ENG2611 – PORTFOLIO
SEPTERMBER/NOVEMBER EXAMINATOIN
STUDENT NUMBER:63075792
27 SEPTEMBER 2022
, SECTION A
QUESTION 1
[a] 1. Understand Your Students
Primarily, it is especially important to understand the cultural backgrounds of all
your students. It helps in knowing all the cultures to address and lessons to plan.
• You can know your students by interviewing them on the first day of the
class.
• You can also go through their personal records.
• To understand the students better, you can also ask the previous teacher
about them.
2. Identify their Strengths and Weaknesses
As an effective multicultural teacher, it is your responsibility to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of your students to know how to eliminate them. You
can do so by:
Checking previous academic records
Individually interviewing each student, and
Frequently assessing the student’s performance in the class.
3. Encourage Them to Share Real-Life Experiences
Organizing casual sessions where students share their past stories and
experiences help them open, relate with each other, and build effective
communication skills.
4. Organize Open Discussions
Selecting a current cultural or social issue and holding an open discussion
on them allows the students to share their thoughts, be better listeners, and
know about the issues faced by other communities.
5. Plan Group Activities
Planning group activities that focus on teamwork and collaboration help
overcome cultural barriers, increase student involvement, and embrace
cultural differences in a class.
6. Cultural Food Swap
Occasionally, you should ask the students to bring their cultural food for
lunch and swap it with one another to help them embrace and know about
various dishes.
7. Encourage Cultural Storytelling
Every household has some folktales that are told to its children. Ask the
students to share their cultural stories and draw moral lessons from each
one of them.
SEPTERMBER/NOVEMBER EXAMINATOIN
STUDENT NUMBER:63075792
27 SEPTEMBER 2022
, SECTION A
QUESTION 1
[a] 1. Understand Your Students
Primarily, it is especially important to understand the cultural backgrounds of all
your students. It helps in knowing all the cultures to address and lessons to plan.
• You can know your students by interviewing them on the first day of the
class.
• You can also go through their personal records.
• To understand the students better, you can also ask the previous teacher
about them.
2. Identify their Strengths and Weaknesses
As an effective multicultural teacher, it is your responsibility to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of your students to know how to eliminate them. You
can do so by:
Checking previous academic records
Individually interviewing each student, and
Frequently assessing the student’s performance in the class.
3. Encourage Them to Share Real-Life Experiences
Organizing casual sessions where students share their past stories and
experiences help them open, relate with each other, and build effective
communication skills.
4. Organize Open Discussions
Selecting a current cultural or social issue and holding an open discussion
on them allows the students to share their thoughts, be better listeners, and
know about the issues faced by other communities.
5. Plan Group Activities
Planning group activities that focus on teamwork and collaboration help
overcome cultural barriers, increase student involvement, and embrace
cultural differences in a class.
6. Cultural Food Swap
Occasionally, you should ask the students to bring their cultural food for
lunch and swap it with one another to help them embrace and know about
various dishes.
7. Encourage Cultural Storytelling
Every household has some folktales that are told to its children. Ask the
students to share their cultural stories and draw moral lessons from each
one of them.
