The Relationship Between Covid-19, Online Learning and Intercultural Education
The Relationship Between Covid-19, Online Learning and Intercultural Education

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to describe and analyse various effects that COVID-19 pandemic might have on online learning and multicultural education. The following questions will be investigated: Has COVID-19 pandemic made an impact on the development on multicultural education during online classes?;How have the teachers contributed to enhance online multicultural education?; and What are the positive effects of COVID-19pandemic on multicultural online education?Multicultural online learning received unfavourable criticism and was characterized with prejudice primarily due to stereotypes that have been present from the very beginning of online education. The paper proposes constructive ways of online collaboration, various strategies applied by both teachers and students, and applicable activities and materials provided for students in order to sustain a multicultural online learning environment. Findings demonstrate that cultural diversity is beneficial for learners and that their involvement in online activities as well as their overall achievements and grades improved due to efficiently organized online lessons.Further, other factors like motivation, communication, anxiety, and confidence all proved to have been positively impacted by crosscultural learning, where students themselves contributed to learning and understanding of cultural knowledge. A multicultural community was formed during online classes and students generated their own community of learning following the guidance from their teacher. Ethnicity and cultural backgrounds of students only encouraged them to learn from their peers and merged them into a united multicultural environment.

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