Curbing Hate Speech through Education: Modalities for Equipping Future Teachers

Rosamma Philip

doi:10.56741/jpes.v2i03.350

Authors

Rosamma Philip
roseappachi@gmail.com
Mount Tabor Training College, Pathanapuram University of Kerala https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1846-3132

Keywords:

counter-speech, hate speech, prospective teachers, teacher education

Abstract

A holistic education that embraces children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social growth within a framework of human values is essential for the sustainable development of humanity. Inappropriate use of language causes intolerance, violence and disharmony in society. Training for the effective use of peaceful language through education is a vital need of the present community. Hate speech, verbally and digitally, has become one of the most common methods for spreading disruptive and discriminatory messages and ideologies. Education has a significant role in curbing hate speech and equipping learners to combat hate speech and intolerance. Educational practices that promote respect for pluralism and diversity in all areas of life are to be framed at the teacher education level to equip prospective teachers to face the challenges of hate speech. This paper presents the definition, cause and consequences of hate speech in an educational context and proposes strategies to empower future teachers to address hate speech. Prospective teachers are to be trained to address the issues of hate speech through various methods, as suggested in the paper.

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Author Biography

Rosamma Philip, Mount Tabor Training College, Pathanapuram University of Kerala

is a Professor at Mount Tabor Training College, Pathanapuram, Kollam District, Kerala, and joined in permanent service in the College in 1994. She has held positions as a Former Syndicate Member, Member of the Kerala State Curriculum Revision Expert Committee, Member of the core committee for Textbook Review of Kerala State, and Member of the Kerala Vocational Higher Secondary School Revision Committee. She has also held positions like Chief Examiner External Examiner of B.Ed. Degree Practical Board. She has also participated in the UGC-sponsored Orientation Programme and Refresher Course—expertise in Teaching skill enhancement programmes and Personality Development Programmes and, as an observer in the Educational Scenario, actively participated in discussions and conferences related to Education. (email: roseappachi@gmail.com).

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