Why choose this option?

Use this activity if you have access to the video.

Materials and equipment

Video: Creating Learning Partners – Cultural Differences
TV and VCR
Handout 3.8: Practical Tips
Handout 3.9: Considerations for English as a Second Language Learners

Preparation

Be sure equipment is in good working order.
Cue the video to the right spot.
Copy handouts.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

1. Watch the video section on cultural differences.
2. Based on the video and your own experience, discuss how to be sensitive and respectful of other cultures.
3. Discuss the handout Practical Tips and discuss it with tutors.
4. Discuss the handout Considerations for English as a Second Language Learners.
5. Ask tutors to briefly write down what they would do differently now that they have explored culture more closely.

Why choose this option?

Use this process if you don’t have the video or would like to try a different variation of the concepts covered.

Materials and equipment

Handout 3.8: Practical Tips
Handout 3.9: Considerations for English as a Second Language Learners

Preparation

Copy handouts.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

1. Talk about a typical day in a public school. Thinking back to the different cultural attitudes, explore the possible cultural assumptions and biases that we expect all children to know.
2. Ask tutors how they can use this awareness in their tutoring relationship with learners from a culture different from their own.
3. Refer to the handout Practical Tips and discuss it with tutors.
4. Discuss the handout Considerations for English as a Second Language Learners.