UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS. UNISA a ETH305V — (487986) octoberiNovember 2014 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION (EDUCATIONAL THEMES 305) Duraton (2 Hours 100 Marks: EXAMINERS : FIRST * DRZLWEDA SECOND . MRS S DU PLESSIS Closed book examination, This examination question paper remains the property of the Unversity of South Africa and may not be removed from the examination venue. ‘This paper consists of SEVEN (7) pages INSTRUCTIONS ‘This examination paper consists of FIVE (5) COMPULSORY questions. ANSWER THE FOLLONG COMPULSORY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. WRITE ANSWERS IN YOUR EXAMINATION BOOK. Example: 1. 3 Question 1 1. Which of the following is not a model of socialisation? 1) Segregation 2) Assimilation 3) Amalgamation 4) Structural pluralism 2. The term “ethos” in a multicultural schoo! context means ... 1) the spint and convictions that characterise a schoo! 2) a statement which spells out the school's reasons for existing 3) a set of aims and objectives of a school 4) inflexible prescription that forbid or enforce certain actions in a schoo! ITURN OVER]% ‘The term “culture” is best described as ... » 2) 3) 4) allthe material and non-material results of a group's activities. ‘An unjustifiably low teacher expectation of learners can result in ... 1) a decrease in the leaming opportuntties of those leamiers 2) less interaction between the teacher and those leamers 3) teachers asking those leamers less challenging questions in class 4 all visual activities the result of a group's activities the tradition of a group all of the above. ETH30SV Oct / Nov 2014 Which of the following does not play a role when the term "race" is defined? 1) 2) x 4) Biological characteristics Genetics Intellectual ability Physical charactenstics Resistance to unequal education In South Africa reached a tuning point in the .... 1) 2) 3) 4) 19608 1970s 1980s 1990s. ‘The following factors influence the learning environment of the learner: 1) 2) 3) 4) Emotional and psychological factors ‘Sociological factors Physical and environmental factors Allof the above. ‘The National Policy for General Education Affairs Act 76 of 1984 made provision for ... 1) 2) 3) 4) separate but equal schools antiracist schools ‘mono-cultural schools ‘multicultural schools [TURN OVER]10, 11. 12, 13, ETH305V Oct / Nov 2014 Which of the following statements is the correct statement about parent involvement in multicultural schools? 1) It disrupts schools and must be kept at a minimum 2) Itbenefits the learners only 9) Itcan benefit teachers, parents and leamers 4) Itshould be limited to women as they are usually not employed Which one of the following is not a component of the communication process? 1) The sender 2) The document 3) The code 4) The message Which of the following categories could be a barrier to effective cross-cultural communication? 1) Physical barriers 2) Psychological barriers 9) Perceptual barriers 4) Allof the above A teacher in @ multicultural class can reduce his/her negative learner perception by doing all the listed EXCEPT ... 1) unconditionally accepting the prevailing multicultural settings 2) looking beyond colour to see the individual leamer 3) limiting parental involvement in classroom activities 4) joining a support group “Exceptional learners” in a multicultural class are ... 1) children whose performance is so advanced that they need an individualised teaching programme 2) children with physical and behavioural disabilities. 3) children who have difficulties in learning 4) alllof the children descnbed above {TURN OVER}14. 15. 16. ETH30SV ‘Oct / Nov 2014 A positive tanguage policy in a multicuttural schoo! should include the following people ‘or institutions: (a) School governing bodies (b) The parent community (c) The church (d) Educators 1) (@), (0) and (@) 2) (@), (0) and (4) 3) (), (and (a) 4) (0), (Candid). Curriculum 2005 was launched to rid the existing curriculum content of ... (a) authortarian content (®) unclear and confusing content {ce} sexist content (@) racist content 1) (@), (b) and (c) 2) (0), (c) and (d) 3) (@), (¢) and (d) 4) (@), (b) and (d). Ethnocentrism is the ... (@) view that one’s ethnicity is better than that of other groups (b) tendency to make other ethnic groups feel inferior (©) Inability to value another cutture's world view as valuable (d) inexplicable tear of all things that are foreign 1) @), (b) and (0) 2) (b), (c) and (d) 3) (@), (c) and (d) 4) (a), (b) and (d). [TURN OVER]17. 19, ETH3OSV Oct / Nov 2014 The following are characteristics of multicultural education: (a) Advocates for cultural diversity as an asset and not a handicap to society (b) Encourages mutual interaction and cooperation (©) Encourages equal but separate education of social groups. (d) Advocates for equal educational opportunities for all. 1) (a), (b) and (c) 2) (b), (c) and (d) 3) (a), (¢) and (d) 4) (a), (b) and (d) ‘Which of the following influence the leaming style of a learner? (a) Environmental factors (0) Emotional factors (©) Economio factors (2) Physical factors 1) (a), (b) and (d) 2) (b), (c) and (d) 3) (a), (¢) and (d) 4) (a), (b) and (c) ‘The following Is characteristic of a field-independent leamer: (@) Seeks non-social rewards. (0) Enjoys the discovery approach. (©) Is task-oriented (@) Deals well with concepts in humanised or story form 1) (@), (b) and (c) 2) (a), (b) and (d) 3) (b), (c) and (d) 4) (@), (b) and (d) ITURN OVER]Oct / Nov 2014 20. The following are forms of gender bias that can occur in class: (@) Use only male terms like “he” to represent both male and female. {b) Teaching in English only even when some learners do not understand the language. (©) Stereotyping by portraying boys and girls in certain ways. (d) Deliberately omitting the role of women (or men) in order to render them invisible. 1) (@), (b) and (c) 2) (b), (c) and (d) 3) (@), (c) and (d) 4) (a), (b) and (d) [20] Question 2 a) Define the following terms. (i) Prejudice (i) Xenophobia 4 b) ‘Explain any THREE strategies you could use to counter racism among the learners you teach. © c) Define the following concepts: (i) Perceptual barriers to communication () Physical barriers to communication 4) d) Qa Give TWO examples of physical barriers to communication you that dealt with in your teaching experience (i) Explain briefly how you limited the negative effects of each of these barriers on teacher- pupil communication in your mutticutural class. 6) 20) Question 3 (a) List any FOUR criteria that can be used to evaluate bias in instructional media. (4) {b) Socio-economic class, language, family structure, gender and exceptionality can all influence classroom teaching. Discuss how any TWO of the above factors influence your teaching and give examples from your teaching experience ©) [TURN OVER]© ETH305V ‘Oct / Nov 2014 Research has shown that the more a teacher knows about the culture of the leamers in his/her class, the better the chances of academic success of the leamers. Describe any FIVE ways which a teacher can use to leam about the culture of leamers that he/she teaches (10) [20] Question 4 {a) Define the term “learning style” 2) {) Give TWO reasons why it's important for a teacher to employ a variety of teaching styles in a ‘multicultural classroom? 4 (©) Explain clearly and give at least TWO practical suggestions in each case, how a teacher in an English language class can promote the following: @ reading skills (i) writing skills (8) (d) Distinguish between “cooperative learning” and “peer tutoring” as two teaching methods ® (20) Question 5 @) ) © Parents have no business in the running of schools They should leave this job to trained professionals ike teachers and principals. Using this statement, argue in support of parental involvement in schools. Give FOUR reasons to motivate your answer. 8) Chapter 2, section 29 of the South African Constitution states that’ “Everyone has a right to receive education in the official language(s) of their choice in public educational institutions where practicable.” Discuss any THREE challenges that the South African education system faces in trying to teach children in the tanguage of their choice ©) in our mono-ethnic schoo! we do not need multicultural education. (What is a mono-ethnic schoo!? 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