Cultural Dialogue and curriculum design
September 11
God says in the Quran (O mankind! We have created
you from a male and a female, and made you into
nations and tribes, that you may know one another.
Verily, the most honorable of you with God is that
(believer) who has At-Taqwâ (i.e. the pious.) Verily,
God is All-Knowing, All-Aware.) Alhojrat: 13..
In June 2008, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul
Aziz, called for the need to have dialogue
between Muslims and Christians and Jews.
To build greater mutual understanding
between peoples, through dialogue, so
that extremism and radical attitudes that
arose within any community could be
addressed.
According to Webster Dictionary, “dialogue” is an
exchange of ideas and opinions, and a discussion
between representatives of parties to a conflict that
is aimed at resolution. Dialogue implies that the
person who states an argument has tried to
understand the matter in question and is using
powers of reason as to how and why evidence
supports his or her position.
Dialogue
Dialogue
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Dialogue
A New Vision for the Student
Among other attributes, the Saudi students of the future:
Is proud of his/her religion and heritage
Knows how to build and sustain relationships with their peers, their
family, and their community
Is able to communicate in English effectively
Engages positively with globalization, and communicates with other
cultures effectively
Is a team player with good collaboration skills
Possesses the values of tolerance and the predispositions for dialogue
with others
Future generations must be taught
mutual respect from childhood, and
school curricula in that regard was
essential.
Objectives
Evaluation
Content
Writing
the
textbooks
Language
Functions
Language
Topics
Language
situations
Grammatical
Items
Important
Easiest to Design as they will see its usefulness
clearly, and so will be motivated to learn.
For adult learners
For Adolescents
For children
Considering students’ ages
Will perceive the purpose less vividly.
It will be too abstract to comprehend.
Objectives
To develop positive attitudes toward other cultures
Objectives
To develop the communicative skills
Content: Concepts to be developed
Cultural Exchange
Knowledge of One's Own Culture
Knowledge of Different Cultures
Tolerance
Peace
Conflict Resolution
Impacts of Prejudice
Human dignity
Social Justice
commitment
Freedom
Socio-Cultural Consciousness
Equality
Language functions
Interpretations
Communication
Assumptions
Analyze
Persuasion
Reasoning
Critical thinking
Provides evidence
Expectations
Apologizing
Comparing
Make inferences
Problem solving
Identifying
Evaluating
Accepting
Introducing
Excusing
Language situations
Academic setting
Social setting
Official setting
Service setting
Health setting
Grammatical Items
Language topics
Climate
Money
Writing the textbooks
Activities, not just 'Discussion :
http://www.islamproject.org/education/Lessonplans.htm
The Islam Project: Lesson Plans
This page is dedicated to our newest video project, American Muslim Teens Talk. It
offers ordering information, lesson plans, discussion guides, and support materials.
http://wws.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans/
Evaluation
Authentic Assessment
This assessment should drive the
curriculum. That is, designer first
determine the tasks that students will
perform to demonstrate their mastery,
and then a curriculum is developed that
will enable students to perform those
tasks well, which would include the
acquisition of essential knowledge and
skills.
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