Sun 9th - Thurs 13th Dec

Hi Everyone

As I expect you all know by now. I went home to England for a short holiday to see my family but my father who is ninety-four was rushed to hospital. We have now brought him home to die as the hospital can do no more. Therefore, I will not be in class next week.

You are very lucky because we had completed all the classwork on time and you now just have to prepare for the presentation.

Steve Alison, the supervisor of Cultural Diversity knows everything about the deadlines for your coursework and presentations. He will be looking at your hardcopy PowerPoint presentations. So please have them in the box by Sunday.

You must come to class next week on time with a charged laptop as Steve Allison will be coming around to do the course evaluations. Remember what I said to you - sometimes the things that you think are hard, actually turn out to be the best for you in the end!

Steve will also be organising a timetable for the presentations. You all must be on time for your presentations with everything completely ready. Every team member must speak for at least five minutes.

As I will not see you before the break, I hope that you have a lovely holiday and return refreshed to start the new semester.

Warm regards

Frankie



 

Classes this week

Hi Everyone

Good news! You do not need to come to class this week.

However, you must get together in your team and produce the powerpoint that you will use in your final presentation.

• The first slide of the PowerPoint must have all the names, IDs and photos of the team members.
• The second slide must be the contents page and list what you are going to cover in the presentation
• The report for the powerpoint presentation (PowerPoint notes) must include the name of the person who is presenting that part of the presentation and a summary of what the student is going to say.

Please remember that although it is a team effort and all members must know about the whole presentation, students who do not perform well will get a lower mark.

A hardcopy of the PowerPoint presentation and notes must be in the box on my desk by Sunday 9th December.

Good Luck

Frankie

Wednesday 28th Nov

Hi Everyone

You do not have to come to class on Wednesday but you do have independent learning.

Please complete the nine reflections of the Cambodian mini-project .
Use the template from the blog - Final Portfolio Deadline and Template
Put the hardcopy in the box on my desk.

The deadline in 2 pm on Thursday.

Frankie

CGK Today 27th November

Hi Everyone

Please complete the nine reflections of the Cambodian mini-project today.
Use the template from the blog - Final Portfolio Deadline and Template
Put the hardcopy in the box on my desk

You do not need to come to class but I will be in the library if you need any help.

Disability Vocabulary

The disability vocabulary is under the disability videos.

As CEP did not go to the Future Centre, the students in this class have to write a general reflection about disability and write at least one paragraph about disability in the UAE.

 

CEP Wednesday 21 November

CEP Students

You do not have to come to class today but you must finish your five reflections by the deadline on Thursday. Make sure that you put the stapled document in the correct box on my desk.

If you have finished your Reflective Log you may continue with you Cambodian Mini Project - deadline next week.

Please put them in the box on my desk.

Cheers

Frankie

CIG Wednesday 21 November

CIG Students

You do not have to come to class today but you must finish your five reflections by the deadline on Thursday. Make sure that you put the stapled document in the correct box on my desk.

If you have finished your Reflective Log you may continue with you Cambodian Mini Project - deadline next week.

Please put them in the box on my desk.

Cheers

Frankie

CFI Wednesday 21 Nov

CFI Students

Haazaa has his make up exam in F12 at 8am. The rest of the class please do not come to class - you may finish your five reflections in the library.

If you have finished your Reflective Log you may continue with you Cambodian Mini Project - deadline next week.

Please put them in the box on my desk.

Cheers

Frankie

Help with your Presentation?

What Barrack Obama said in Burma

His strongest comments were about the Muslim Rohingya minority, whose treatment he compared to the racism that once held back African-Americans like himself.

"What we've learned in the United States is that there are certain principles that are universal - that apply to everybody, no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from," Mr Obama said.

"No matter what religion you practise. The right of people to live without the threat that their families may be harmed or their homes may be burned simply because of who they are."

Already Rakhine Buddhist politicians, who have been backing campaigns to drive the Rohingyas out of Burma, have expressed their disappointment with the speech.

Final Portfolio Deadline and Template

Final Portfolio Grade and help with your project (15%)

Section …………. Name ………….. ID ……………..

The deadline for hardcopy submission is -

Thursday, 29 November at 2 o’clock – absolutely no extensions

Make sure that you put it in the correct box at Workstation 6.

You must use this template – download it from the blog to your laptop and insert your essays in the relevant place.

·         Do not upload it your blog

·         It must be typed using this template

·         Your pages must be stapled together

·         Do not plagiarize - you and the student you copied from will both get 0%

·         Each reflection must show that you have watched the videos or read the text and have an understanding of the topic.

·         The English must be of a high standard

 

Volunteering in Cambodia Project

 

Part 1: The Benefits of Travel and Taking a Gap Year

Part 2: The Benefits of Volunteering in a Developing Country

Part 3: Cambodia Customs and Values

Part 4: The Beauty, Diversity and Poverty of Cambodia

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

Part 6: Cambodia's Brutal Khmer Rouge Regime

Part 7: Cambodian Genocide and Cultural Diversity

Part 8: Cambodia Today and in the Future

Part 9: Genocide Worldwide 1900-2005

Reflective Log Deadline and Template

Reflective Log (15%)

Section …………. Name ………….. ID ……………..

The deadline for hardcopy submission is -

Thursday 22 November at 2 o’clock – absolutely no extensions.

Makes sure that you put it in the correct box on my desk - workstation 6.

You must use this template – download it from the blog to your laptop and insert your essays in the relevant place.

·         Do not put the reflective log on your blog

·         The Reflective Log is to be typed using this template

·         All glossary words to be in red

·         Each essay to be 250-300 words

·         The word count must be underneath each essay

·         You must reflect on your learning in each essay

·         Do not plagiarize - you and the student you copied from will both get 0%

Here are the words that I expect you to use when writing a Cultural Diversity reflection.

diverse cultures, demographics, ethnic minorities, integrate, assimilation. melting pot, garden salad, multiculturalism, acculturation, discrimination, prejudice, stereotypes, xenophobic, ethnocentric, expatriate, human rights, cross-cultural communication, indigenous people, enculturation, racism

Reflection 1

 

 

What have you learnt in Cultural diversity so far? How this knowledge can affect your professional life. How this knowledge will affect the way you bring up your children. What is needed to get a good grade in this class? How important is the glossary and learning new vocabulary? Your team has made a film and a PowerPoint. What have you learnt about team work? Has your team performed as well as it could have? How could it be improved?

 

 

Reflection 2

 

What are the Challenges and Benefits of Cultural Diversity?

 

You may use Understanding Cultural Diversity in today’s Complex World (Chapter 5). I have put the review of this chapter on a PowerPoint on my blog - Title ­­- Chapter 5 PowerPoint.

 

 

Based on the outcome of the class discussion, write a Reflective Essay of 250-300 words. In your essay, you should:

 

·         Introduce the topic of Cultural Diversity (briefly)

 

·         Describe the Challenges (negative aspects, or disadvantages) of Cultural Diversity, giving examples from your own experience.

 

·         Describe the Benefits (positive aspects, or advantages) of Cultural Diversity, giving examples from your own experience

 

·         Give your opinions and recommendations in your conclusion

 

 

Reflection 3

 

 

As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. Discuss this with your team. This will help you write a good reflection.

 

The reflection has to be written in your next class – revise from the notes on the blog.

 

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture
High-context culture
Individualism
Collectivism
Low power distance
High power distance
Uncertainty tolerance
Uncertainty avoidance
Task orientation
Social orientation

 

Write a reflection about the movie Outsourced. Show with examples that you really understand the above cultural concepts.

 

 

 

Reflection 4

 

The Future Centre PowerPoint and Disability in the UAE

 

 

·         Please watch this PowerPoint and use it to help you write your fourth reflection.

·         Watching the videos that we watched in class will help you

·         The vocabulary needed is under the disability videos

·         There is also a disability reading

·         Remember to use as many disability vocabulary words as possible

·         Highlight disability vocabulary in red

 

 

Reflection 5

 

The Benefits of taking the Cultural Diversity Course

 

 

This form will help you formulate your ideas regarding your opinions about the Cultural Diversity Course. It will help you focus on what you enjoyed doing the most and what you have learnt. Remember sometimes the most difficult things to learn are the most beneficial to your life and often we learn from our mistakes! Making a mistake is fine as long as we learn from them and do not keep repeating the mistake.

You must write an essay – not just fill in this form.

Obama understands the benefits of Cultural Diversity – do you? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20233064

 

 

Task	Most enjoyable (1-10)	Most Interesting (1-10)	Most beneficial (1-10)	What I have learnt
Looking at cultural artifacts
Watching the movie Outsourced
Making a movie about our heritage
Making a PowerPoint about Cultural Diversity in the UAE
Creating a blog
Working in a team
Time management
Learning Glossary words
Reading texts about Cultural Diversity
Watching videos about famous people
Uploading short activities on the blog
The visit to the Future Centre
Writing reflections to consolidate learning
Class discussions
The exam
Writing paragraphs to summarize your learning
Learning about Ethnocentrism
Learning about the benefits of Cultural Diversity
Learning about the challenges of Cultural Diversity
Understanding the differences in how societies operate
Learning about Cambodia
Researching an Asian Country
Giving a professional Presentation
Watching Bend it Like Beckham