Multicultural Case Studies by kncheers https://padlet.com/kncheers/6d8hrp14xfso Type the number of the case and what you uncovered following the prompts in Canvas. en-us 2018-01-19 16:58:30 UTC 2025-09-03 17:24:48 UTC hello@padlet.com #4 https://padlet.com/kncheers/6d8hrp14xfso/wish/3567347124 In Japanese culture the parents do not give their kids praise for something they feel like they should be doing anyway. The teacher should understand where her student is coming from.

]]> 2025-09-03 17:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kncheers/6d8hrp14xfso/wish/3567347124 #5 https://padlet.com/kncheers/6d8hrp14xfso/wish/3567347303 The student misunderstood because hand gestures are different around the world. In Brazil, the "o.k" is an offensive sign in their culture. The teacher can apologize and use different types of praise.

]]> 2025-09-03 17:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kncheers/6d8hrp14xfso/wish/3567347303 #1 https://padlet.com/kncheers/6d8hrp14xfso/wish/3567348286 The students' cultural value in El Salvador is being able to go to the bathroom anywhere outside.

The teacher should pull the student aside and explain the culture in the US, emphasizing that it differs from their own. If they need to use the restroom, they should come up and tell a teacher that they need to go inside to use the restroom.

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Punctuation mix up that is wrong by US standards and get her in trouble or confuse her in the long run. THere could be a language barrier making the situation even harder to explain


Research

In Argentina they use the the comma and period differently than in the US. To help this student in this situation the teacher could have a conversation with the student, provide extra practice sheets, and provide a "cheat sheet" to remind the student what punctuation to use in the situation. Overall, the teacher should provide the student grace as they navigate this situation.

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  • Students might have a different school schedule in Syria, and could also feel displaced.

  • Lunch in Syria is usually later, around 2-3, instead of around 12 in America. Schools in Syria have started implementing shift-based schooling, where half of the students attend in the morning and the others in the afternoon.

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    - The teacher could view the student being on her phone as disrespectful or distracting, and her laughing when corrected could come off as rude and dismissive.  

    - Indirect communication when uncomfortable and avoiding confrontation and eye contact

    - Instead of correcting the student and just telling her to put her phone away, the teacher could ask her to step out of the room to finish what she is doing on her phone if it is important, to avoid distractions.

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  • Cultural difference between the US and Chile: numerical system and format may be very different.

  • The number seven written with a crossbar may cause confusion.

  • Language barrier for the ESL student causing miscommunication.

  • Teacher could change her written seven to what the student knows seven as.


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