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Write down on a piece of paper some ways in which
you feel like an outsider having trouble connecting
with others
Or
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Define what respect looks like to you in a classroom
of diverse students. Be clear and specific and
provide an example for each.
› Respect for the instructor
› Respect for other students
› Respect for yourself and behavior
› Respect for the subject
› Respect for your homework
› Respect for your class work
Plagiarism
 Format MLA / APA
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Plagiarism is the act of using someone else’s
exact words, figures, unique approach, or specific
reasoning without giving credit.
Some ways to avoid plagiarism include:
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Make sources notes as you go.
Learn the difference between a quotation and a
paraphrase.
Use a citation even from an acceptable paraphrase.
Understand that lifting material off the Internet is
plagiarism.
Take a Look at Key 8.6 for an example
Read instructor’s requirements
 Look at your book(s) for MLA/APA samples
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› Why do we do it?
 To make it easier to find your sources and prove
what you say is true.
 To make it easier to identify and quote YOUR
paper!
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Download MLA/APA template from the web
– ttosspon.wikispaces.com has MLA and
APA styles
Communicating in a Diverse
World
Chapter 9, pg 282
question assumptions and encourage others
to do so. We all tend to have assumptions
about the way things are or should be…but
creatively intelligent people question many
assumptions that others accept, eventually
leading others to question those
assumptions as well.”
Robert Sternberg
How can I adjust to a new
society and connect to
people in
my community?
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Value Diversity
Identify and Evaluate Personal
Perceptions and Attitudes
Be Aware of Opportunities and
Challenges That Occur When Cultures
Interact
Build Cultural Knowledge
Adapt to Diverse Cultures
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living, working, and
studying with people from
different backgrounds.
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becoming aware of
different perspectives and
different ways of doing
things.
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socializing with and
perhaps marrying people
from other cultures.
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learning and communication styles
sexual orientation or marital status
education or socio-economic status
levels of ability or disability
different values
different talents and skills
successful intelligence abilities
religious preferences
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Brainstorm 10 words that describe YOU
(focus on characteristics others cannot SEE)
Partner w/ a classmate you do not know
well. List on a separate piece of paper any
characteristics you know about him/her
Talk w/ your classmate about all of the lists
Write what stands out to you about what
you learned about your classmate?
Write what you wish people would focus on
about you
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Read things that expose you to different
perspectives
Ask questions of all kinds of people
Observe how people behave
Travel internationally to unfamiliar places
Travel locally to encounter a variety of people
in your community
Build friendships with students and coworkers
Pg 287
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Groups of 4-5 people
answer this question
on a separate piece
of paper:
"why do people
judge others before
they know anything
about them?
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after doing that, list
possible causes
› family culture
› fear of differences
› experiences
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Prejudice
› Preconceived judgment or opinion formed
without grounds or sufficient knowledge
 Influence of family and culture
 Fear of differences
 experience
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Stereotypes
› Standardized mental picture that represents an
oversimplified opinion or uncritical judgment
 Desire for patterns and logic
 Media influences
 laziness
Read the handout.
 Answer at least one of the questions
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The tough-minded person always examines
the facts before he reaches conclusions: In
short, he postjudges.
The tender-minded person reaches
conclusions before he has examined the first
fact; in short, he prejudges and is
prejudiced…
There is little hope for us until we become
tough minded enough to break loose from
the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and
down-right ignorance.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Discrimination
 Hate Crimes
 Discussion: What are positives and
negatives of cultural interaction?
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Positive Action - Address cause, not
effect
 Ten ways to Fight Hate
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Read the handout: Case Study: What
Would You Do?
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Brainstorm on the back of the page to
create solutions
Look past external characteristics
 Put yourself in other people’s shoes
 Adjust to cultural differences
 Help others in need
 Stand up against prejudice,
discrimination and hate
 Recognize that people everywhere have
the same basic needs
Pg 289
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Adjust to Communication Styles
Know How to Give and Receive
Criticism
Understand Body Language
Manage Conflict
Manage Anger
Thinker-Dominant Communicators…
…focus on facts and logic
Organizer-Dominant Communicators…
…focus on structure and completeness
Giver-Dominant Communicators…
…focus on concern for others
Adventurer-Dominant Communicators…
…focus on the present
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Divide into groups of dominant communication styles.
› Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of their primary
communication type.
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Divide into new groups, each of which contains at least
one of each of the four communication styles.
› Discuss ways they can improve communication when interacting
with people who tend to communicate differently.
Do you Prefer to communicate with people of the same
style?
 Do you like the communication process with people of
different styles?
 What are the challenges you face?
 What suggestions do you have for more effective
communication?
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Listen well.
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Adjust your style to
your audience.
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Be comfortable with
giving and receiving
criticism.
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Communicate with
cultural competence.
What is constructive criticism?
 What is unconstructive criticism?
 What are the strategies to constructive
criticism?
 (Criticize the behavior, defend the
problematic behavior specifically)
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4 students at the front of the room
Who would you want to hire?
 Impressions?
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Strategy: Send “I” messages
How it helps: Highlights the effect the actions have on
you rather than the actions or the person involved
Strategy: Be assertive
How it helps: Being passive takes the focus off your
needs. Being aggressive focuses too heavily on your
needs. Being assertive strikes the right balance.
Aggressive, Passive, or Assertive?
 Get into groups of 3.
Take turns convincing each other to get what You
want:
A chance to rewrite a paper for a better grade
A refund on an appliance that didn’t work properly
My partner to start doing more for the family
My father to let me make my own decisions about my
major
› A raise and promotion at work
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After each attempt, determine if the attempt was
1)aggressive, 2) passive, or 3) assertive.
 Which was most effective?
Use Positive Relationship Strategies
 Manage Communication Technology
 Avoid Destructive Relationships
 Choose Communities that Enhance Your
Life
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Prioritize personal relationships
 Spend time with people you respect and
admire
 If you want a friend, be a friend
 Work through tensions
 Take risks
 Find a pattern that suits you
 If a relationship fails, find ways to cope
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Analytical thinking – Assess the underlying facts and
assumptions that cause prejudice. Understand how and
when communication, especially across cultures, can
break down.
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Creative thinking – See new ways of viewing diversity and
its values. Think outside the box to resolve conflict,
communicate, and deal with personal relationship issues.
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Practical thinking – Learn from experiences in relating to
others, be sensitive when relating to others, adapt to
communication styles, recognize warning signs with
negative communication patterns or damaging
relationships.
The Arabic word taraadin includes the concept of
“compromise” but contains another level of
meaning. Specifically, it refers to a win-win solution
to a problem, an agreement that brings positive
effects to everyone involved.
How would you apply this word to your life?
“We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our
lives are connected by a thousand
invisible threads, and along these
sympathetic fibers, our actions run as
causes and return to us as results.”
Herman Melville, Author
Collect everything you’ve done
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› Education (what HS? How many units/what
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classes @ college?)
Volunteer activities, community service
Jobs/positions you’ve held
Awards
Don’t think you can make your jobs sound
good? Look at the skills you have!
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