Multicultural Education
ETH305V
, First read the following sections and then answer the questions.
Lemmer, EM, Meier, C & Van Wyk, NJ. 2012. Multicultural education: a manual for the South
African teacher.2nd edition. Pretoria: Van Schaik.
Study guide for this module.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. School rules can be described as … .
1) the inflexible prescriptions that forbid or enforce certain actions in a school
2) a set of aims and objectives of a school
3) a statement which spells out the school’s reason for existence
4) the spirit and convictions that characterise a school
2. The following is true about the implicit component of culture:
1) It is the recognisable and highly visible aspects of culture.
2) It does not include beliefs values and attitudes.
3) It is among other things composed of food, art and culture.
4) It is the hidden and discreet aspects of culture.
3. Ethnocentrism develops when ... .
1) society has one ethnic group
2) one race considers itself superior to other racial groups
3) one ethnic group sees itself as superior to other ethnic groups
4) a teacher has to teach children from different ethnic groups
4. The responsibility for limited English proficiency (LEP) learners within a multicultural school
lies with … .
1) the school principal only
2) English teachers only
3) all the teachers
4) the dominant language parents who volunteer to help
5. The hidden curriculum is best described as… .
ETH305V
, First read the following sections and then answer the questions.
Lemmer, EM, Meier, C & Van Wyk, NJ. 2012. Multicultural education: a manual for the South
African teacher.2nd edition. Pretoria: Van Schaik.
Study guide for this module.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. School rules can be described as … .
1) the inflexible prescriptions that forbid or enforce certain actions in a school
2) a set of aims and objectives of a school
3) a statement which spells out the school’s reason for existence
4) the spirit and convictions that characterise a school
2. The following is true about the implicit component of culture:
1) It is the recognisable and highly visible aspects of culture.
2) It does not include beliefs values and attitudes.
3) It is among other things composed of food, art and culture.
4) It is the hidden and discreet aspects of culture.
3. Ethnocentrism develops when ... .
1) society has one ethnic group
2) one race considers itself superior to other racial groups
3) one ethnic group sees itself as superior to other ethnic groups
4) a teacher has to teach children from different ethnic groups
4. The responsibility for limited English proficiency (LEP) learners within a multicultural school
lies with … .
1) the school principal only
2) English teachers only
3) all the teachers
4) the dominant language parents who volunteer to help
5. The hidden curriculum is best described as… .
