... voice reflects and interacts with community voices, showing one's socially constructed life experiences. Students' participation can be greatly enhanced by encouraging a multicultural voice. This recognition of a multicultural voice helps all students have a greater understanding of the many different views in society. This encourages dialogue between teacher and student and between students who may have different experiences. Multicultural voices need to be honored, incorporated, and ... assisted in the classroom. Teaching practices that engage students' voices can enhance learning, cr...

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... causes today for Indigenous Australians, to other contemporary issues such as self-determination, cultural expression and Reconciliation. Through learning about these topics and the many others included in Aboriginal Studies, students like myself are given the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the unique and inspiring Indigenous culture in Australia with a special focus on our own local community. It is this ... disregard stereotypes that have existed for many years and assist in depicting and promoting a more accurate image of Indigenous Australia. Equipped with the knowle...

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... was cited as indicating that the former can be gained directly through approaches of formal communication and gradually through those of informal communication. Furthermore, while communicating in foreign language, students are easily influenced by their mother tongue, which is deeply rooted and works subconsciously even when they have learned some history, geography and literature of English- speaking countries. ... topic of much controversy. The analysis of the data indicated that the idea of using contexts familiar to students in language teaching (home culture) has its own merits. To...

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... . "The basic goal of multicultural education is to help all children understand and appreciate events and people from various points of view" (Welton, 113). Teaching with a multicultural perspective encourages appreciation and understanding of other cultures as well as one's own. Rey Gomez states that teaching with this perspective promotes the child's sense of the uniqueness of his own culture ... presented as distinct ways of living that reflect differences from the dominant culture. Myth #2: Bilingualism is a liability rather than an asset. Myth #3: Multicultural education is only rele...

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... the value of multicultural education. Ohio Public schools no longer require high school students to take World History or Geography as they did in 2000. The required Social Sciences are currently Civics, American Heritage and Government (Ohio Department of Education). The lack of education about other countries encourages Anglo-conformity and discourages the value of other cultures. Lynn Porter wrote ... ). At Blanton Elementary School, Ann Preus heads multicultural clubs and works to perpetuate the understanding of and tolerance for diversity. After the terrorist attacks, Preus spoke wi...

• Word Count: 1829
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate