Cultural Literacy in Multiple Contexts

Cultural Literacy in Multiple Contexts

Multicultural, Multilingual and Technological Contexts

Learning Objectives

​In this lecture, you will:

1. Analyse the role of cultural literacy skills in multicultural, multilingual and technological contexts

2. Relate the concepts of cross-cultural awareness and local cultural awareness to your own experiences

3. ​Analyse the function of critical reflection and thinking and personal skills for coping being change agent in cultural literacy

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Poll

A federal appeals panel today upheld an order barring foreclosure on a Missouri farm, saying that U.S.Agriculture Secretary John R. Block has reneged on his responsibilities to some debt ridden farmers. The appeals panel directed the USDA to create a system of processing loan deferments and of publicizing them as it said Congress had intended. The panel said that it is the responsibility of the agriculture secretary to carry out this intent "not as a private banker, but as a public broker." (The Washington Post, 1983)

How much do you understand from this text?

• I don't understand the text at all.

• Not much

• I totally understand the text.

Poll

"We would like to tell the US once again that China is standing by, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army will never sit idly by. China will take resolute responses and strong countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity," foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters, when asked about the fallout from Pelosi leading a congressional delegation to Taipei. (CNN, 2022)

How much do you understand from this text?

• I don't understand the text at all.

• Not much

• I totally understand the text.

Poll

"The (Sabah) Cabinet has agreed to present constitutional amendments at a special session to stop party hopping so that we can sleep well. We no longer will have to watch here and there, jump here and there," he said when launching the Keningau Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) Tour at the Keningau community hall here today. (Bernama, 2022)

How much do you understand from this text?

• I don't understand the text at all.

• Not much

• I totally understand the text.

Open Ended

Reflect upon the texts that you can totally understand and those that you don't understand. Why do you think that happened? What are some of the factors that influence your understanding of the texts?

Open Ended

In your own words, what is cultural literacy? Why do we need to develop cultural literacy skills especially in today's world?

Open Ended

Have you ever experienced situations that require you to have cross-cultural awareness?

Open Ended

As a teacher, how do you apply local cultural awareness to your classroom?