CULTURAL DIVERSITY IS WHAT MAKES US A RAINBOW NATION
CULTURAL DIVERSITY IS WHAT MAKES US A RAINBOW NATION – LEARN IT, UNDERSTAND IT, EMBRACE IT!
THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS ABOUT LANGUAGE DIVERSITY
We are all surrounded by different cultures every day. It is very important to learn and get a better understanding of the cultural differences in South Africa. We can learn a lot about other people as well as ourselves through being open to explore different cultures/languages. Learning, understanding, embracing and communicating through other languages other than your mother tongue, you get a better view of other’s cultures and therefore respect the people and their values more, it increases your ability to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds, and you will get along with people better and not be threatened by other cultures. Today we have families who adopt children from other cultures, interracial relationships and marriages – these relationships between the people unite their different cultures, thus having their friends and family being exposed to all sorts of cultures other than their own. The will to learn more about cultural diversity, respect your fellow South Africans and be more open-minded about exploring one or more cultures other than your own, although sadly not all people are willing to take this step and learn and accept another cultures into their lives - it is really heartbreaking!
HOW WILL A FAmily who adopts a child from another language cope?
Adopting a child is a wonderful thing, especially adopting a child from a different culture. It is an opportunity for the parents as well as for the children to learn and accept each other’s cultures and languages. Although, before the parents decide to adopt a child of a culture different from theirs they have to do a lot of research and be willing to learn the child’s culture, language and ways before making any hasty decisions. At first it will be a challenge but they can see it as an opportunity. Depending on the age of the child
THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS ABOUT LANGUAGE DIVERSITY
We are all surrounded by different cultures every day. It is very important to learn and get a better understanding of the cultural differences in South Africa. We can learn a lot about other people as well as ourselves through being open to explore different cultures/languages. Learning, understanding, embracing and communicating through other languages other than your mother tongue, you get a better view of other’s cultures and therefore respect the people and their values more, it increases your ability to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds, and you will get along with people better and not be threatened by other cultures. Today we have families who adopt children from other cultures, interracial relationships and marriages – these relationships between the people unite their different cultures, thus having their friends and family being exposed to all sorts of cultures other than their own. The will to learn more about cultural diversity, respect your fellow South Africans and be more open-minded about exploring one or more cultures other than your own, although sadly not all people are willing to take this step and learn and accept another cultures into their lives - it is really heartbreaking!
HOW WILL A FAmily who adopts a child from another language cope?
Adopting a child is a wonderful thing, especially adopting a child from a different culture. It is an opportunity for the parents as well as for the children to learn and accept each other’s cultures and languages. Although, before the parents decide to adopt a child of a culture different from theirs they have to do a lot of research and be willing to learn the child’s culture, language and ways before making any hasty decisions. At first it will be a challenge but they can see it as an opportunity. Depending on the age of the child