Task: People Watching

People watching

Our task was to ‘people watch’ in a public place, such as a mall, and write a paragraph on our findings.

I can see people from all round the world and I can guess where they are from by what they are wearing, from all different cultures - wearing traditional clothing such as Kandora, Abaya, Sari etc. I can guess where they from, but I can not guess whats their religion.  Some are shopping some are siting in a coffee shop and some are eating in the food foodcourt. From my observations I can clearly see that people from certain cultures tend to stick with other people from their own cultures. These groups seem to be from older generations, whereas the younger generations seem to be in mixed culture groups. For example, the older Emiratis are staying within their culture groups –sitting together in cafes, speaking in Arabic. The younger Emiratis are speaking English to their foreign friends. In conclusion, from ‘people-watching’ in the mall, I can safely say that Abu-Dhabi seems to be one of the most multi-cultural cities. 

Introduction to Diversity

                                                                                                                                                         

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
Arab	48 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Bedouins	9.5 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Iranians	11.5 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Balochis	6.5 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Persians	5.0 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Armenians	0.1 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm

 

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
Islam	57.0 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Sunni	44.0 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Hinduism	15.0 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Christianity	9.0 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Protestants	3.0 %		http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm

 

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

''Different people from different culture , places , religion and background'' 

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

·         Mosques

·         Churches – Orthodox, Christian, Catholic etc.

·         Embassies

·         Indian Association, Jordanian Association.

·         The British School, French School etc.

 

 

 

 

 

What is Cultural Diversity?

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.	Wrong  175 million people live outside the country where their birth in
3.       One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True
4.       Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	Wrong cultural Diversity means respect of freedom of thought
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	true

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous         Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts

2.       Plurality                       large number or amount

3.       Migration                     A group of people migrating together

4.       Fundamental            Something that is an essential or necessary part of a system or object

5.       Collective strength   relating to, characteristic of, or made by a number of people acting as a group

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?

A / music

B / fashion or clothes

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

A / language skills

B / new way of thinking

C / creative solution to difficult problem

 

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

·         Indian

·         Pakistani

·         White Irish

·         Black African

·         Chinese

·         Black Caribbean

·         Bangladeshi

·         Other Asian

·         Others

 

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.

 

Melbourne University is committed to promoting a healthy cultural diverse environment. They associate the term culturally diverse’ not just with background but with differences such as race, gender, language, values and beliefs.

From reading the paragraphs, it is also clear that the University of Melbourne is dedicated into valuing it’s Culturally diverse student population, by creating awareness of other cultures and educating its students on the basis of respecting, valuing and learning about other cultures in addition to their own.

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Homogeneous	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespect
Strength	weakness	Improving	Worsening	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Inequality

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Different	Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	Distinctive
Dignity	Honor	Integrated	Combined	Asset	Valuable
Global	international	Benefit	Interest   or advantage	Harmony	Coordinate  or agreement