Global issues, global education, and transcultural learning
all take two conditions of a globalizing world as their point of
departure: (1) all social, cultural, economic, and ecological issues
are increasingly interconnected and there is no such thing as an
isolated, merely local issue; (2) globalization and hybridization
affect all cultures and cultural phenomena. There are no pure,
homogeneous, unchanging elements of culture, and this affects
the life of all individuals and social groups. Global learning takes
on a transcultural perspective and aims to enable learners to
effectively acquire a foreign or second language while
empowering them with the knowledge, skills and commitment
required by world citizens to solve global problems. Here, local
problems, challenges, and solutions are always seen as
inextricably intertwined with global issues.
Michael Meyer, Laurenz Volkmann, and Nancy Grimm.
Teaching English. Narr: Tübigen, 2022. p. 163 (adapted).