Portfolio 4

Find the definition OR synonym of each of the words:

1. Civility / civilized : Cultured

2. Acknowledge : Concede

3. Inclusive / inclusion : Comprehensive

4. Respect : Admiration

5. Apology : Regret

6. Consideration : Attention

7. Behavior : Deeds

8. Responsibility : Duty

9. Attention (pay) : Care

10. Tolerance : Open

11. Attitude (positive) : Insolence

12. Conduct : Behavior

13. Politeness : Beading

14. Constructive (comment) : Positive

15. Kindness : Sympathy

URL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qPAd1pXwU

 

film

Watch the film and take notes to answer the following questions:

 

1. List the team members by name, with their duties and country

 

Name                                    Responsibility                   Country                                Skills

 

- Roger

- sumiyo

-ED                                                                                  USA

-Jamling                                                                         India

-Aracili                                                                           Spain                                climbing

-Segara                                                                         Spain                                  climbing

-Jamino                                                                         India                                              climbing

 

2. What were the qualities or skills of each member that benefited the team?

 

Climbing

 

3. How was the Team helped by ‘cultural diversity’ to attain their goal (reach the summit of Everest)?

 

portfolio 3

 

Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

 

1. A Multicultural society can be described as a society with a single set of values.	F
2. A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	T
3. One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	T
4. Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	F
5. Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	F

 

Define in your own words:

1. Melting Pot : The different culture starts be meeting together developing new features and culture.

2. Salad Bowl: The different culture combine but with each of them having its own values.

3. Assimilation: The blending of a minority into the culture of the majority.

4. Acculturation :The process of psychological and cultural charge that results in a meeting between cultures.

5. Enculturation: The adoption of the behavior posters of the surrounding culture.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to ___Culture___, customs and __social institution _, as well as changes in food, clothing and language

 

 

Give a synonym:

varied	change	respect	value	dominate	rule
multiple	double	central	key	interacting	act
specific	special	represents	Stand for	adopt	follow

 

Give the opposite:

varied	homogeneous	respect	disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	few	common	rare	dominant group	Weak group
specific	general	contrasted with	Similarity with	adopt	reject

Reflection 2

The future center in Abu Dhabi is a very big center and it care about the disable people and help them on their lives . a lot of important people support this center and encourage them to make it better .

This center is a school for the disable people , a lot of families put their children in this school because of the abilities of this school also it’s the winner of khalifa 2010 . The stuff of this center are special and clever, they have to be, because they deal with a different people that they need a special care . this center have so many different things to help the disable people like they have special room with teachers for the physical care , also the swimming pool , and there is a student in this center that win with the bronze medal in the swimming . They help the disabilities to depend on their self and try to let them do a lot of things alone without help from teachers to makeup them skills . Also they help them to make their own speeches and let them talk in an easy way without any stress .

In the end , I think that it’s a very good center that helps the people with disabilities also they help their families in the same time .        

portfolio 2

Quiz – What is Cultural Diversity?

 

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.	T
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	F
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	T
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	F
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	T

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous           mixed culture

2. Plurality                           majority

3. Migration                       live outside the birth country

4. Fundamental                basic

5. Collective strength     strength in groups

Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet.

1. The article mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think of something else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country?

Traditions , Entertainment , Sport , Music

2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.

Languages , Approaches , Trading

 

3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

  Garden salad they tell us that one way of thinking about the relationship between language and thought is

 

4. Britain today is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on the internet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

White British

 

5. Australia is another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The University of Melbourne has a policy on Cultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your own words.

- Cultural diversity includes differences based on race, ethnicity, language, religion, value and belief systems, disability, class, gender, age, and educational background.

- Committing to social harmony and cohesion, supporting all staff and students. Create better environment to staff and students to promote cultural diversity behavior and activities, ensure cultural difference to learn from other cultures

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Homogeneous	Increasingly	Falling	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Declining	Inclusive	Narrow
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	intolerance	Equality	Inequality

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Different	Creative	Inspired	Uniqueness	Individuality
Dignity	Self-respect	Integrated	Combined	Asset	Strength
Global	universal	Benefit	advantage	Harmony	agreement

Portfolio 1

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Introduction to Diversity

UAE Demographics

Ethnic groups	Percentage	Year	Source
Emiratis	20%	1982	Cia.gov
Arabs	19%	1982	Cia.gov
South Asians	50%	1982	Cia.gov
SE Asians	8%	1982	Cia.gov

 

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
Muslims	80%		Wikipedia
Christians	10%		Wikipedia
Buddhist	5%		Wikipedia
Parsi , Baha	5%		Wikipedia

 

1.write a definition of culture diversity in your own words .

It’s a mix of different people that lives in the same country  and these people help this country to develop and also makes the society stronger .

2. Give an examples of cultural diversity in Abu Dhabi .

Companies , restaurants , buildings and towers