Thelenberg 2011 12
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Homework
Homework:
- Write 3 different beginnings/introductorx paragraphs for a comment on:
- Mass immigration can still be a chance for Germany
- Explain (orally) what kind of comment will follow (structure …)
Recent Homework
- Interprete this cartoon!
- ICE means: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Look at this information!!! before you start to describe the content and analyse the cartoon!
- Email your analysis to joerg.thelenberg@gmx.de by Wednesday, 28th October!
B) Watch the clip (perhaps you need to watch it two or three times)!
Questions (Take notes!) Be ready to present your answers to the whole course in a 3-4 minute talk!
- What is the EDL?
- What did Mr Robinson, the leader of the EDL, surprisingly do?
- What are the reactions from his former supporters and his muslim opponents?
- What does this divide mean for British society (in your opinion)?
A) Answer questions 2 and 3 on the worksheet!
B) Watch the clip from 0:00 to 1:25!<b>
Questions (Take notes!)
- Who is interviewed?
- What is the question?
- What were his motives / are explanations for radicalization?
- Look at these statistics! and describe the situation of muslims in Britain on the basis of these data!
- If you are not sure how to work with statistics, see here!
- What effects does this have on the muslims' situation, attitudes and integration?
Just write down notes - NO FULLY WRITTEN OUT ANSWERS REQUIRED!
- Look at this information!!! before you start to describe the content of the cartoon!
- Describe the following cartoon (NOTES!)
Basic Skills & Information
- Information on homework and oral grades
- Reading and Marking technique - SQ3R Method A useful method to read, mark and annotate texts.
- Working with Cartoons
Stereotypes
Stereotypes
- ... are fixed, simple ideas or images that many people have of a particular type of person or thing
- ... often use simple criteria and give a simplified version of reality
- ... help us to categorize/distinguish between dangerous and harmless, attractive and unattractive, relieble - treacherous ...
- ... help us to understand and explain the world in a quick and simple way
- ... can be positive (men are strong) and negative (men don't have true feelings)
- ... are often very hard to change, even if experiences suggest thtat the stereotype may be wrong/to simple to explain complex realties or individual behaiviour
... against Asian Americans
What stereotypes about Asian Americans are there? Make a structured list (sex, positive/negative ...)
- Men
- + clever, hard working
- + technology-freaks, good with computers
- - nerds
- - not masculine/effeminate
- - not athletic
- - short
- Women
- + exotic (sexually attractive)
- + clever, hard working
- + submissive/demure
- - too clever(for many men), tricky
What effect do these stereotypes have on the way they are treated by others? Develop theories for at least 4 of the stereotypes you found!
