Week 3: Multicultural Education in Canada and in China

Multicultural Education in Canada and in China (Session 2A)

This week, we invite you to study multicultural education in Canada and China as contextualized in globalization, and to understand how different historical, social, cultural contexts contributed to different interpretations and practices in terms of multi-cultures and multiculturalism.

Read the articles in response to this week’s questions critically by reflecting on your own learning or teaching experience. We provide additional resources for those of you interested in expanding your knowledge of the Chinese language and culture and/or the English language and Canadian culture.

Readings

 

Assignments

Infographic Reading Summary or Reflective Summary

You can choose either summarize your reading visually and creatively on one page or write a reflective summary in 2-3 pages (12 Times New Roman, Double Space) based on the provided readings and/or learning resources. 

Questions to Consider This Week

1. To what extent do you agree with the statement: “We must robustly challenge nationalism that is on the rise, and those who construct diversity within a deficit framework; that positions diversity not as a source of strength, but as a source of weakness, and a drain the resources of nations” (Lopez 2017, p. 156). What does diversity with deficit thinking look like? Instead of deficit thinking, what kind of interpretation of diversity could be adopted? 

2. Do you agree with Zhang and Chen (2014) that multicultural education in Chinese contexts is different from that in Canada? If so, how would you understand the differences? 


Resources for West-East Reciprocal Learning


Language and Culture Learning Materials (English/Chinese)

For non-Chinese native speakers:

  • Amazing China—Scarlet Rocks Under Glacier

  • Amazing ChinaHuge Bonsa between Water and Sky

  • Amazing ChinaThe Tectonic Story of Sanpan Stone

 

For non-English native speakers:

  • Canada’s MulticulturalismWorth Defending

  • Canada’s multicultural imageHow its branding fell short

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Global EdD (taught doctorate) in Remote Pedagogy and Stewardship Copyright © by Kara Ghobhainn Smith; David D. Plain; Frank Rennie, Gareth Davies, UHI, Thu Le; Clinton Beckford, Loretta Sbrocca; and ShiJing Xu, Chenkai Chi, Yuhan Deng, University of Windsor, Canada is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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