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

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous : own ( Consisting of objects of different types ) from dictionary (composed of people or things of different kinds.

2. Plurality : own (majority) from dictionary (of many)

3. Migration : own (moving from one part of something to another) from dictionary (leave one place and still in another)

4. Fundamental : own (primary) from dictionary (serving as an original or generating source)

5. Collective strength : own (the strength of a group ) from dictionary (there is no meaning to it compined)

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?

Music, clothes.

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

1- Bring language skills.   2- Creative ways of thinking.  3- Negotiating skills.

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

“Melting pot”  a place that mixed a lot of people from different nationality in one place

 Garden salad : a place that mixed a lot of people from different nationality in one place

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”.

White, Black, Asian, Chinese and 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.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Stay	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Condemn
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Diminish	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	Bias	Equality	Difference

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Varied	Creative	Clever	Uniqueness	Unlikeness
Dignity	Respect	Integrated	Combined	Asset	Stash
Global	Universal	Benefit	Aid

Portfolio Exercise #1

2. Introduction to Diversity / Portfolio Exercise #1

Think!

·         Who lives in the UAE? UAE citizens, other Arabs and Iranians, south Asia, east Asia, westerners.

·         How many Emiratis are there?  980 thousand.

·         What other nationalities and culturally diverse groups are there?

                      other Arabs and Iranians, south Asia, east Asia, westerners.

·         Do you know any population statistics? (For the UAE, for the separate Emirates?)  8,264,070.

Task 1

With a partner, research on the internet to find information about UAE demographics.

Source:  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html

Nationality	Percentage/Number	Year	Source
emiratis	16.6%	2010	Uaepedia.ae
South Asia	42.3%	2010	Uaepedia.ae
westerners	6%	2010	Uaepedia.ae
East Asia	12.1%	2010	Uaepedia.ae
Ex: Other Arab / Iranian	23%	2013	CIA Factbook

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
muslims	76%	2005	Uaepedia.ae
hindus	5%	2005	Uaepedia.ae
buddhists	5%	2005	Uaepedia.ae
christians	9%	2005	Uaepedia.ae
Other religions	5%	2005	Uaepedia.ae

Do the results surprise you?            NO

Comments? Conclusions?    The reason for the low number of emirates citizens is the death rate for young emirates. I hope that these statistics will change to the better in the future.

Task 2

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

There is a road in Abu Dhabi that contains a church and a mosque and a British school.