EXPLORE

With this statement mentioned above, can you cite an example that would prove the
interconnectedness and interdependence of people and countries?

We live in a world where we are connected with other people – socially, politically, economically
and environmentally. Increased trade between countries, the growth of international organizations and
changes in transport and communications technology mean that these connections are rapidly
increasing. For example, Australia is one of 191 nations that belong to the United Nations, whose
headquarters are in New York, USA. Ghana and the Ivory Coast produce 60% of the cocoa used in the
production of chocolate around the world.

ELABORATE

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1. What makes a person Filipino? If a person has Filipino parents but is born in another country, is
he/still a Filipino? What about if a person with foreign parents is born and raised in the
Philippines, is he/she Filipino? Explain your reasoning.

There are a lot things to be considered here if we talk about what makes a person Filipino. Well
some may say you're a Filipino because you live here in the Philippines. You're a Filipino also
because of the language that you used even though that others may say that our language was
grounded from other countries especially those counties who conquered us. It makes you also a
Filipino even if you are born in another country but both of your parents are Filipino. It is
because of the Constitution that says; in the Article 3 of 1973 constitution of the Philippines in
Section (3) Those whose fathers and mothers are citizens of the Philippines. Another thing is if
you are born to at least one foreign parent who was a Philippine citizen at the time of your birth,
you were born with Philippine citizenship. Therefore I conclude that you are a Filipino.

2. Have you interacted with people who have a different culture from yours? How was your
interaction with them? Was it clear? Was it productive? Was it respectful? What could you have
done for a better interaction?

Yes I have interacted with people who have different cultures and I respect them as an
individual because I am open minded and I have at least some knowledge of people's cultural
backgrounds. Because of this, interacting about other cultures helps us understand different
perspectives within the world in which we live. It helps dispel negative stereotypes and personal
biases about different groups.

3. What is your attitude toward people who have a different culture from yours? Do you celebrate
how they are different from you? Do you look down on them?

As an individual who have different cultures from the others, I learned to appreciate and value
diverse views from different cultures. Appreciating our differences, as well as our common
interests, helps unite and educate us.
4. Consider regional discrimination in the Philippines: if a woman speaks Cebuano or bisaya in
Manila, she is often assumed to be a maid or yaya; if a man speaks Tagalog with a heavy,
provincial accent, he is often assumed to be a laborer, driver, or involved in some form of
manual or servile labor. What are your own discriminatory practices?

My own discriminatory practices are when a person is treated less favourably on the grounds of
gender, disability, race, sexual orientation, religious belief or age. For example, assuming a
person may not be able to reach a certain level of work because they are disabled. In these
cases the act itself is unlawful, not whether or not someone meant it.

5. What skills and knowledge do you need to improve in to become multi-culturally literate?

To become multi-culturally literate, we need to improve our fluent in reading and writing
because multi-culturally literate people should be fluent in their cultural heritages, histories,
literature, art, politics and the like. Through this we are able to understand, interact and
collaborate across different cultures because it has become a necessary skill in the 21st century.

6. Why should you as an individual respect and value people who are different from you?

As an individual, I respect and value people who are different from me because nobody's
perfect. We tend to do some mistakes but in the end we learn from it. By offering respect, I am
building trust to those people who are different from me. By respecting them, I am showing
them that they have value.
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1. Describe globalization.
Globalization is the process by which ideas, goods and services spread throughout the world. In
business, the term is often used in an economic context to describe an integrated economy
marked by free trade, the free flow of capital and corporate use of foreign labor markets to
maximize returns and benefit the common good.

2. Explain what multi-cultural literacy is.

Multi-cultural literacy is the ability to understand and appreciate the parallels and differences
between customs, values, and beliefs of your culture and a different culture.

3. How can you teach multi-cultural literacy in the classroom?

The most fundamental approach is to base teaching models on the idea of co-constructing
knowledge and developing collaborative classrooms. The concept of co-constructing knowledge
is simple: teachers stop playing the traditional role of teacher-as-orator or the sole director of
knowledge and learning. Instead, they focus on student-led learning, which values student input
regarding how and what they would like to learn.

4. How a student like you can help an individual who belong to a different ethno-linguistic group?
Most commonly people readily form stereotypes about different ethno-linguistic groups, and
other social categories, but it is unclear whether certain dimensions are privileged for making
predictions about strangers when information is limited. If humans have been living in culturally-
structured groups for much of their evolutionary history. So as a student, I will educate other
people to expect them to have adaptations for prioritizing ethno-linguistic cues as a basis for
making predictions about others.