MULTICULTURAL

LITERACY
MEMBERS:
A C M A D , J E D E LY N S .
ALMUETE CHERRY
A R C AY N A , R E S T Y
BERDOS, ANTOINETTE
BERDOS RICA MIA
BIEGO, ERRA GRACE
ENTE, NOVE CLAIRE
MULTICULTURAL LITERACY
• Multicultural Literacy as a set of skills and knowledge is
difficult to define because of how it changes depending on
the context which is discussed.

• America
Philippines:
• Europe
THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO BE
MULTI-CULTURALLY LITERATE
1. Be Selfless

2. Be willing to compromise

3. Accept that there are limits

ISSUES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
MULTICULTURAL LITERACY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
• Conflicting Requirements for Peace- it is easy to assume
that all cultures value peace to be the same degree and are
therefore willing to make the same compromises in order to
attain it but this is not necessary true.
- For example, the Israeli and Palestinian conflict which is
really a conflict over territory. Both desire for peace but they
don’t desire it enough to be willing to compromise.
ISSUES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
MULTICULTURAL LITERACY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
• Nationalistic and Regionalistic Pushback- the increasing
demand for multicultural sensitivity, inclusion, and
diversity in the recent years has also given rise to resistance
from groups who believe that their identity is being
watered-down by the needed compromise.
ISSUES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
MULTICULTURAL LITERACY IN THE PHILIPPINES

• Persistence of the Problem- Multicultural literacy might

seem to just be a matter of good common sense and
understandably so, no one actively desires to experience
discrimination regarding what they know and what they
can and cannot do simply on the basis of race, ethnicity or
in the case of the Philippines region of origin.
THE QUESTION OF VALUE
• Another issue in teaching and learning multicultural
literacy is better posited as a question: Why should I treat
people of another culture with respect?
• Not everyone values peace to the same degree, What if for
a certain culture it is easier to just destroy anyone who
opposes them rather than expend the effort needed to come
to a mutual understanding?
THE QUESTION OF VALUE

• In other words, if we subscribe to Dawkins (2016) concept

of a selfish gene where on a genetic level the more two
individuals are genetically similar to one another and
selfishly toward others who are different then we can easily
frame the issue of discrimination of cultural discrimination
and injustice as one of the both genetics for survival.