Identity

Identity

The lesson about Identity was really interesting. To get a little impression, what we have done, the following picture an video will give an impression.

The first task was about define the own identity, how the identity is influenced by the local, national and transnational ways. 

The second one is a part of a video, about a story ,which is told in different languages. That means the mother tongue of every student.

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Interesting pages for the topic multicultural educational setting


1. http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9710290825/teachers-role-multicultural-education-setting-stage-preservice-teachers

- this page shows background knowledge for teachers, which is important for a preparation and show maybe different sides of the multicultural education and what it is important about is

2. http://www.kindergartenpaedagogik.de/1525.html

the second page is in german, but it is really interesting, because it explains why the multicultural education is important especially for the kindergarten and it shows that it is necessary to prepare the youngest for the differences and similarities and the world, to grow them to open-minded persons
- it works as an handbook, what 

3. The next link is a video about a baby,who can speak and how already can speak in sign language. I think that it is an good example for showing, how important it is that a multicultural education is important and it is useful to connect it with the idea of inclusion.

4.http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may94/vol51/num08/What-We-Can-Learn-from-Multicultural-Education-Research.aspx

This page is about a publication which response to the topic and which is made for teachers and shows the materials they can use in class.

5. The following video is a nice one which could be used as an introduction for the topic and what the students think about the topic.

the reflection on the quotes



Globalization at the cultural level has brought about the fragmentation and multiplication of identities and this may require, paradoxically, a return to the familiar. (Cohen et al.)

The quote shows that the teacher has the challenge to compare the various cultures, so the students get an impression, that the different cultures not only shows diversity, there exists also similarities. It is one important fact, to show that what kind of lifestyle or food or family, they know from their background could be the same in other cultures. So they feel not strange when they get in contact with them or even when they are used to life or study abroad.

World citizenship is to be embraced, not feared. New forms of post-national understanding, responsibility, the state, justice, art, science and public understanding can emerge. This in turn can lead to more advanced forms of democracy, liberty and mutuality. (Beck)

The quote shows that with the aspect multiculturalism, it is not maned that the own culture is getting lost, it is shown that there could be an development of a culture, society etc. The important fact to show is that the own identity is not static, it is flexible, so the students develop themselves an individual. The advantage is that the world is getting closer together and the pupil will be a part of the society, so the influence will grows, but they should be aware of their own identity.