multiculturalism and stereotypes
TRANSCRIPT
Lesson prepared by
Renata Ručinskytė
Stereotype is a thought, used to classify
countries, people or nationalities, depending
on their traditions, cultural features,
appearance etc.
Stereotype is a thought, used to classify
countries, people or nationalities, depending
on their traditions, cultural features,
appearance etc.
Stereotypes can be both positive and
negative.
Stereotype is a thought, used to classify
countries, people or nationalities, depending
on their traditions, cultural features,
appearance etc.
Stereotypes can be both positive and
negative.
Mostly we know and use negative stereotypes
Task №. 1
Task №. 1
You will be given several nationalities,
countries or professions. Try to guess what
negative and what positive stereotypes do
they have.
Task №. 1
You will be given several nationalities,
countries or professions. Try to guess what
negative and what positive stereotypes do
they have.
Example:
Task №. 1
You will be given several nationalities,
countries or professions. Try to guess what
negative and what positive stereotypes do
they have.
Example: Lithuanians
Task №. 1
You will be given several nationalities,
countries or professions. Try to guess what
negative and what positive stereotypes do
they have.
Example: Lithuanians
Negative stereotypes:
Task №. 1
You will be given several nationalities,
countries or professions. Try to guess what
negative and what positive stereotypes do
they have.
Example: Lithuanians
Negative stereotypes: most think, that we
live in dark and gloomy forests and are not
civilised
Task №. 1
You will be given several nationalities,
countries or professions. Try to guess what
negative and what positive stereotypes do
they have.
Example: Lithuanians
Negative stereotypes: most think, that we
live in dark and gloomy forests and are not
civilised
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
You will be given several nationalities,
countries or professions. Try to guess what
negative and what positive stereotypes do
they have.
Example: Lithuanians
Negative stereotypes: most think, that we
live in dark and gloomy forests and are not
civilised
Positive stereotypes: lithuanians are good at
sports and science
Task №. 1
Task №. 1
AMERICANS
Task №. 1
AMERICANS
Negative stereotypes:
Task №. 1
AMERICANS
Negative stereotypes: they only eat at
McDonald’s
Task №. 1
AMERICANS
Negative stereotypes: they only eat at
McDonald’s
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
AMERICANS
Negative stereotypes: they only eat at
McDonald’s
Positive stereotypes: they are hardworking,
friendly and optimistic
Task №. 1
RUSSIANS
Task №. 1
RUSSIANS
Negative stereotypes:
Task №. 1
RUSSIANS
Negative stereotypes: they drink a lot of
vodka
Task №. 1
RUSSIANS
Negative stereotypes: they drink a lot of
vodka
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
RUSSIANS
Negative stereotypes: they drink a lot of
vodka
Positive stereotypes: they are very religious
and communicative
Task №. 1
FRANCE
Task №. 1
FRANCE
Negative stereotypes:
Task №. 1
FRANCE
Negative stereotypes: french are very racist
and eat frogs
Task №. 1
FRANCE
Negative stereotypes: french are very racist
and eat frogs
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
FRANCE
Negative stereotypes: french are very racist
and eat frogs
Positive stereotypes: it is said, that french
are very romantic, therefore France is called
“a country of love”
Task №. 1
INDIA
Task №. 1
INDIA
Negative stereotypes:
Task №. 1
INDIA
Negative stereotypes: men are abusing
women and literacy in India is very low
Task №. 1
INDIA
Negative stereotypes: men are abusing
women and literacy in India is very low
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
INDIA
Negative stereotypes: men are abusing
women and literacy in India is very low
Positive stereotypes: India provides world
with tea
Task №. 1
ESTONIANS
Task №. 1
ESTONIANS
Negative stereotypes:
Task №. 1
ESTONIANS
Negative stereotypes: they are very slow
Task №. 1
ESTONIANS
Negative stereotypes: they are very slow
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
ESTONIANS
Negative stereotypes: they are very slow
Positive stereotypes: they are calm and
patient
Task №. 1
DUTCH
Task №. 1
DUTCH
Negative stereotypes:
Task №. 1
DUTCH
Negative stereotypes: one half of population
smokes marihuana, and the other half is
homosexual
Task №. 1
DUTCH
Negative stereotypes: one half of population
smokes marihuana, and the other half is
homosexual
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
DUTCH
Negative stereotypes: one half of population
smokes marihuana, and the other half is
homosexual
Positive stereotypes: they are eco-friendly
Task №. 1
AMERICAN POLISEMEN
Task №. 1
AMERICAN POLISEMEN
Negative stereotype:
Task №. 1
AMERICAN POLISEMEN
Negative stereotype: they are always eating
doghnuts and drinking coffee
Task №. 1
AMERICAN POLISEMEN
Negative stereotype: they are always eating
doghnuts and drinking coffee
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
AMERICAN POLISEMEN
Negative stereotype: they are always eating
doghnuts and drinking coffee
Positive stereotypes: they can sacrifice their
lives to save someone
Task №. 1
JAPANESE
Task №. 1
JAPANESE
Negative stereotype:
Task №. 1
JAPANESE
Negative stereotype: they are crazy, their
movies are stupid
Task №. 1
JAPANESE
Negative stereotype: they are crazy, their
movies are stupid
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
JAPANESE
Negative stereotype: they are crazy, their
movies are stupid
Positive stereotypes: they are really good at
technologies
Task №. 1
CHINA
Task №. 1
CHINA
Negative stereotype:
Task №. 1
CHINA
Negative stereotype: they are not smart
Task №. 1
CHINA
Negative stereotype: they are not smart
Positive stereotypes:
Task №. 1
CHINA
Negative stereotype: they are not smart
Positive stereotypes: most of our everyday-
used things are made in China
Multiculturalism is a term, usually used to
describe cultural diversity in cities,
countries, certain regions or continents.
Multiculturalism is a term, usually used to
describe cultural diversity in cities,
countries, certain regions or continents.
The most multicultural cities in the world
are: Toronto, New York, San Francisco,
Sydney, Paris, Los Angeles, Manchester,
London, Dubai.
Task №. 2
Task №. 2
Each of you will pretend to belong to another
nationality. Divide into pairs and create a
dialogue, in which you will have to find
out/think of answers to questions:
Task №. 2
Each of you will pretend to belong to another
nationality. Divide into pairs and create a
dialogue, in which you will have to find
out/think of answers to questions:
1) What are the differences between these
two nationalities ?
Task №. 2
Each of you will pretend to belong to another
nationality. Divide into pairs and create a
dialogue, in which you will have to find
out/think of answers to questions:
1) What are the differences between these
two nationalities ?
2) What are the similarities between these
two nationalities ?
What was the most difficult when creating a
dialogue ?
What was the most difficult when creating a
dialogue ?
Did you got the idea what I wanted to say
about the whole topic ?
What was the most difficult when creating a
dialogue ?
Did you got the idea what I wanted to say
about the whole topic ?
Did you find out something new this lesson ?
If yes, what exactly ?
What was the most difficult when creating a
dialogue ?
Did you got the idea what I wanted to say
about the whole topic ?
Did you find out something new this lesson ?
If yes, what exactly ?
How would you rate my lesson on scale from
1 to 10 ? Please write it on the sheets of
paper anonymously.