[EIS215] Lesson 4: Multiculturalism, Interculturalism

What is one similarity between multiculturalism and interculturalism

• Both fail to recognize differences in cultural values

• Both require people to learn more than one language in their country

• Both deal with differences depending on the historical context of a country

• There is no similarity between the two

Which best defines multiculturalism?

• relating to or consulting many cultural or ethnic groups within a society

• A study of how culture affects communication

• relating to or consulting only one culture within a society

• All of the above

The civil rights movement contributed greatly to the start of multiculturalism in America

• True

• False

Multiculturalism is a synonym for interculturalism

• True

• False

Multicultural education after the civil rights movement was unique because...?

• It attempted to make education more diverse but failed

• It was the first time difference was seen from a positive perspective

• It created a blending of cultures, helping the US to assimilate

• None of the above.

One way Germany pushes for interculturalism is through ensuring that everyone speaks German

• True

• False

The civil rights movement in the US influenced multiculturalism in the UK

• True

• False

What helped transformed Britain into a multicultural society

• Black Americans/Civil Rights Movement

• Treatment of Indigenous population

• Migrants from colonies/ Labor Market demands

• The French War

What is one example of interculturalism?

• Allowing more than one language within a country such as in the US

• Different religious beliefs and cultures in Canada

• UK tolerating segregated communities

• requiring that everyone speaks French in Francophone Canada (Quebec)