People watching-Reflective task1

LSS 2053 Cultural Diversity

People-watching – Reflective task.

Observation Task:

Choose a location such as a café, the Corniche or a mall. Be alone or with a friend.

Sit and look around, and reflect on the scene.

Abu Dhabi Marina mall (Columbian café).

I see people from different nationalities, speaking different languages and wearing different clothes. I see people with Varity of ages and religions. I know that each one there have different way of thinking and have different believes. People there some are married some are single and some have children some haven’t. They are eating, chatting, drinking, laughing and ordering. Most of the people going there for relaxing but you can see some of them going there for business or solving problems. There was an interacting like one family in a group but some like to be official so much. Interacting with others from outside the group by smiling or watching and some can give them help if they need. All what I mention there depends on the home country culture and the parents.

   

week 1 lesson 1 (circle,defination, table)

LSS 2053 Cultural Diversity

Week 1 Lesson 1

 

1)      Put yourself in the centre. Around yourself put six people you know who are not Emirati. What makes them different from you? Their language, their ……

 

 

                Me

·         Name: Navita (Driver)

                        Religion: Christian

                        Gender: Female

                        Language: Philipino

·         Name: Carla (Doctor)

                         Religion: Christian

                         Gender: Female

                          Language: English

·         Name: Susan (Teacher)

                         Religion: Christian

                         Gender: Female

                         Language: English

·         Name: Hidait (Driver)

                        Age: 41

                        Religion: Christian

                        Language: Ardo         

·         Name: Alexandra (Teacher)

                        Religion: Christian

                        Gender: Female

                        Language: English

·         Name: Rita (home maid)

                        Religion: Hindu

                        Gender: Female

Language: Indian

             

 

 

 

2) Define yourself as an Emirati. Write a paragraph. Example – I was born in Abu Dhabi and my nationality is Emirati.

I’m an Emirati because I was born in Abu Dhabi also, my parents. I’m an Emirati because I got the Passport and Im broud to be an Emirati because this country helped a lot of countries and people and I think most the people from outside like the UAE due to what they hear about what this country did to help people.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)Define Culture Diversity.

 

Main Category	Sub-Category	Examples
1.       Religion	Hindu, Muslim, Christian	My teacher is a Christian
2.       Age	Kids, Teenagers, old people	I’m  teenager
3.       Language	Arabic, French, English	My teacher speaks English
4.       Gender	Male, Female	I’m a male
5.       Nationality	Emirati, Egyptian, Indian	I have an Egyptian friend
6.       Educational	Diploma, higher diploma, Bachelor	My brother finished his Diploma
7.       History	Pyramids, Romeo & Juliet	Pyramids age more than thousand year
8.       Clothes	Disdasha, Pants, T-shirts	In UAE most people wear Disdasha
9.       Food	Pasta, Omelet, Biryani	My favorite food is biryani
10.   Traditions	Dancing with stick, Tomato festival	In UAE people dance with stick

week 2 lesson 2 week 3 lesson 1 (what is cultural Diversity Quiz)

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.	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 economical reasons, personal choice, etc……………….

 

4.       Fundamental-main, major, primary.

 

5.       Collective strength-combined force, plural power, group strength.

 

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?

 

 

 

Different clothes, languages, traditions, celebrations and festivals.

 

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

 

·         New way of thinking.

 

·         Creative solutions.

 

·         Negotiation skills.

 

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

 

·         Melting point: cultures mix, blend into one assimilated culture.

 

·         Garden salad: a group of distinct cultures that are blended into unique and one hope 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”.

 

            white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%,                     black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census).

 

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.

 

 

 

They had a policy that makes the people keep their home country culture and respect it. They want all who are in the collage to learn and respect everybody cultures.

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

 

Varied	Same	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Getting worse	Inclusive	Not including
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Unequal

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

 

Diverse	Several	Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	Distinction
Dignity	Respect	Integrated	Combined	Asset	Peace, benefit
Global	International	Benefit	Advantage	Harmony	Regularity

Week 1 Lesson 2 (Demographics)

LSEC 2305                                                                                                                                                          

 

Introduction to Diversity

 

With a partner, research on the internet to find the following information include your sources.

UAE Demographics:

Ethnic Groups	Percentage	Year	Source
Emirati	19%	1982	CIA world fact book
Arab & Iranian	23%	1982	CIA world fact book
South Asian	50%	1982	CIA world fact book
East Asian & Westerns	8%	1982	CIA world fact book
Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
Muslim	62%	2005	International Organizations/treaties
Hindu	21%	2005	International Organizations/treaties
Christian	9%	2005	International Organizations/treaties
Buddhist	4%	2005	International Organizations/treaties
Other	4%	2005	International Organizations/treaties

 

1.      Write a definition of cultural diversity in your own words.

The differences between people in Color, religion, tradition, nationality and language living in one place or country.

 

2.      Give examples of cultural diversity in Abu Dhabi (Places of worship, organizations, etc.)

Mosques, Churches, UAE-Japan cultural centre, Emiratis Foundation and French Alliance.