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Globalization and
Multicultural Literacy
A process of interaction and integration
among the people, companies, and
governments of different nations, a
process driven by international trade
and investment aided by information
technology.

Globalization
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Globalization
High levels of education
Export-oriented agricultural
sector that has generated
more than sufficient foreign
exchange
Industrial sector growth
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Globalization
Not many jobs
Hunger and suffering
among the lower class
The economy is majorly
agricultural

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Effects of Globalization
Economic, political, and military dependence and
interdependence between nations
Expanded flow of individual people among
societies
Interdependence of expressive culture among
nations
Expanded flow of instrumental culture around the
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 Multicultural Literacy
The knowledge and skills
necessary to ensure that any
communication with a culture
different from our own is clear,
productive, and respectful such
their differences are celebrated
and neither culture is demeaned
or treated as inferior.
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Neutrality
✓ “Neutral”, it means the parties do
not have a side or are not a side
themselves.
✓ They’re unbiased when it comes
in judgements or in any aspects
of situations or conflicts either
physical or ideological.

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Neutrality
✓ Being neutrality is distinct, but
not exclusive from being
ignorance, apathy, indifference
and such.
✓ Globalization from the Global
perspective is neutral.

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Ethnicity
✓ Large groups of people
classed according to common
racial, national, tribal,
religious, linguistic, or cultural
origin or background.

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Ethnicity
✓ Globalization facilitated the
politicization of ethnicity and
its relationship to geography.
✓ Their language is no longer
difficult to understand so with
their cultures since
globalization can actually take
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Religion
✓ Belief in a god or gods and
the activities that are
connected with this belief,
such as praying or
worshipping in a building like
church or temple.

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Religion
✓ Played important roles in
bringing about characterizing
globalization.

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The Accommodation of Difference

It is important for us to be aware of

our own attitudes and beliefs about
cultural diversity. Stereotyping
cultural groups is unfair as it denies
individual differences and can act
against developing positive
relationships with others.
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The Accommodation of Difference

Different cultures communicate in

particular way.
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To work effectively is to take into
consideration the culture of colleagues
and clients, we need to be aware of:

Non-verbal Communication
and Culture
Personal Space
Eye Contact

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To work effectively is to take into
consideration the culture of colleagues
and clients, we need to be aware of:

Use of Silence
Cultural variation in interpretation of
social issues
Cultural responses to emotions

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The Accommodation of Difference

Fostering inclusion and

awareness around
multicultural education
and taking a culturally
responsive approach to
teaching benefits all
students.

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The Accommodation of Difference
in a classroom setting includes:
Get to Know Your Students
Maintain Consistent Communication
Acknowledge and Respect Every Student
Practice Cultural Sensitivity
Incorporate Diversity in the Lesson Plan
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“ Multiplicity
The quality or state of
being multiple.
- Merriam Webster

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The skills involved when uncovering
bias with regards to culture, as well as
the ability to take different opinions
and to gain a more human perspective.
- Banks, 1998

Multicultural Literacy
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A true multi-literate individual is:

Selfless
One that is less concerned with how they
feel and more concerned with how they are
making others feel.

Knows that good and useful things can come

from those different from them
Acknowledging that good ideas and
product have come from cultures different
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A true multi-literate individual is:

Willing To Compromise
Have the attitude of reciprocal adjustment
of demands and expectations to
accommodate what the other party is
willing to give.
Accept that there are limits
Accept that there are things you can do
but the others cannot. You should not
force the other party to adjust.
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 Issues in teaching and learning
multicultural literacy in the
Philippines

✓ 1. Conflicting Requirements for Peace

✓ 2. Nationalistic and Regionalistic
Pushback
✓ 3. The Persistence of the Problem

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Research in multicultural literacy focuses
teachers to be more multicultural in
their pedagogies

• Learn about other cultures.

• Familiarize yourself with
how discrimination and
prejudice appear in your
own culture.
• As you are, so will you
behave
• Model more, tell more
 Thank you very much for
listening!
Group 1 Presenters:
Cañete, Faerlyn Dablio, Mary Joy
Cepada, Joselito, Jr. Goc-ong, Noragen
Conog, Ellen Mae Perater, Angelito, Jr.
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