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Il s’agit de comprendre pourquoi la composition plurielle de la societe est aujourd’hui posee comme un probleme. Il s’agit aussi de trouver les modes de traitement possibles sur les plans politique, social et educatif.

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... However, in schools, and in society in general, there are different conceptions of the meaning of interculturality, which is often used ambiguously and even inappropriately (Abdallah-Pretceille, 2003;Aguado & Malik, 2006). It is often mistaken for "multicultural" (Portera, 2008), thus proving the need for better understanding of this concept (Beacco, 2011). ...
... While the multicultural perspective "denotes the empirical fact that the different cultures exist and may interact within a given space and social organisation" (Council of Europe, 2008, p.11) and refers to the knowledge of other cultures (which then leads to stereotyping and emphasizes cultural differences), the intercultural perspective goes beyond that and relates to the dynamics between cultures, to cooperation and sharing, to the attempt to attain unity in diversity. The term intercultural, as the prefix inter suggests, refers to exchange, interaction and mutual development between groups or individuals, and to the need for reflection on these relations (Abdallah-Pretceille, 2003;Blaszynska, 2008;Byram, Gribkova & Starkey, 2002;Portera, 2008). ...
... In short, the data show that, despite there being awareness of interculturality and of practices which promote intercultural education, at the beginning of the school year the partners seem to have various representations of these concepts: the way it can be developed in the schools and its objectives Furthermore, the information provided by the data collected coincides with the literature, since ambiguity concerning interculturality has already been widely described (Abdallah-Pretceille, 2003;Aguado & Malik, 2006;Beacco, 2011;Portera, 2008). In this study, the term "interculturality" is linked to two different perspectives: on one hand, it highlights the differences between individuals, cultures and diversity under a static perspective; on the other hand, it emphasizes the dynamic relation of interaction and dialogue between individuals and cultures. ...
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... En termes lévinassiens, cette totalisation de l'Autre se produit par la réification de l'altérité culturelle en des catégories facilement manipulables par le chercheur ou le clinicien qui agit alors selon la manière du Même. Pourtant, les formes de diversité aujourd'hui font en sorte que les « marqueurs traditionnels d'identification [...] ont perdu de leur pertinence et ne permettent plus d'identifier autrui, encore moins de le catégoriser » (Abdallah-Pretceille, 2005, p. 37). Ne pas pouvoir aller au-delà de cette forme de pratique contribue à un rapport à l'Autre fondé sur l'ontologie (ce que Lévinas nomme aussi égologie ou philosophie de la puissance), puisqu'il utilise un système totalitaire (une théorie, par exemple) pour neutraliser l'Autre, le comprendre et le saisir. ...
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... It advances the assumption that 'the concepts of culture and identity should be considered as multidimensional and unfixed' (Dervin 2006, 3). Intercultural communication researchers are expected to strike an equilibrium between universalism and particularism in their works (Abdallah-Pretceille 2005). Liquid approach to interculturality knowledge production confirms the exigency of shunning methodological nationalisms (nation, society or state is natural and static) and transnational paradigms (mere extension of methodological nationalism). ...
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... Chapter 9: Foreign language teaching as political action. ■ L'autobiographie des rencontres interculturelles (Byram et al., 2009) Vision renouvelée de l'éducation interculturelle ■ Pour un humanisme du divers (Abdallah-Pretceille, 2005). ■ Interculturality in education. ...
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... 340). In other words, what these scholars suggest, and what other scholars are supporting, is that intercultural competencies should allow criticality towards the concept of culture and the related power imbalance that it can produce (Abdallah-Pretceille, 2003;Holliday, 2010;Piller, 2011;Dervin, 2012). For example, when comparing cultures, one of the cultures is often presented implicitly as being better than the other one. ...
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... In the intercultural approach, researchers try to find a balance between universalism and particularism (Abdallah-Pretceille 2005). Individuals are not mere representatives of 'a culture' but they diverge from the stereotypes they are assigned. ...
... 340). In other words, what these scholars suggest, and what other scholars are supporting, is that intercultural competencies should allow criticality towards the concept of culture and the related power imbalance that it can produce (Abdallah-Pretceille, 2003;Holliday, 2010;Piller, 2011;Dervin, 2012). For example, when comparing cultures, one of the cultures is often presented implicitly as being better than the other one. ...
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