Multikulti approach

7.7

A way of doing things that includes many cultures in schools and communities

noun
/ˈmʌltiˌkʌlti əˈproʊtʃ/

: enfoque multicultural

The teacher's Multikulti approach created a welcoming atmosphere for students from all backgrounds.

Examples

Several politicians criticize the Multikulti approach for failing to promote integration.
The Multikulti approach fosters understanding among different cultures.
Our community center adopts a Multikulti approach to encourage participation from all cultural groups.
Many educators support the Multikulti approach in their classrooms.
The teacher's Multikulti approach created a welcoming atmosphere for students from all backgrounds.
Our community center adopts a Multikulti approach to encourage participation from all cultural groups.
Many educators support the Multikulti approach in their classrooms.

How Multicultural

cosmopolitanism

Specialized

1 8.2

Multikulti approach

7.7

biculturalism

1 7.1

Surface Forms

Multikulti approach singular

Multikulti approaches plural

Morphology

Multikulti + approach

The phrase is compositionally built from 'Multikulti' (a colloquial/borrowed form meaning 'multicultural') and 'approach' (method), so the overall meaning 'a multicultural approach' is directly derivable from its parts. Although 'Multikulti' is informal and may be unfamiliar to some learners, if a B1 learner knows both constituents the combined meaning is transparent and parallels are common across languages.

Etymology

Multikulti approach comes from the short word Multikulti, made of multi meaning 'many' and kulti short for 'culture'. Picture a busy market with many different stalls and people — that image helps: a Multikulti approach is a way of doing things that brings many cultures together and includes everyone.