Effects of Culture on Learning and Classroom Behavior March 22‚ 2007 Presenters: Hosam M. Ahmad Fahed Al-Sumait Nancy Berry Mohammed Hirchi Viviane Ephraimson-Abt Program Outline 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction‚ Training Goals & Program Overview - Fahed Defining Diversity: The Middle East‚ Arabs and Muslims - Hosam Islam’s place in the Western imaginary - Mohammed The role of culture in interpersonal interaction –Viviane Culture‚ identity and communication Worldviews and Norms The Fundamental
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Islam‚ one of the most wide-spread religions of existence‚ affected Africa and Europe in several different manners with its Muslim followers. They created numerous changes in these countries through their cultural‚ scientific‚ and religious influence. For instance‚ Islam have introduced several new art styles into Africa‚ such as their mosques and geometric designs. Politically‚ they physically conquered Africa‚ forcing upon it their religious views. Religiously‚ the Muslims converted the Africans
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INDIAN CIVILIZATION Also called Indus Valley Civilization; the earliest in South Asia Contemporary with Bronze Age civilizations in pre-dynastic Egypt‚ Mesopotamia Compared to the other Bronze Age civilizations‚ Indus Valley Civilization was unspectacular Early civilizations of the Indian sub-continent were centred on two major river valleys: The Indus River and its tributaries‚ especially the Saraswati River Valley (2600-1500BCE) – associated with Dravidians. Called Harappan Culture The Ganges
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Early civilizations Prehistory: The period of time before written records Neanderthal: A group of early people who were classified as Homo Sapiens (wise human being) Their remains are between 100‚000 and 30‚000 years ago They were the first people to burry their dead Homo sapien sapien The group of people that replace Neanderthal‚ includes us Begin to spread out and populated the earth Paleolithic “ old stone” Age 2.5 million to 10 thousand B.C Sometimes called the old stone age People
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learnt about features of ancient Greek civilization and gained some understanding of how ancient civilizations influence the development of modern civilization‚ through the medium of Chinese. In these lessons‚ they should also have learnt some English terms related to this topic. Aims and Objectives I. Content Objectives After the ELA activities‚ students should be able to use English to: 1. describe the features of ancient Greek civilization; 2. use graphic tools to present
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“Current” Situation A case study of global warming effect on the climate of Western Europe. Massive amounts of water move in the ocean currents‚ transporting warmth‚ nutrients and animal life through thousands of miles. Some of the currents warm entire continents‚ bringing life to regions that would otherwise be locked in constant arctic cold. Others carry food for wildlife‚ contributing to rich and productive ecology. To understand the enormous power of these currents‚ consider that in
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released hers‚ in 1961. These two musicians began at different times‚ but they are not known to all just for their beginnings‚ they were both stars in the exact same period‚ at the same time. This is 1970s music and what affected it‚ and how it affected culture in the United States. There were many events going on at the time in the U.S. involving war‚ politics and government‚ and many odds and ends here and there in society that heavily
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Water Treatment In South Africa: Is South Africa the last to know about the Growth of Technology? Group B: Alex Afonso Bonney Mankatah Patrick Marrero Damaris Morales Daniel Occhipinti Debora Robinson HUMN 432: Technology‚ Society‚ & Culture Professor John Frye February 14‚ 2012 Table of Contents Abstract 3 1. Debora Robinson 4 Introduction 4 History of South Africa 4 Description of Technology 7 History of Technology
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Ancient Greeks made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy‚ art and architecture‚ and math and science. The Greeks were a remarkable civilization and contributed things people use in every day life then‚ and currently. Some very important people of Ancient Greece include Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Pericles’‚ Hippocrates‚ Euclid‚ Sophocles‚ Plato and Galen. All of these people shaped western civilizations‚ while Greece was in two wars at the time. They pushed
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“The Filipinos love to talk and to interact‚ thus the penchant for gossip‚ telebabad (the habit of engaging in long‚ often senseless conversations over the telephone) and‚ this time‚ text messaging. The Filipinos are heavy users‚ not due to big businesses‚ but because it is one form of entertainment. Filipinos love talking. Filipinos love interacting so much he is using text messaging as a medium" ( 2000). It would be an understatement to say that text messaging‚ or texting‚ has revolutionized
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