EDU 3106 TUTORIAL & FORUM

Topic Tutorial task

Topic 1: Tutorial

Divide your class into categories. You are free to choose any category that you want

for this group division. (e.g. according to birthdays, favouritecolours etc.). You can have

as many categories as you want.

This is an invidual task. Use thinking map to show your group division.

Upload the file in your eportfolio

Topic 2:

Awareness Of

Socio-cultural

Aspects Of

Ethnic Groups

Tutorial

Divide yourself into 7 groups. Each group will choose one custom from below and you

are required to find information on the custom and ritual for birth, seventh months of

pregnancy, marriage, and death.

Malay Custom

Chinese Custom

Indian Custom

Punjabi Custom

Custom of ethnic groups in Sarawak

Custom of ethnic groups in Sabah

Custom of Orang Asli

Each group will present these different customs during the tutorial hour

Topic 3:

Multicultural

Issues in

Multicultural

Classroom

Tutorial 3.1

Multicultural issues would arise from a multicultural classroom. Read the journal on the

multicultural issues in the school setting and answer the question below.

1. Analyze the multicultural issues that were discussed in the journal and provide

suggestions on how you could solve the problems/issues.

2. Identify some multicultural issues encountered in Malaysian multicultural classroom

and then please provide resolutions for the problems/issues and their implications.

You are required to answer these questions using thinking map and upload image file.

Tutorial 3.3

Elements and moral values acquired through extra-curricular activities are regarded as

hidden curriculum. Explain how co-curricular activities in school can forge friendly

relations among diverse students. Type in your comments.

EDU 3106 TUTORIAL & FORUM

Topic 4:

Inequality in

educational

opportunities

Tutorial

Form 5 groups.

Each group is required to choose any one of the following aspects:

- Social class

- Exceptional children

- Orang asli

- Indigenous

- Interior

Each group needs to discuss whether inequality in education occurs in the aspect

chosen; if there is, explain how and why it happens. You also need to elaborate on

what educational opportunities provided by the government and school to the

particular group. Your information must be supported by relevant supporting

materials.

You will present and discuss your findings during the tutorial hours.

Topic 5:

Cultural

Friendly

Teaching and

Learning

Environment

Topic 6:

Teacher

Communication

Skills

Tutorial 6.2

Discuss the problems of a teacher may encounter when communicating with students

in a multiracial classroom (include the different races, ethnics, the exceptional students

and the indigenous group.)

Provide suggestions on how a teacher should deal with the situation.

Use thinking map to answer these question

Topic 7:

Action Plan to

Create Culture

Friendly

Environment

Tutorial 7.2

As a culturally sensitive teacher, prepare an action plan that could develop the

following aspects:

- Cultural consciousness in the school

- Intercultural competence (combating racism, sexism, prejudice and discrimination)

Use action plan format as in Resource 7.1