LSS 2053 Portfolio

LSS 2053 Portfolio

Evaluation Form

Section CEO

Name: Mohamed Ahmed AL harthi                                                     ID#: H00255136

Scale:

E=Excellent work

G=Good work

P=Pass

N I =Needs improvement

VW=Very weak

Appearance	VW	N I	P	G	E
Cover Page or Blog opening page– includes all necessary information (name, student number, section, course code, teacher’s name, document title)	1	2	3	4	5
Organization
Contents page or bar – Contents listed in correct order Sectioning – Correct use of headings – contents are easy to view	1	2	3	4	5
Timeliness – Work completed promptly and submitted on time	1	2	3	4	5
Class Participation
Contributions – Tried hard to participate in class activities to the best of his/her ability.	1	2	3	4	5
Content
Material – All course work included, and assignments completed.	20	25	30	40	45
Thought and care – Attention to detail clear. Thought and care reflected in material content.	15	20	25	30	35

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                                  Diversity and Personal Conduct – vocabulary                                 

1Civility / civilized :- formal or perfunctory politeness.

.  Acknowledge :- declare, adjudge, hold.

Inclusive / inclusion :- comprehensive.

Respect :- see, consider, reckon, view, regard.

.  Apology :-  a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly.

Consideration :- the process of giving careful thought to something.

Behavior :- manner of acting or controlling yourself.

Responsibility :- the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself.

  Attention (pay) :- the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others.

Tolerance :- the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions.

.  Attitude (positive) :- a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude.

. Conduct :- perform, execute, do.

. Politeness :- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage.

. Constructive (comment) :- creative.

1Kindness :- tendency to be kind and forgiving.

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Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1.       A Multicultural society can be described as a society with a single set of values.	False, it is described as a society with different sets of values.
2.       A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	True
3.       One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	True
4.       Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	False, Salad bowl not melting pot
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	True

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”: different cultures mixed together forming 1 unique culture.

2.       “Salad Bowl”: different culture gathering together in one society without changing their own customs and beliefs.

3.       “Assimilation”: when a minority group adapts to the customs and beliefs of a major group.

4.       “Acculturation”: the act of second culture learning.

5.       “Enculturation”: the act of first culture learning.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to culture, customs and social institution, as well as changes in food, clothing and language.

Give a synonym:

Varied	Diverse	respect	Admiration	dominate	Control
Multiple	variety	central	main	interacting	Cooperating
Specific	expect	represents	Signifies	adopt	Accepts

Give the opposite:

Varied	Single	respect	Disrespect	gradually	Suddenly
Multiple	Few	common	Private	dominant group	Minor group
Specific	Vague	contrasted with	Agreed with	adopt	Forsake

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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 persons are residing away from the country.
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 of fundamental.
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous : Variety , mix

2.       Plurality : many , majorette

3.       Migration : immigrate, move

4.       Fundamental : Primary , Foundation, basic

5.       Collective strength : Strength , cooperative

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?

-          Language  

-          Religion

-          Tradition

-       Entertainment

-          Clothes

-          Dance

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

-          Language 

 -     Trading

-          Approaches

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

-          The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous.

-           garden salad  is a salad consisting mostly of fresh vegetables.

               melting pot                                        garden salad 

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”.

-          Arab

-      Pakistan

-          Indian

-          Chinese

-          Bangladesh

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 have a system for cultural diversity that encompasses differences based on race, ethnicity, language, religion, value and belief systems, disability, class, gender, age and educational background. The university is seeking social harmony and cohesion that includes all staff and students so they value their cultures more and deepen their cross-cultural understanding. 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	symmetric	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespect
Strength	weakness	Improving	declining	Inclusive	narrow
Majority	minority	Tolerance	intolerance	Equality	inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	varied	Creative	inventive	Uniqueness	distinction
Dignity	sublimity	Integrated	merged	Asset	savings
Global	universal	Benefit	Interest	Harmony	unison

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