African Proverbs and Metaphors in Visual Communication Design : An exploration of educational strategies to incorporate multiculturalism in curricula

ISBN-13: 9783639176919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 60 str.

Elmarie Costandius

Opis

Higher education institutions in South Africa are under severe pressure to design effective multicultural teaching and learning strategies and curricula. This calls for the development of programs that would actively address diversity in South Africa. A thorough understanding of the nature and needs of students in a multicultural classroom, considering the influences of urbanisation or modernism as well as the current and historical socio-political context, would facilitate the process. By applying informed and shared knowledge in innovative ways, the challenges of multicultural teaching and learning could be met. This book explores the use of African proverbs and metaphors in a visual communication design environment with a view to improving multicultural teaching and learning.

O autorze

Elmarie Costandius teaches Visual Communication Design at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She studied Information Design at Pretoria University and continued her studies at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam. Her interests include multicultural education in the context of post-colonial and post-apartheid South Africa.