الأربعاء، 26 سبتمبر 2012

- Portfolio Exercise #2 What is Cultural Diversity?

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.
True.
2.       Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.
False,  175 million.
3.       One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.
True.
4.       Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.
False, respect for freedom of thought.
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.

True.


Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:
1.       Heterogeneous: Diverse, different, variant.
2.       Plurality: Multitude, majority.
3.       Migration: People leave there country to another country for economic, personal choice, and etc………., for better life.
4.       Fundamental: Main, major.
5.       Collective strength: Combined force, plural power.
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?

·         The Clothes.
2.       Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.
1-new way of thinking.   2-creative solutions.    3-negotiating skills.
3.       From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.
·         Melting pot: cultures mix, blend into one assimilated culture.

·         Garden salad: a group of distinct cultures that are blended into unique and one hopes tasteful, mixture.

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”.

·         Indian, Bangladesh, Dark Africans, Pakistan's. 

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.

·         The University of Melbourne has a policy that support having students and the staff from different race, religion, culture, gender and even educational background and provide the right environment to encourage them to express their views and interest also to learn and explore more about diversity of culture.


Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:
Varied
interesting
Increasingly
decreasingly

Respecting
hating
Strength
weak
Improving
disarrange
Inclusive
"exclusive
Majority
minority
Tolerance
disapproval
Equality
difference


Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:
Diverse
,several
Creative
inventive
Uniqueness
distinction
Dignity
Respect
Integrated
combined
Asset
nation
Global
international
Benefit
,profit
Harmony
regularity


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