fulfillment of the requirements for the course INGL 6466 – Studies in Bilingualism Prof. Alicia Pousada By Stephanie Hernandez Reinat First semester 2012-2013 Languages in Ghana Introduction There have been linguistic studies prepared in order to understand the functions of multilingual countries. Ghana‚ being one of these multilingual countries‚ is very complex and complicated with many linguistic intricacies. It is also a highly multilingual country‚ with approximately fifty intelligible
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Cynthia Nabozny Prof. Burnett History of World Civilization 4 May 2013 The Independence of Ghana United were the people of what would soon be known as Ghana‚ who fought for the same single goal: independence from Great Britain. February of 1948 marked the official movement for Ghanaian independence. Led by Kwame Nkrumah‚ founder of the Convention People’s Party‚ strikes and nonviolent protests were implemented to accomplish Ghanaian independence. Many Ghanaians sought a less oppressive life
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Ghana is a considerably poorer country in comparison with other countries in the west like Britain and the United States‚ meaning that the country is LEDC‚ standing for Less Economically Developed Country. Although in 2002 Ghana was written off $893 million dollars of their debt costing two organizations. They are still heavily in debt of $3.7 billion dollars. Most of this is owed to the US. The climate of Ghana is hot and a dry because it is located near the equator. There is not much water
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1. Which models of cultural competence described in this chapter work best for you? How might you use one or more of them in your clinical setting? This week’s reading is definitely an eye-opener. Before this class‚ I was somewhere between Milton Bennett(1993) model of continuum in cultural competency stage 2( defense/protection) and stage 3(minimization). Though‚ I was aware about cultural differences‚ I would always attempt to investigate the similarity between mine and other cultures. The author
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for health care‚ it can be adopted to any sector as a framework for cultural competence. Therefore‚ we are using it to apply to the education sector; specifically‚ in high school and postsecondary settings. The primary lens of this model was for medical/healthcare model of cultural competence. Therefore‚ this model is adapted for the social services sector as a social model of cultural competence. The undergirding of this model is the interrelating of the characteristics of culture to be considered
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Purnell Model for Cultural Competence The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence originated out of education and practice. In 1989‚ when he took nursing students to a community hospital that was not accustomed to having students. Soon after the clinical experience began‚ it was obvious that the students and staff need additional knowledge concerning culture. The students primarily came from middle and upper middle class white families which most of the patients and staff came from lower socioeconomic
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The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence is an assessment tool that is used in primary‚ secondary and tertiary care. The model has based in recognized disciplines such as biology‚ anthropology‚ sociology‚ economics‚ geography‚ political science‚ pharmacology‚ nutrition‚ communication‚ family development and social support. Concepts of every discipline are influenced in the domains used in the model. It is conceptualized as a circle with society being the outer ring‚ community the second ring‚ family
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This week‚ I studied 3 leadership principles. The most important concepts within these principles to me were: Socio-behavioral tendencies (SBTs) and the Cross Cultural Competence (3C) model. Understanding these concepts and applying them appropriately will make me a better leader for my subordinates‚ and develop them into better leaders as well. In my opinion‚ the Socio-behavioral tendencies concept should be a prime focal point for everyone. This concept is so important to focus on because diversity
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Deal and Kennedy’s cultural model Corporate culture is one of the key drivers for the success – or failure – of an organization. Deal and Kennedy’s Cultural Framework In their work on the subject of culture‚ Deal and Kennedy suggested that the basis of corporate culture was an interlocking set of six cultural elements: History – A shared narrative of the past lays the foundation for corporate culture. The traditions of the past keep people anchored to the core values that the organization
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History of Ghana The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. Around 300 A.D.‚ a new and powerful kingdom emerged in West Africa. This kingdom was known as Ghana. Between 300 and 1200 A.D.‚ Ghana controlled the export of salt and gold. They were also able to prosper from the collection of taxes on the many merchant caravans that traveled through their territory as they brought goods from one area to another. Ghana used to be called the Gold Coast. The name was changed
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