Ib English B Cultural Diversity Multiculturalism in the UK

1. Multiculturalism in the UKU
CO: to consider the advantages and disadvantages of living in a multicultural
society

2. “Multicultural” describes a society in which
people of many different backgrounds live.
Britain is therefore a multicultural country.
“Multiculturalism” is also the name given to
government policies that seek to give equal
status to all the different social, ethnic, religious
and cultural groups in the country.
According to a BBC poll of 2005, 62% of people in
Britain believe that multiculturalism makes
Britain a better place. Unfortunately 58% thought
that people who come to live here should adopt
the values and traditions of British culture, which
shows that there is confusion as to what
multiculturalism is. Almost a third of people, 32%,
believe that, “multiculturalism threatens the
British way of life”, although it’s unclear what
they mean by “the British way of life.”
Multiculturalism in the UK
CO: to consider the advantages and disadvantages of living in a multicultural
society

3. Multiculturalism in the UK
Division
Race
religion
ideology
education
Social
class
Economic
status
beauty
culture

4. Multiculturalism in the UK
Discuss the meaning of the following words with
a partner

5. Multicultural Describing a society in which people of many different
backgrounds all live together.
Immigration The act of coming from other countries to live here.
Integration When people of different cultures all have the same rights and
responsibilities in a society.
Segregation When people of different cultures are kept apart and often do not
have the same rights in a society.
Prejudice The act of judging someone before you know them.
Discrimination The act of treating someone unfairly because of prejudice.
Racism The act of treating someone unfairly because of their race.
Race the defining of people according to a variety of factors such as
language, culture and physical characteristics.
Class The defining of people according to a variety of factors including
the kind of jobs they do, the money they earn, the neighbourhood
they live in and their position in society.

6. Multiculturalism in the UK
What are the advantages and disadvantages of immigration?
Brainstorm in pairs.
Advantages Disadvantages
• New knowledge
• Intercultural understanding
• Benefits for the economy
• Lower labour costs
• Unemployment
• Loss of identity
• Discrimination
• Challenge to local traditions

7. Multiculturalism in the UK
We are going to watch a the video ‘Immigration Affects
Us All’. While we watch, make notes on the three views
expressed by each of the contributors: Danny from the
BNP, Christian from the Conservative Party and David
from the Labour Party.

8. Multiculturalism in the UK
Danny - BNP Christian – Conservative
Party
David – Labour Party

9. Danny - BNP Christian – Conservative Party David – Labour Party
• I certainly would call my home
town unrecognisable. You just
feel uncomfortable
• When you’re sat on a bus, and
all the people around you are
talking in a foreign language,
you feel like you’re in a foreign
country
• Too much diversity does come
at a loss of identity
• If you truly appreciate
diversity, you’re going to want
to keep cultures separate
• If I lived where they come
from, I’d probably want to
seek a better life
• We have to be responsible
here, and we have to say no
more
• Political correctness has been
a huge problem. People feel
they can’t express their
opinions
• When, parts of the country are
divided along ethnic lines, you
start thinking why has this
happened?
• Multiculturalism, I think, has
failed (…) because you end up
with distinctive pockets of
communities that sometimes
don’t interact, and that’s
damaging
• The benefits are enormous. It
is exciting to live in a
multicultural society
• There are pressures that come
with immigration. If it’s not
controlled you don’t know
who’s here
• It can have a negative effect on
public services, on housing,
policing and health care
• Political correctness is
definitely an issue when it
comes to discussing
immigration, that’s often why
the debate is closed down
• I do have sympathy for
people who feel like they’re
getting a rough deal
• Make sure that everyone
plays by the rules and that
we have a fair system which
makes people feel included
• Immigration plays a big part
in telling us who we are as
British people. You can’t
decide who you are sitting in
a dark room on your own.
You decide who you are
when you meet people
different to you
• It can be useful to the
economy
• Now, we can have a sensible
grown-up conversation
about what people think

10. Political correctness:
‘the avoidance, often considered as taken to extremes,
of forms of expression or action that are perceived to
exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who
are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against’
e.g. seniors  old people
vertically challenged  short
lacking a formal education  uneducated
follically challenged  bald

11. Multiculturalism in the UK
We are going to play Turnabout:
• I will give a student one of the statements made by
one of the British politicians
• That student will begin a speech, without notes,
agreeing with the statement.
• When I indicate (by sounding the buzzer)the student
must immediately change to disagreeing with the
statement
The winner is the student who gives the best speech
(I’ll be the judge)

12. Danny - BNP Christian – Conservative Party David – Labour Party
• I certainly would call my home
town unrecognisable. You just
feel uncomfortable
• When you’re sat on a bus, and
all the people around you are
talking in a foreign language,
you feel like you’re in a foreign
country
• Too much diversity does come
at a loss of identity
• If you truly appreciate
diversity, you’re going to want
to keep cultures separate
• If I lived where they come
from, I’d probably want to
seek a better life
• We have to be responsible
here, and we have to say no
more
• Political correctness has been
a huge problem. People feel
they can’t express their
opinions
• When, parts of the country are
divided along ethnic lines, you
start thinking why has this
happened?
• Multiculturalism, I think, has
failed (…) because you end up
with distinctive pockets of
communities that sometimes
don’t interact, and that’s
damaging
• The benefits are enormous. It
is exciting to live in a
multicultural society
• There are pressures that come
with immigration. If it’s not
controlled you don’t know
who’s here
• It can have a negative effect on
public services, on housing,
policing and health care
• Political correctness is
definitely an issue when it
comes to discussing
immigration, that’s often why
the debate is closed down
• I do have sympathy for
people who feel like they’re
getting a rough deal
• Make sure that everyone
plays by the rules and that
we have a fair system which
makes people feel included
• Immigration plays a big part
in telling us who we are as
British people. You can’t
decide who you are sitting in
a dark room on your own.
You decide who you are
when you meet people
different to you
• It can be useful to the
economy
• Now, we can have a sensible
grown-up conversation
about what people think

13. Individual Oral Assessment

14. Procedure
You can make
approximately 10
bullet points

15. Assessment

16. Criterion A: Productive skills
How successfully does the student use the language in speech?
• How fluent and clear is the student’s speech?
• How accurate and varied is the language used?
• How much does the student’s intonation aid communication?

17. Criterion B: Interactive and receptive skills
To what extent does the student understand and demonstrate an ability to interact in
a conversation?
• How well can the student express simple and complex ideas?
• How well can the student maintain a conversation?

18. “Why should I be proud to be British?”

19. “This is our home. We are proud to be British.”

20. Elements of the presentation 10 points related to the image
Describe the photograph (what story does it
tell)?
Connection between photograph and caption
Connection to option (‘Cultural Diversity’ or
‘Customs and Traditions’)
Relation to English-speaking culture
Multiple interpretations (What are the
different perspectives that you could take on
this photograph?)

21. Interview questions
Questions should be open, such as “why?” and “how?” and
should not require a simple “yes” or “no” answer, enabling your
partner to give detailed answers.
e.g.
1. What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘multiculturalism’?
2. What are the good things about multiculturalism?
3. How would the world be different if there was no multiculturalism in any
country?
4. Why are many people afraid of multiculturalism?
5. Where in the world do you think multiculturalism works best?
6. What problems does multiculturalism bring to a country?

22. In the top
left-hand
corner…
In the
center…
In the top
right-
hand
corner…
On the
right-
hand
side…
In the
background…
In the
foreground…
“Why should I be proud to be British?”
“This is our home. We are proud to
be British.”