Multicultural

Literacy
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 As cultures begin to mix and change as a result of globalization, conflicts
inevitably arise over identity, values, and worldviews. This situation
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identify and resolve such conflicts, preferably before they even begin. This
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has come to be understood as multicultural literacy.
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literature is different from how it is deployed in a more European context.
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comes more in the form of
intercultural communication competence (ICC), which is defined by Dusi,
Messeti, and Steinbach (2014) as a composite of skills, abilities, attitudes,
personality patterns, etc. necessary for clear and productive communication
with cultures other than our own.
 Clearly, the broader and more magnanimous European definition of multicultural
literacy is more fitting for the Philippine context, even if the exact definition of what
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We define multicultural literacy here as the knowledge and skills necessary to
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It is important to realize that under this definition, a "different culture "is not just
limited to "someone from another country," but could also include someone whose
gender, economic background, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or even sense of
fashion is different from our own.
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 1. Be selfless. An attitude of selflessness-one that is less concerned with how I feel
and more concerned with how I am making other feel-is crucial to multicultural
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literacy, as so much of the offense and conflict associated with the meeting of
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different cultures is the result of a "me first" attitude: I should be accommodated,
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that nothing good can come from them. Furthermore, there is a tendency to
ignore or outright dismiss evidenceto the contrary. Simply acknowledging that
good ideas and products have come from cultures we might not like goes a long
way in preparing our minds to perceive them as being equally valuable.
 3. Be willing to compromise Any significant interaction with someone from a
different culture is governęd by the principle of "He/She wants something, and I
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want something." In other words, cultures do not interact out of pure magnanimity.
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Beyond this point, the productivity of the interaction drops and one must either
change the purpose of the interaction or walk away, accepting that what you want
cannot be had from that particular source.
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