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Teaching, Learning and Working in Culturally Diverse Environments
Postgraduate | MUR-EDU616 | 2021
Course information for 2021 intake View information for 2024 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- -
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Teaching, Learning and Working in Culturally Diverse Environments
About this subject
On successful completion of the subject students should be able to:
- communicate conceptual understanding of the nature and significance of culture, social identity/ies and group categorisation in multicultural environments, as well as a range of culture-related processes affecting communication and social interactions in culturally diverse environments
- critique critical issues related to cultural diversity in education, at work and the community at large
- identify and analyse educational activities or workplace initiatives, which promote the positive aspects of cultural diversity - and develop original initiatives
- critically analyse the underlying principles and claimed value of global citizenship, cosmopolitan learning and a shared sense of 'we'
- Culture, identity and cultural diversity
- About culture, acculturation and intercultural interactions , learning and teaching in Australia
- About social identity, teacher identity and the negotiation of multiple identities
- Impact of social categorisation processes on intercultural communication and interactions
- Cosmopolitan learning and a shared sense of 'we'
This unit examines challenges and potential of cultural diversity in teaching and learning from school to university, including international, transnational education, study of languages, vocational and professional workplace learning. A multidisciplinary approach is adopted with concepts drawn from social, cross-cultural and cultural psychology; sociology; cultural studies; intercultural relations and communication; and intercultural learning. Participants gain solid, research-based understanding of key culture-related concepts and ideas, and will be well prepared to promote productive cultural diversity and positive intercultural transformation.
Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.
Assignment 1: Experiential Essay and video presentation (40%)
Assignment 2: Critical analysis of an existing initiative or design of a new initiative or program related to diversity issues (40%)
Reflective Journal (20%).- Experiential Presentation (40%)
- Critical Analysis (40%)
- Reflective Journal (20%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MUR-EDU616U-Teaching, Learning and Working in Culturally Diverse Environments (no longer available)
Others
Enrolment in a graduate-level qualification or permission of the Unit Coordinator.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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