Cross Cultural Awareness & Strategies In The Classroom

BACKGROUND 

As the student body of Malaysia’s institutions of higher education continues to diversify, so too does the need for increased cultural sensitivity – teachers’ and students’ – grow.  A multi-cultural classroom is one in which teachers and students share similar learning goals while coming from different backgrounds. It is these different backgrounds, cultural-norms, social-norms and expectations that educators must be aware of and sensitive to if we wish to create positive learning environments for our students and less stressful environments for ourselves.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 
At the end of program, participants will be able to:

• Identify the relevance and importance of cross-cultural awareness
• Share the relevance and importance of cross-cultural awareness with students
• Recognize how teacher and student perceptions influence the learning outcomes and classroom atmosphere
• Employ effective classroom management strategies to manage a variety of cultures within a class
• Create meaningful learning experiences based on a variety of cultures in the classroom
• Display an ability to maintain high expectations for student performance while taking cultural differences into account
• Communicate effectively with students to maximise students’ learning 
• Effectively address concerning behavior with appropriate solutions

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Lecturers, teachers, trainers, and administrators in educational institutions who are directly or indirectly involved in the teaching and learning environment.