Reflection #5

                Every year or semester in the college or in the university you we learn something new and different but, it will be useful and at will help you in the future. In this essay I will talk about my class culture diversity and what I have been learned in all of this semester and I will give some example to know more about it.

                First of all, these class it always talking about the culture but not the culture in our country also, in other country and, put our work in website and, presentation. Before I didn’t know how to use the blogger website but in this class I learned about it and my friends help each other to know how to use it and edit it. In other hand, about Cambodia I know now that our country and Cambodia have not many different we have some relation in culture also, we learn about ethnic groups in other country and the final report help us to become more deeper in this culture diversity and we knows about many country. Finally, about the presentation our teacher he help us to know what to do in the presentation and what we should say to become like a professional in the presentation because before I wasn’t know what to do or say but I thank my teacher because he help me.

                Overall, now I know about culture, blogger and, presentations. This class helps us a lot and I hope that every year this class will be everywhere to know more about the other country and there culture.

Portfolio #7

Obama and cultural Diversity

Obama the first black president of United States of America he was talking with his people and he was very hopeful in his speech. He wants to say that when he and his people are all together they are strong. Obama said in his presentation he was talking about America and how to devolve this country with different culture and different people. He mention that there are no different between black or white, gay or straight, able disable, old or young , America or Asian and don’t matter how they look like.

Exercise #6

PART 3: CAMBODIA CUSTOMS AND VALUES

Objective: To understand some similarities between Emirati and Cambodian Culture

Task: Compare Cambodian and Emirati values

Highlight in yellow all the values that are similar to Emirati values

A.   Traditional Cambodian values include a strong family identity and loyalty

B.   Cambodian-born people have a respect for culture and older people.

C.   Cambodian families tend to be very private and reluctant to discuss family issues or conflict with non-family members

D.   Stoicism is a highly valued Cambodian character trait, reducing the tendency to complain about their health or services they are receiving

E.   Modesty, particularly for women, is very important

F.    Visitors to Cambodian-born people’s homes are often expected to remove their shoes, however they might not ask

G.   Accepting of food and refreshments when offered may break down barriers, open communication and build trust

H.   Cambodian-born people regard touching people on the head or pointing feet or shoes at them as offensive.

I.      Cambodians consider it impolite to make eye contact with someone who is older or considered a superior

J.    Cambodians have a tendency not to question instructions or authority

K.   ‘Yes’ may be an ambiguous response to a question or request, and does not necessarily indicate agreement. Reponses that might mean ‘no’ include; no response, changing the subject, or statements such as ‘it’s OK’ or ‘no problem’ or even an unconvincing ‘yes’

L.    It may take time to develop working relationships, trust and rapport

M.   Loud or over-familiar behaviour towards others is generally not favoured.

N.   Cambodians tend to avoid showing anger or getting involved in confrontation

O.   Cambodians prefer to be addressed using their correct title. For example Mr, Mrs and Dr

P.   Women traditionally retain their own family names on marriage or they may have two surnames. Cambodian names are traditionally written with the surname first, followed by the given name.

Q.   Cambodians may not recognise their names if they are pronounced incorrectly

R.   Cambodians may not always address people by their name

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Compare Cambodian and Emirati values

In this essay I will talk about some of the relationship that has the same in UAE and Cambodia.

In our country almost like Cambodia like the respect an old people and respect their family also, they has the same tradition and loyalty to their family and I like this because the most thing is important is the family and anything will do in their home it will be privet but, the service in a health they have a problem in what they are receiving.

Overall, before I wasn’t know a lot of Cambodia but know I know many things about it and I like because they are similar with UAE traditions.

Reflection #4

Gap Year

Gap year it is the time when the student have a break from high school until university, in our country they don’t take a lot of gap year like the other country and in the gap year they work or help and to know or discus his or her career. In the essay I will talk about the gap year and the benefit of it and some of the idea.

              

First of all I will talk about some of the advantages for the gap year and the advantages that the student will take a break to go anywhere he like to help the other or to think what he will do in the university, in UAE I didn’t see a lot of people take the gap year what I see heir is when the student finish their high school they go to the university but I think in the next years they will be more interested than before in gap year. I love to take a gap year because I hear it is so useful to me and I love to go to South Africa to help them to study or to learn anything new to them because they don’t have everything to learn and I will learn also anything from them to help to think about what I will do next. About the connection between UAE and Cambodia is UAE help Cambodia in many ways like medical supply or foods or clothes the connection her like brothers in one hand.

Overall, I like the gap year and I hope the emirates become more interesting on the gap year and know more about it to help him in his life and help the other.

Portfolio #5

Stereotyping & Blue Eyes Brown Eyes Video

With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.

1.      Define:-

a.       Stereotyping: Generalizations about all members of a group, both positive and negative.

b.      Prejudice: Over-generalized and oversimplified negative beliefs about a group of people.

c.       Bias: Negative opinion or attitude toward group or someone based on their race, religion, or national origin.

d.      Discrimination: Any action that denies opportunities to a person on the basis of their race, gender, age, religion.

2.      Give an example of each term:-

a.       Stereotyping: Italian and French are best lover.

b.      Prejudice: Women are too emotional, so they don’t make good managers.

c.       Bias: All Arabs and Muslims are terrorists.

d.      Discrimination: Slavery of blacks by the whites which caused the civil wars.

Watch  Class Divided

With partners, answer the following:

1.         Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place?

Midwest, USA – Late 1960’s – 3^rd grade class.

2.         Describe the experiment.

·        Colors of eyes (blue and brown); discrimination.

·        Divide the class into two groups (blue eyes and brown eyes groups)

3.         What were the results?

·        Remove the idea of discrimination.

·        The children felt how to be discriminated by others.

4.         How successful do you believe it was?

·        It was very successful because the experiment affects the children

·        Never treat others by eyes color or skin color.

Personal Reflection #3

          In every country in this world they have other cultural their own. Some people they don’t like when the other nationality visit there country and still looking at them all the time or they don’t give them anything they want and some they are nice to everyone. In this easy I will talk about my experiment and the behavior when the other nationality visits other country and how they will deal with each other.

          Some of days, I was traveling with my family to British exactly to Scotland and the people there they were very kind with me. I was going to everywhere like malls cinema and, restaurant and they were good with me they give me any thing I want and they don’t give me expensive price but, some country when the visitors come to their country they give them an expensive price because they are visitors. After one week I spend it in Scotland I was thinking to wear a kandora it is our clothes in UAE because I was want to see how they will treat me after all, I wear it and I was not believing what I saw, everyone they want to take a photo with me and in my uncle graduate when they saw me they put me and my family in VIP stages to see our uncle.

Overall, in every country there are some like the visitor and some they don’t like it but of course I am proud to be Emirati because what I saw there in Scotland and how they treat me with they know that I am from UAE.

Portfolio #4

Find the definition OR synonym  of each of the words:  

         

1.   Civility / civilized === Politeness

2.   Acknowledge === Admit

3.   Inclusive / inclusion === Comprehension

4.   Respect === Regard

5.   Apology === Excuse

6.   Consideration === Condition

7.   Behavior === Conduct

8.   Responsibility === Responsibleness

9.   Attention (pay) === Care

10.               Tolerance === Permissiveness

11.               Attitude (positive) === Position

12.               Conduct === Behavior

13.               Politeness === Niceness

14.               Constructive (comment) === Tending

15.               Kindness === Forgivingness

Now, search through the You-Tube site to find a clip that shows cultural respect and politeness. Copy the URL onto your sheet and post as:

I find this video talking about Cultural Competence & Mutual Respect in the hospitals. I hope that you like the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5HCME6_5gI