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Students’ Perceptions on Multicultural Classroom: A Case Study in One Private University in Medan

Authors
Risa Anggraini1, *, Ikhwanul Mubarrak Lubis1
1Department of English, Faculty of Political Science and Education, University of Potensi Utama Medan, Medan, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: risaanggraini@potensi-utama.ac.id
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Risa Anggraini
Available Online 24 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-65-7_33How to use a DOI?
Keywords
English Language Teaching; Multicultural Classroom; Students’ cultural awareness
Abstract

Culture and language are interconnected. Language teaching today is very sensitive to cultural issues, and rightly so. Being multicultural is inevitable in Indonesia, and diversity is national identity. Indeed, multicultural issue is something important in Indonesia due to the uniqueness and cultural diversity. This research was to explore students’ perceptions on multicultural classroom and their cultural awareness to cultivate with the situation they face in the class. There were eight students participated in this research, they were the students of fourth semester in a major of English education study program in one private university in Medan. Case study qualitative research method design was used in this research. Collecting the data was done by using semi-structured interviews. Based on the findings, there were some major themes such as 1) The importance of multicultural classroom, 2) The uniqueness of multicultural classroom, 3) The challenges and barriers in the multicultural classroom, and 4) The ways to foster cultural awareness in a multicultural classroom. It is highly recommended that there will be a future research on the views of teachers who handle the multicultural classroom.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation on Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences (ICOSI-HESS 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
24 December 2022
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10.2991/978-2-494069-65-7_33
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2352-5398
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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