Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity Portfolio Exercise #2

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.	T
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	F 175 million
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	T
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	F
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	t

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous  some different members from each other

2. Plurality  if a plurality have sent to someone

3. Migration  if someone move to live

4. Fundamental to form a base

5. Collective strength  the  ability to collect something

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?

The cultural traditionals could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country

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

1 . sharing new ideas   2. new investment  3.make export people

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

The meting pot

Is the people from different raises. 2 garden salad is a salad from different type of garden vegetables

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”.

Asian  travelers make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

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.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	similar	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	criticism
Strength	weakness	Improving	drop	Inclusive	incomprehensive
Majority	mniority	Tolerance	prejudice	Equality	difference

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	disparate	Creative	clever	Uniqueness	unlikeness
Dignity	divinity	Integrated	unified	Asset	benefit
Global	international	Benefit	advantage

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

Name : Mohammed Abdulla Alnuaimi

ID H00283240    

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	Indonesia	Brazil
Language		English	Arabic	Indonesian	Portuguese
Religion	Religious bigotry (a religious bigot)	Christian (Protestant)	Muslim (Sunni)	Muslim (Sunni)	Christian
Values and beliefs		Socialist	Carnivore	omnivore	Socialist
Disability	Ableism	Able	Able	Able	Able
Class	Classism	Middle Class	High Class!	Low class	Middle Class
Gender	Sexism (Sexist)	Female	Male	Female	Male
Age	Ageism (Ageist)	60	20	40	30
Educational Background		M.Ed.	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Sexual Orientation	Hetrosexualist (Homophobic)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

2. How many countries are there in the world today? Above 185

3. How many ethnic groups are there in the world today? Hundred of thousands

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? Less than 5

5. What is wrong with this chart?  it is outdated

6. What percentage of the UAE population is Emirati in 2014? 2.3 millions

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? many non emarati workers employ for many reasons like building company and so many projects etc ...

8. The UAE's population strategy plans to make Emiratis the majority in the country or up to 40  per cent, by 20 percent, members of the Federal National Council (FNC) told Gulf News.

9. Do you think this will happen? no i think its impossible

10. Why do you think this? Because they have a lot of project plans in the future which will bring many non emarati workers . 

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?

mixing cultural heritage may benefit only the group 

Post this on your blog by the end of the class.