Reflection #5

What have I learned so far in Culture Diversity?

This course teach me  a lot of about cultures in different countries. I have learned that I have to treat people the way that I don’t make them feel different from the other people. A new  vocabulary  I have learned in this course that I have never heard of them before, some of these words are (discrimination, tolerance, conduct). I have also learned that in the country you will find so many cultures. These cultures spread around the country making their own life and trying to communicate with the country they are living with. That’s why a country with lots of diverse cultures in it you will have so many fights and so many racist people. In my course that I’m studying I have learned that we have to deal with the people in my country as they are really part of us and we have to treat them as they are one of us. Culture Diversity is a subject that is teaching the people the stereotype of the people you deal with. We have also start using the power point to present the work and the reports we do so that we can present them to our colleagues and we can show them what we have done. After all the things we done in the class we transfer them to a webpage that we add our work to it. The blogger is a way to communicate with our teacher in the course and a way to tell him that we have done the work. 

portfolio exercise #7

Obama and Cultural Diversity

Watch this video.

How many aspects of cultural diversity/ i.e. different groups or types of people does he mention in his speech? 
Give the main points of his speech and post it on your blog as portfolio exercise #7.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20233064

How many different types of people does he call on to work together?

He mentioned black and white , Asian, Native American, Spanish,  straight and gay

* to show people  that when they are all together they

will be stronger

Portfolio Exercise #6

Part 3: Cambodia Customs and Values 

Objective: To understand some similarities between Emirati and Cambodian Culture

Task: Compare Cambodian and Emirati values

Highlight in yellow all the values that are similar to Emirati values 

A. Traditional Cambodian values include a strong family identity and loyalty

B. Cambodian-born people have a respect for culture and older people.

C. Cambodian families tend to be very private and reluctant to discuss family issues or conflict with non-family members 

D. Stoicism is a highly valued Cambodian character trait, reducing the tendency to complain about their health or services they are receiving 

E. Modesty, particularly for women, is very important

F. Visitors to Cambodian-born people’s homes are often expected to remove their shoes, however they might not ask 

G. Accepting of food and refreshments when offered may break down barriers, open communication and build trust 

H. Cambodian-born people regard touching people on the head or pointing feet or shoes at them as offensive.

I. Cambodians consider it impolite to make eye contact with someone who is older or considered a superior

J. Cambodians have a tendency not to question instructions or authority 

K. ‘Yes’ may be an ambiguous response to a question or request, and does not necessarily indicate agreement. Reponses that might mean ‘no’ include; no response, changing the subject, or statements such as ‘it’s OK’ or ‘no problem’ or even an unconvincing ‘yes’ 

L. It may take time to develop working relationships, trust and rapport 

M. Loud or over-familiar behavior towards others is generally not favoured. 

N. Cambodians tend to avoid showing anger or getting involved in confrontation 

O. Cambodians prefer to be addressed using their correct title. For example Mr, Mrs and Dr 

P. Women traditionally retain their own family names on marriage or they may have two surnames. Cambodian names are traditionally written with the surname first, followed by the given name. 

Q. Cambodians may not recognise their names if they are pronounced incorrectly 

R. Cambodians may not always address people by their name



Comparison between UAE & Cambodia:

- Our culture and the Cambodia have many similar things that contact us together Our culture make us respect the people who older than us, Cambodians people too. The Cambodians families have a strong loyalty, they respect each other and they help each other. Also in UAE, the families have special feeling to each other and always being together, in one world the two culture have a strong loyalty. Women modesty, build trust, and respecting, all these features are important for the two cultures.

  

Part 4: The Beauty, Diversity and Poverty of Cambodia 

Objective: To introduce Cambodia to students and to compare Emirati and Cambodian lifestyles

Tasks

1. View a photo gallery, a PowerPoint presentation, and a video from Cambodia DONE

2. Discuss :
A-The photo of statues, because these statues made me feel how hard Cambodia life is. Thanks to Allah for having houses, thanks to Allah for having schools, thanks to Allah for having work, and thanks for Allah for the good life that we have.
B-often 7 days a week, and typically earn $50 to $150 per month

3. Write a refection comparing your life to that of Cambodians :
Emirati and Cambodian Lifestyles-Reflection
The most important reason of this problem is the revenue, Cambodia have no revenue to eat. The solution for is to send groups of Emiraties volunteers to help the people there to stand on there feet again, and build the society supports for them like schools and roods.If we did not discovered the oil I think our life will be like Cambodians people, but the one different will be the deserts.






Part 5: Cambodia’s Rich Cultural History and Awe-Inspiring Temples

Objective: To introduce Cambodia’s amazing architectural wonders and consider the rise and fall of cultures

Tasks :
1. Watch two videos DONE

2. Discuss why cultures rise and fall
3. Write a reflection:


I think Angkor Wat looks so interesting to me because it made me wonder how the old Cambodians did build the Angkor Wat without using building machines? Angkor Wat Built between 9 and 14 century for the king of Cambodia who had a strong power, some researcher think Angkor Wat took 30 years to complete, but the most interesting thing is how the Cambodians built the Angkor Wat? No one knows. Cambodia fall down because battle that was with Kingdom of Siem.

Reflection #4

Gap year

What is a gab year ?

It’s a year  that the student  tack it  when he graduate from the last year from school and before  join the university   to discover himself and get experience and learn about what they want to do about their career so they can easily choose what course they want to enroll in when they enter the university instead of studying something they are not passionate about and it help them to relax for a while. The advantages of the gap year helped many students to be independent and it teaches them more about themselves, learning what their strength are and through that they are able to figure out what they want to do for the rest of the their life. i believe that Emirati students already started to go for a gab year and if i had the chance i will not chose one country because I wont to learn everything from every were I will take what I need and leave the other things. 

Portfolio Exercise #5 - Stereotyping & Blue Eyes Video

Goal 2 Adverse Reactions to 

Diversity – 2012 - Semester

With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.

1.      Define:

a. Stereotyping : judging  someone without knowing him / judging entire group of people based on what some of them may do.
 
b. Prejudice : your feeling toward  individuals based on group of perceptions.
c. Bias : not neutral .
 
d. Discrimination : Any action that denies opportunities to a person on the basis of their race, gender, age, religion .

2.      Give an example of each term

a. Stereotyping : All  sudanis are lazy
 
b. Prejudice :i dont want to work with this guy he will let me do all the work alone.
c. Bias :  I will help him and give him a good grades because he is my friend .
 
d. Discrimination :dominant white against black .

Watch  Class Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

1.      Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place? 1969 , in the USA  , public school with 3rd graders .

2.      Describe the experiment.  Blue eyes people are better than brown eyes they were treated differently then they exchanged the experiment

3.      What were the results? 1st experiment : brown eyes felt insulted . 2nd experiment : blue eyes felt the same when they exchanged the experiment . 

4.      How successful do you believe it was? they felt happy when they knew that respecting others is better than judging them by color .

Reflection #3

Discrimination and Prejudice

After I saw the video in YouTube about the brown eyes  and I see how the teacher  can change their mind in one class. That really what happen in our world? I'm not biased to a certain class of people, but I like to be near the group were I can get a benefit from them.

Unfortunately, her in my country  30% of the people Judge you by the opinion of others, and society's perception of you by your gender, or your race, the color of your skin.

I have a situation with one of my friend , I am Emirate  citizen of Persian origin, but I was born here, as well as my parents and my grandfather. One day intensified discussion between me and my friend on the information, at the  in the end he told me what you realize you are just Aimi (Persian) that is one example of discrimination . Most of the people  also me stereotype that all Sudanese people are lazy  and the most of the Syrian people are excluded you and the all the Egyptian are intelligent.   

    I hope that we can fix these big problem because one hand cant clapping .

Diversity and Personal Conduct – vocabulary : : Portfolio #4

Find the definition OR synonym  of each of the words:       

    

·        Civility / civilized : Cultured or domesticated

·        Acknowledge : concede\ he say something important.

·         Inclusive / inclusion : Addition

·         Respect : Esteem 

·         Apology : an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret

·         Consideration : Thought

·         Behavior : Actions

·         Responsibility : Duty

·         Attention (pay) : Consideration

·         Tolerance : Acceptance

·         Attitude (positive) : Outlook

·         Conduct : Manner

·         Politeness : Respect

·         Constructive (comment) : useful

·         Kindness :  Compassion

Honestly, I could not find a video on cultures, but this scene I liked.Fun watching : if all the cultures but there hand to hand we will live in a peace

Who are the Americans?

Who are the Americans?

Discuss and note your ideas

Who lives in America? Where did they come from? When?

• England , they came from Europe  in the 17^th century
• Spain , they came from Europe , in the 17^th century
• France , they came from Europe , in the 17^th century

Have you seen any films about people emigrating to America? Which?

• No I didn’t

Were there any immigrants on The Titanic?

• Yes there were immigrants on the titanic (http://www.titanic-nautical.com/RMS-Titanic-Immigration.html)

Research

Look at this website and study the data, especially the ‘by region’ information to find out where Americans come from: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/immigration_data/

1. Explore the historical timeline to see where the immigrants arrived from in different eras. Choose one link from ‘A New Land’, ‘Expanding America’ and ‘A Place of Refuge’ menus and note: Where did the people come from and why did they go to America.

A New Land:  they came from Europe  (Spain)( France) (England) most of them they immigrated because of freedom and food and resources

Expanding America: They had large of immigrates while the revolution war . in 19^th century 1 million slaves from Africa where imported there and they were not citizen  in early 19^th century nearly all immigrates was from western Europe  

A Place of Refuge:  world war 2 happened and the economy went down and it wasn’t the perfect land to go and the immigration percentage went down . some people thought of immigrating to some another country

2. Look at the ‘Building a Modern America’ – ‘A Multicultural America’ page. What information can you find about recent US immigration?  A major change to immigration legislation in 1965 paved the way for new waves of immigration from all over of the world. Asians and Latin Americans arrived in large numbers, while European immigration declined.

3. Now click on ‘Explore Ellis Island’ and answer the questions. (There is 1 question per page.)

·         Where did immigrants land when they arrived in America? 

Ellis Island Immigration Station between 1892 and 1954

·         How long did it take to cross the Atlantic? 

This trip across the Atlantic ocean lasted for one two weeks

·         What was the first thing people saw in America? 

Statue of liberty

·         What did the officers give the immigrants? 

Paper with all the names

·         What did the doctors do while the people walked upstairs?

 Test the people for any illness

·         Why couldn’t women enter America alone?

·         What did the chalk marks X and P mean? What happened to those people?

·         How many questions did they ask immigrants? 

Twenty nine questions

·         When did pre-departure health checks start?

·         What facilities were available at the bottom of the stairs?

·         What happened at ‘The Kissing Post’? 

it got this nickname because its where family and friends waited their loved ones

Think!

When people come to work in the UAE, what must they do? (Paperwork, procedures, tests…)

America is a multicultural society; it is culturally diverse. It is not a ‘melting pot’, it is more like a ‘salad bowl’. Americans often talk about being ‘first generation’, ‘second generation’ or third generation’ immigrants. ‘First generation’ is term used for the children of immigrants, ‘second generation’ is the term for the grandchildren of immigrants, so ‘third generation’ is ……………………………………………………? By the second or third generation, the connection with the immigrant’s country may be very weak or non-existent so we can say that these people have assimilated into the culture. Over the years, some people and cultural groups have assimilated into American society. They have blended and are examples of assimilation. When two cultures meet, acculturation happens. This is the meeting of the cultures and the process of adapting to each other and adopting new behaviours, which can be a one-way or two-way process. However, some groups may keep many of the customs, traditional ways and characteristics of their home culture even though they adapt to the new country. These people have acculturated by adopting new behaviours in their new country, but they have not assimilated. Immigrants and the first generation may acculturate but not assimilate, but later generations may be assimilated.

Think again!

Why do/did some people/groups assimilate and others do/did not?

portfolio assignment #4 - Cultural Diversity

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.	False – A Multicultural Society is a society with a variety of values.
2.       A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	True
3.       One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	True
4.       Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	True & False
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False – Learning another culture and adding them is ‘Acculturation’.

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”:  blending of cultures, or different cultures in a society

2.       “Salad Bowl”: different cultures are mixed together, but each have their uniqueness.

3.       “Assimilation”: mixed together to be similar.

4.       “Acculturation”: adding different cultures but stay different.

5.       “Enculturation”: having a second culture as first culture from birth.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to ______Culture______, _______Customs____and _____Social_Institutions_, as well as changes in food, _____Language______ and _______Clothing_______.

Give a synonym:

varied	diverse	respect	honor/esteem	dominate	control
multiple	numerous/several	central	middle/centered/median	interacting	communicate/act together
specific	particular	represents	means/stands for	adopt	select/accept

Give the opposite:

varied	unvaried/homogeneous	respect	disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	few	common	rare	dominant group	minority group
specific	general	contrasted with	similar to	adopt	reject