H.S2035 COURSE REFLECTION , H00226822 CGE MOHAMMED HU..

1- This course had changed me in many ways . For example , I learned more things about many cultures and I learned many vocabulary that I didnt  know before. I know how to make a short film , also its help to me to write more words .

2- Before this course i didnt know about Isms with details and discrimination and i didnt know about different cultures , also i didnt know how to make short film .

3- The most interesting lesson for me were a short film because i learned several important things , for example : how to showing people our culture and meet a visitors from many countries  and make interview.

4- It is very important for Emirati student to learn all about Culture Diversity because most Emirati student didnt like reading too much , so if they study this subject they will learn more cultures and they will develop their knowledge . 

Exercise 9 – culture shock

Culture shock

Todd is a call center manager in U.S in Seattle and his boss send him to India to new call center manager to train them. He had a lot of shock culture in India, First culture shock he had is he lost his driver then he go to find taxi. After that he found his driver “ Puro “ when he buy an ice cream, then they go together to ante ji and she welcome him because she thought he is rich man. Todd go to workplace second day and meet the employees and sharing information together and he shocked when he see the cow in the office and he tell Puro please kick it out , then they start working and the employees improving develop, He tried to adapt with the employees and know more about Indian culture. He make a good friendship with the employees and did their works faster than before and his boss feel proud of him .

Exercise 5 .. Mohammed husain CGE

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Reflection 1 .. Emirate film - H00226822

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m4MxcuNWfQ

Reflection 1  .. Emirate film

I learned from the short film a lot of information about our heritage and civilization and how our ancestors lived with this equipment and old tools. This helps me to know how much we should learn from our past and to build our future. This short film added me a lot of new information about how our ancestors lived with old materials and how they use it. On the other hand I gained a new skill which is hold interviews with tourists. I saw how much they are exited and surprise about our lovely country, this made me feel proud and I am enjoy to meet my friends and new guys .

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

C Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

Portfolio Exercise #2

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 persons are residing away from the country of their birth
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	true.
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False , Cultural Diversity means to have respect for different ways of thinking.
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	true

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous : made up of different kinds of people

2. Plurality : A great number of people

3. Migration ; movement of people or animals from country to another .

4. Fundamental ; most important thing .

5. Collective strength the power of group of people .

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?

Art of living

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

Languages skils – new ways of thinking -  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    v A country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races,peoples, or cultures is taking place .              

             

Garden salad       A country made up of a complex array of distinct cultures that are blended into a unique  .

       

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”.

 Pakistan – Dark Africans – Indian 

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 welcomes and encourages and celebrates the many different cultures found on its campus, and wants all of the students to recognize what an opportunity there is for them to learn and value all of the different cultures there.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Homogenous	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	weak	Improving	Declining	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	different	Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	incomparable
Dignity	respect	Integrated	formed	Asset	useful
Global	Worldwide	Benefit	Advantage	Harmony	unity

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

Name : Mohammed Husain AL Hosani

ID : H00226822    

1.   Look at these ten aspects which make up your cultural identity. Then, fill in the last two columns – one for somebody who works for your family and one for an expatriate friend. There are other aspects of cultural diversity but these are the main ones.

Aspect	‘ism’	Frankie	Mohamed	Your Family Employee	Your Expatriate Friend
Race/Ethnicity	Racism (Racist)	White British	Emirati	Indian and Indonesian
Language		English	Arabic	English – Arabic
Religion	Religious bigotry (a religious bigot)	Christian (Protestant)	Muslim (Sunni)	Muslims
Values and beliefs		Socialist	Carnivore	Socialist
Disability	Ableism	Able	Able	Able
Class	Classism	Middle Class	High Class!	Classism
Gender	Sexism (Sexist)	Female	Male	Female
Age	Ageism (Ageist)	60	20	25
Educational Background		M.Ed.	Undergraduate
Sexual Orientation	Hetrosexualist (Homophobic)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

2. How many countries are there in the world today?  196

3. How many ethnic groups are there in the world today? 5000+

Here is an incomplete list of ethnic groups. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_ethnic_groups

4. How many ethnic groups are there living in the UAE? 4

5. What is wrong with this chart?  The percentage of Emirates is so small.

6. What percentage of the UAE population is Emirati in 2014? 19 %

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/influx-of-foreigners-spikes-uae-population-to-8-3m-1.787518

7. Why is the percentage so small? Because there is many workers in the UAE.

8. The UAE's population strategy plans to make Emiratis the majority in the country or up to 40 per cent, by 2021, members of the Federal National Council (FNC) told Gulf News.

9. Do you think this will happen? Yes

10. Why do you think this? Because the population is increased year by year.

11. Do you have any different ethnic groups in your ancestry or your family today? 

No

12. What are the benefits of having a mixed cultural heritage? Learn more languages and different cultures.

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