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.