Title- Cultural Studies and Diversity (EFP1)
Student name- Shriya Joshi
Western Governors University
Task 1
Part A. Culture and Diversity Definition
Culture
Culture refers to a way of human life. Another way to describe the culture is that it is all about the set of beliefs, knowledge, values, rules gathered by the people from present and earlier generation and passed on to future generations. For example, in some of the Asian cultures, women sitting in a cross-legged manner is not considered as appropriate.
Diversity
Diversity refers to the ways people are different. Another way to describe diversity is to understand that each one is unique and to recognise, accept and respect the differences. People can differ in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.
Part B. Four aspects of diversity that have influenced your personal identity.
• Learning the Japanese Language made me observant and planned.
• Working parents helped me to know how to balance work and life.
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Acknowledge that each student is different because one size does not fit all – A teacher should understand that each student has different intellectual, social and cultural characteristics and different learning styles. So one standard for assessment of student’s performance in diversity environment may not be adequate in the class. For example there, is a story in which a monkey, a fish, and an elephant were judged on the criterion of how fast one can climb a tree. Among all the three only a monkey climbs to the tree top in a few seconds because each one them belonged to a different category of animals. Monkey is arboreal; fish is an aquatic and elephant is a terrestrial animal. Thus teachers too need to acknowledge and understand that each student is different, setting aside assumptions about students based on the racial, ethnic, or cultural group they
Student name- Shriya Joshi
Western Governors University
Task 1
Part A. Culture and Diversity Definition
Culture
Culture refers to a way of human life. Another way to describe the culture is that it is all about the set of beliefs, knowledge, values, rules gathered by the people from present and earlier generation and passed on to future generations. For example, in some of the Asian cultures, women sitting in a cross-legged manner is not considered as appropriate.
Diversity
Diversity refers to the ways people are different. Another way to describe diversity is to understand that each one is unique and to recognise, accept and respect the differences. People can differ in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.
Part B. Four aspects of diversity that have influenced your personal identity.
• Learning the Japanese Language made me observant and planned.
• Working parents helped me to know how to balance work and life.
• …show more content…
Acknowledge that each student is different because one size does not fit all – A teacher should understand that each student has different intellectual, social and cultural characteristics and different learning styles. So one standard for assessment of student’s performance in diversity environment may not be adequate in the class. For example there, is a story in which a monkey, a fish, and an elephant were judged on the criterion of how fast one can climb a tree. Among all the three only a monkey climbs to the tree top in a few seconds because each one them belonged to a different category of animals. Monkey is arboreal; fish is an aquatic and elephant is a terrestrial animal. Thus teachers too need to acknowledge and understand that each student is different, setting aside assumptions about students based on the racial, ethnic, or cultural group they