The "isms" Presentation

To the students who left a note on my desk -

Of course you have to do all the "isms" in your presentation. Please make sure that you are ready to do the presentation in your next class.

It should have been done last week!

Please have your PowerPoint ready before the beginning of next class.
Also check that you have everything on your blog (including the powerpoint) and it is working.

You must have the following on your blog:-

1. The ten aspects of Cultual diversity
2. The PowerPoint
3. Quiz 1
4. Quiz 2
5. Reflection on the disability videos
6. Reflection on making your Cultural Diversity film

I am still waiting for the class leader to send me the document with all groups and their video URL.
There will be no extensions - the deadline is over!

Win a reserved parking space from now to the end of the year!

You will never be late for class again - you will have a special pass to park to the director's car!
Hurry while tickets last!

 

Testing

Testing

CEP Grades

CEP

Your grades are up. If you have not given me your presentation or report, make sure that you do so before midday tomorrow.

For those of you who were not at all prepared, I hope you learn from this experience and realize that it is impossible to give a good preparation if you do not prepare really well.

Congratulations Khaled on getting 100% for your presentation.

It was wonderful to hear a student speak so well on Cultural Diversity.

Good Luck in your exams

Frankie
 

ADMC in Cambodia?

ADMC students in Cambodia?

I am trying to find out how many ADMC students would be interested in volunteering for a short time at Honour Village Cambodia if they were given the opportunity to go.

If you are interested, please watch the video on this page again.

http://ept1961.wix.com/volunteercambodia#

Read the stories of these volunteers.

http://ept1961.wix.com/volunteercambodia#!volunteer-stories/czfj

Then, write me an email explaining why you would like to go. Please send the email this week if possible – the deadline is 31^st January.

Frances.sutton@hct.ac.ae

I hope you all continue to have your eyes opened to the wonderful diversity of our world and have a wonderful year

Good Luck

Frankie

Hi Everyone

Some students do not seem to know the exact time of their presentation.
Please check the email that Elinore Sreedharan <esreedharan@hct.ac.ae> sent to you on
December 12.

Please make sure that you start the presentation on time and have your names next to each part of the report that you write.

Good Luck

Frankie

Your Cultural Diversity Grades

Your Cultural Diversity Grades

Hi Everyone

Please check your grades on grade book.

Please do not waste my time coming to see me to ask for a higher grade just because you have a low mark. In forty years of teaching I have not once given an extra mark just because a student wants it.

Last year, when a student insisted that I remark his paper, I gave it to another teacher to mark and the student ended up getting up getting even less!

If you have a genuine concern about the grade (very occasionally teachers may make a mistake when they enter a grade to grade book) please email me with your section, name, assignment, grade and an explanation of why you think it is wrong. Then, I will consider rechecking it.

It looks like many students will fail this course unless they do extremely well in the presentation/report.

If you have received a zero as your grade it is either because you plagiarized or failed to hand it in by the deadline – three weeks ago. Of course, there are no extensions.

Students who have written at a level so very much higher than they are capable of will be asked to hand-write two paragraphs of my choosing in front of me and then the original and handwritten one will be taken to the supervisor for comparison.

I look forward to watching some quality presentation.

Good Luck

Frankie

Presentation/Report Grade 15% + 15%

Hi Everyone

Happy New Year

Unfortunately, only four groups have submitted a first draft of their PowerPoint presentation.

Only one group has done the required “report”. (What each person is going to say.)

Each member of your group has to write up what they are going to say (make sure your name is next to your writing) and attach it to the relevant PowerPoint slide.

If you have not done this, you will get a very low mark – 15% of your presentation mark is for the report.

Please check your email for your presentation time. Anyone absent or late will get zero – there will be no extensions.

The first presentation is at 12.00 on Monday 7^th Jan. You must be ready to start the presentation at that time – you must have your presentation displayed on the soft-board at that time. Marks will be lost if you are not completely ready.

I look forward to watching your presentations – please remember that any “slackers” will get lower marks that the rest of the team and that everyone in the team must be able to answer any question – not just on the section that they did.

If you need any help, please email me and suggest a time for your group to speak to me - I will be availbale all day on Sunday 6th Jan.

Good Luck

Frankie

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