UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL * AUGUST 12‚ 2009 How do I approach my role in teaching students with very different cultural backgrounds? Dr. Darla K. Deardorff d.deardorff@duke.edu INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE MODEL From “The Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization at Institutions of Higher Education in the United States” by Dr. Darla K. Deardorff in Journal of Studies in International Education‚ Fall 2006‚ 10‚ p. 241-266
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William Auriemma WRD 104 An Inconsistent Relationship: Social Media and Political Activists Since the “Arab Spring” movement of early 2011‚ many have sought to understand the role played by Internet users and Social media platforms in overturning oppressive and totalitarian regimes. With great thanks to Twitter‚ Tunisians usefully mobilized social change. Without Facebook‚ how could Egyptians possibly have accomplished such timely and coordinated public protests? Perspectives often range
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United States has always been the “melting pot” of various racial and ethnic groups. In spite of the sides of our history where each group experienced prejudice and discrimination on different levels past and present‚ our nation is still rich with cultural diversity. From this I have learned a lot over the last nine weeks about my culture‚ other cultures‚ and the possible future if all of us come together to become a more pluralistic society. I began to understand the classification of subordinate
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tend to rule in favor of employers who take the necessary steps to correct sexually harassing behavior. Most claims can be avoided if employers take a proactive approach in preventing sexual harassing behavior. (Employers Publications‚ 2006) The Background of Sexual Harassment The federal courts have repeatedly ruled that sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination‚ just as racial harassment is
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CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM 1.1 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Kendra’s Driving School is one of the driving schools established in Muntinlupa City. It is owned and operated by Ms. Kendra Baliling. The school is located near the Land Transportation Office (LTO)‚ Muntinlupa City. It was established in 2003 when the owner was given a car by her father which car she actually used in starting up the school. Despite its location‚ being near the LTO‚ it remains not popular to would-be clients
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WRI 101.17 Academic Writing Summary The Media’s Image of Arabs Submitted to: Neslihan Bilikozen Submitted by: Lin Altal ID: 47779 Date of Submission: 10/10/2012 Fall‚ 2012 American University of Sharjah In the article‚ “The Media’s Image of Arabs”‚ Jack G.Shaheen a Lebanese American professor denounces the role of Hollywood movies in stereotyping Arabs as terrorists. Shaheen uses ethos‚ logos‚ pathos and with a structure of “cause and effect” to demonstrate how Media’s image
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Thoughts on the roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Tim Hogan History 201 I 4/9/13 According to the article Thoughts on the roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict‚ it talks about how the Jews and the Arabs didn’t get along and the reasons behind it. One major cause of these conflicts was anti-Semitism‚ which lead to not trusting one anther and hatred towards one another. During the early 20th century it was discussed where the Jewish
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The Odyssey ~ Background Information * The novel covers a 10 year period. * The novel was written approximately in 720 B.C. * The novel takes place in 1230 B.C. ~ during the Bronze age. * The Iliad (written first) and The Odyssey are based on historical events that took place about 1230 B.C. * Both novels are considered epic poems * The Odyssey is defined as a journey. This is the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after the Trojan War. From The Odyssey‚ Homer chose the
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Background of the Body Shop The famous cosmetic shop‚ Body Shop was founded on 26th March 1976 in Brighton by Anita Roddick with just the simple reason of supporting her husband’s dream to visit more countries on the time. At the beginning‚ the Body Shop was just a small shop painted with green. Its products were just placed in little recycled bottles while its labels were just handwritten. All of these were to lessen the production cost. As a result‚ new shops open at the rate of two per month
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Educational System in Zambia How it developed since independence on the 24th of October 1964 Background Zambia attained her political independence from Britain on 24th October 1964. Up to that point‚ 75 years later of colonial administration‚ provision of education in the country was mainly in the hands of missionaries. Had it not been for the missionaries‚ primary and secondary education could have 129 delayed much longer coming to Zambia than was the case. So Zambia owes a great deal from the
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