, multicultural lessons, and collaboration. Empathy training for teachers is also crucial for improving student interactions and fostering an inclusive learning environment.

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Designing EFL Lessons to Foster Empathy in Multicultural Education

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  1. Designing EFL Lessons to Develop Empathy Matthew MILLER https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/echoes/empathy-looking-others-through-their-eyes-1554670

  2. MatthewMILLER Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

  3. EMPATHY: definition and importance Research and lesson design 1 2

  4. What is empathy?

  5. Sympathy vs. Empathy

  6. The “glue” of society Empathy’s importance Credit: CC0 Public Domain

  7. Without empathy: Differences can cause fear, distrust, & hatred… …this can lead to discrimination, hate crimes, violence, genocide, & war. https://news.sky.com/story/uk-urged-to-suspend-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia-over-yemen-war-11674808

  8. Decrease in empathy • in American university students • since 1990 Konrath, S., O’Brien, E., Hsing, C. (2011). Changes in Dispositional Empathy in American College Students Over Time: A Meta-Analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 15/2. 180-198.

  9. Japanese students • scored 13% below minimum • empathy level https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/09/national/red-cross-adopt-first-official-charter-volunteers-using-lessons-learned-2011-great-east-japan-earthquake-tsunami/#.XX2frCj7SUk

  10. Research

  11. Partners and teams Groupwork

  12. A new perspective Role play

  13. Finding similarities Multicultural lessons

  14. Characters’ feelings Reading/Listening

  15. Resources

  16. Empathy in Education by Bridget Cooper Resources https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/empathy-in-education-9781441101440/

  17. Raising students’ empathy levels Further research

  18. Training teachers and administrators Further research

  19. Thank you Matthew MILLER Tokyo University of Foreign Studies E-mail: miller@tufs.ac.jp Twitter: @mattsclass

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