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The document discusses the concept of cultural literacy, emphasizing the importance of cross-cultural awareness, local culture awareness, critical reflection, and personal skills for becoming a change agent. It defines multiculturalism, cross-cultural, and intercultural communication, highlighting the differences between them and their significance in understanding diverse cultures. The text also outlines four levels of cultural awareness and suggests that integrating local knowledge and community involvement can enhance cultural literacy education.
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- 1. CULTURAL LITERACY SKILLS IN CONTEXT AND TECHNOLOGY DR. YEE BEE CHOO INSTITUTE OF TEACHER EDUCATION TUN HUSSEIN ONN CAMPUS (IPGKTHO) TOPIC 2b: Applying cultural literacy skills in context and technology
- 2. a. • Multiculturalism b. • Applying Cultural Literacy Skills in Context Technology c. • Multimodality and Literacy Course Contents
- 3. Course Contents b. Applying Cultural Literacy Skills in Context and Technology Cross-cultural awareness Local cultural awareness Critical reflection and thinking Personal skills for coping with being change agent Polistina, K. (2009). Cultural literacy: Understanding and respect for the cultural aspects of sustainability. In Stibbes, A. (Ed.). The handbook of sustainability literacy: Skills for a changing world. Oxford: Green Books
- 4. Cultural Literacy Cultural literacy is the ability to: understand and participate fluently in a given culture. be open to communicate effectively across other cultures. learn about it and share one’s own culture. An individual is a complex mix of many cultural influences, e.g. race and ethnicity, gender, class, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, religious and spiritual beliefs, age and so on.
- 5. Definitions Multicultural refers to a society that contains several cultural or ethnic groups. People live alongside one another, but each cultural group does not necessarily have engaging interactions with each other. For example, in a multicultural neighbourhood people may frequent ethnic grocery stores and restaurants without really interacting with their neighbours from other countries. Cross-cultural deals with the comparison of different cultures. In cross-cultural communication, differences are understood and acknowledged, and can bring about individual change, but not collective transformations. In cross-cultural societies, one culture is often considered “the norm” and all other cultures are compared or contrasted to the dominant culture. https://springinstitute.org/whats-difference-multicultural-intercultural-cross-cultural- communication/
- 6. Definitions Intercultural describes communities in which there is a deep understanding and respect for all cultures. Intercultural communication focuses on the mutual exchange of ideas and cultural norms and the development of deep relationships. In an intercultural society, no one is left unchanged because everyone learns from one another and grows together. Local culture is commonly used to characterize the experience of everyday life in specific, identifiable localities. It reflects ordinary people’s feelings of appropriateness, comfort, and correctness—attributes that define personal preferences and changing tastes. https://springinstitute.org/whats-difference-multicultural-intercultural-cross-cultural- communication/
- 7. Applying cultural literacy skills in context and technology Cross-cultural awareness Local cultural awareness Critical reflection and thinking Personal skills for coping with being change agent 4 Key Cultural Literacy Skills Polistina, K. (2009). Cultural literacy: Understanding and respect for the cultural aspects of sustainability. In Stibbes, A. (Ed.). The handbook of sustainability literacy: Skills for a changing world. Oxford: Green Books
- 8. 1. Cross-cultural Awareness Cross-cultural awareness • It is the ability to examine other cultures critically and gain ideas about sustainability from them. • It involves the ability of standing back from ourselves and becoming aware of our cultural values, beliefs, and perceptions.
- 9. 1. Cross-cultural Awareness Weird Culture • While in western traditions saliva is a strictly private and personal matter, in African Maasai culture and tradition it is considered extremely good luck to be shared. • When shaking the hand of an elder, it is important to spit in one's palm, and to ward off evil spirits, one must spit onto a new-born baby's head or a bride during the Maasai weddings. https://www.bidhaar.com/2020/08/03/the- spitting-of-the-maasai/ Maasai woman spitting on the head of a baby.
- 10. 1. Cross-cultural Awareness Stereotypes arise when what is examined and perceived in a different culture is made into a generality that is then used to define anyone who belongs to the same culture. Cultural awareness counters stereotypes by understanding that while the elements of a culture binds individuals together, they are still individuals with unique circumstances and personalities.
- 14. 1. Cross-cultural Awareness Stereotypes in textbooks…
- 15. We can create cross-cultural awareness through three major ethnic groups, namely Malays, Chinese and Indians or other groups including the minority aborigines. 1. Cross-cultural Awareness
- 17. Question: What was your first impression when you first came to the campus of IPGKTHO? Do you feel culture shock? Why or why not? 1. Cross-cultural Awareness
- 18. 1. Cross-cultural Awareness 4 levels of cultural awareness 1. My way is the only way - At the first level, people are aware of their way of doing things, and their way is the only way. At this stage, they ignore the impact of cultural differences. (Parochial stage) 2. I know their way, but my way is better - At the second level, people are aware of other ways of doing things, but still consider their way as the best one. In this stage, cultural differences are perceived as source of problems and people tend to ignore them or reduce their significance. (Ethnocentric stage)
- 19. 1. Cross-cultural Awareness 4 levels of cultural awareness 3. My Way and Their Way - At this level people are aware of their own way of doing things and others’ ways of doing things, and they chose the best way according to the situation. At this stage people realize that cultural differences can lead both to problems and benefits and are willing to use cultural diversity to create new solutions and alternatives. (Synergistic stage) 4. Our Way - This fourth and final stage brings people from different cultural background together for the creation of a culture of shared meanings. People dialogue repeatedly with others, create new meanings, new rules to meet the needs of a particular situation. (Participatory Third culture stage)
- 20. 1. Cross-cultural Awareness 4 levels of cultural awareness Parochial Stage Ethnocentric Stage Synergistic Stage Participatory Third Culture
- 21. 2. Local culture awareness • The ability to accept and respect knowledge within local cultures and communities is also necessary for developing cultural literacy. • There may be knowledge and skills for living sustainably that are already embedded in the traditions of local cultures and passed on intergenerationally through non- formal education.
- 22. 2. Local culture awareness • Formal education tends to place little value on such practical knowledge and skills. • In collaborative projects between school and community, the primary formal educator takes a step back, enabling local people (community) to become the educators.
- 23. 2. Local culture awareness • This learning experience creates a more social, informal and relaxed atmosphere than classroom education, and learners develop their understanding of, sensitivity towards, and respect for the sustainability knowledge and skills that can be found in local cultures.
- 24. 2. Local culture awareness
- 25. 3. Critical reflection and thinking • Critical reflective thinking is a dialogue between learners and educators on aspects of cultural or social discourse. • It considers the experiences of the group as a whole and provides a way of accounting for ourselves. • It demonstrates an awareness that actions and events are located in, and explicable by, reference to multiple perspectives as well as influenced by multiple historical and socio-political contexts.
- 26. 3. Critical reflection and thinking Discussion: 1. Do you know what does this symbol of rainbow signify? 2. Do you support it? Why or why not? 3. Put yourself in another culture/ religion, will you accept it now? Why or why not? 4. What do you think will happen to the future students?
- 27. 4. Personal skills for coping with being a change agent • Learners' self-confidence and self-esteem can be built through involvement in supportive networks of people working towards common goals, both within local communities and globally in the wider sustainability and global citizenship movement. • Being part of a group with shared values can provide learners with valuable social support for their work as cultural change agents and a healthy release for the stresses that they will experience.
- 28. Tutorial 2 (iii) Group Discussion How do teacher develop cross-cultural awareness among the students? 1. Share your answers with your friends in Google Classroom. 2. Reply to at least one of your friends’ answers.
- 29. Tutorial 2 (iv) Individual 1. Choose one topic based on cultural literacy and create your infographic poster for it. 2. Submit it in Google Classroom. 3. Explain your reason for choosing it in the next class.