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Applied Diversity
.more than just a topic.
Elisabeth L. ChanNorthern Virginia Community College
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My Lens
• 4th generation Chinese-American from Memphis, Tennessee
• ESL in the US• EAP• Higher education
– 4 year universities (IEP)– 2 year community college (semester-
based)• My research: race, language, and
culture
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Student Pondering
• “Why are Americans unfriendly?”– Saudi male
• “(A little boy) calls me China Man. I don’t like it, but I don’t know what I can say.”– Chinese male, 19 years old
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Student Reflections
• “My customer yelled at me that I should learn English or go back to where I came from. Then my manager told me the customer is always right.”– Ethiopian female
• “I’m unlucky because I was born speaking Chinese and not English.”– Chinese female
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Me PonderingHow do I
avoid imposing my
cultural views?
What is the extent of my
social responsibilitie
s?
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Me Pondering
What makes it more than just another topic? Where does
the language instruction
play in?
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Me Pondering
What does it look like in
the classroom? What will
have the greatest impact?
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Me Pondering
Is it really
worth it?
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Imposing?
• Rapport
• To be or not to be neutral
• Cross-cultural conflict resolution– http://www.mediate.com/articles/ford5.cfm
• Education, children, customs, beliefs – http://www.ehow.com/info_8773113_not-impose
-customs-beliefs-others.html
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Social Responsibility
• Educator• Teacher• Advisor• Counselor• Cheerleader• Referee• Confidant
• English– Formal– Informal
• Culture– Cultural norms and
mores– Academic culture &
expectations
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“Tourist” Multiculturalism
• Stages– Acknowledge differences– Learn about differences– Respect differences– Celebrate differences– Recognize similarities
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More than a topic
• Hometown• Pets• Money• School• Jobs• Travel• Music• Hobbies
• Family/Friends• Work • Stories/Novels• Poetry• Movies• Sports• Food• Clothes
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Class Time
• Beginner– “Cultural Myth vs. Truth”– Simple present; true/false
• Intermediate– “Poetry: Maya Angelou” (tolerance.org)– Present Perfect, Passive; analysis
• Advanced– “Culture, Not a Costume” (Ohio Univ.)– Conditionals & Noun Clauses; debate
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So What?
• Impact– Subtle (passive osmosis)– Evident
• need a tangible outcome• Task-based (TBLT)
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Worth it?
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Thank you!
Elisabeth L. [email protected];
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria campus
TESOL Diversity & Inclusion Committee
TESOL Social Responsibility IS Chair-Elect
http://www.slideshare.net/ElisabethChan