Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication as Topics in the Continuing Qualification of Bulgarian Language and Literature Teachers

Rositsa Penkova

Sofia University

https://doi.org/10.53656/bel2025-3-9-P

Abstract. This article focuses on the need for continued training of Bulgarian language and literature teachers on topics and issues of multilingualism and intercultural communication for the education of civic culture and the building of values in adolescents. The transition from bilingual education to a policy of multilingualism is reviewed, positive characteristics and limitations are analyzed, and examples from EU countries and beyond are cited. Important moments in the development of the process of civic education in Bulgarian secondary schools are traced in the context of European educational policy. The place of Bulgarian language and literature teaching in this process is emphasized. Based on an analysis of the curricula and focus group discussions, ideas are proposed for the inclusion of Bulgarian language and literature teachers in thematic qualification courses, through which to support the process of developing civic culture and intercultural communicative competence in young people in secondary schools.

Keywords: bilingual education; multilingualism; intercultural communication; civic education; education in Bulgarian Language and Literature; teacher's training

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