ASSIGN 1.

Read the questions and instructions carefully.

1. Define literacy, traditional literacy, and 21st literacy.
Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and
compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. And
according to (UNESCO, 2004; 2017) it involves a continuum of learning in enabling
individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to
participate fully in their community and wider society.
Traditional literacy is defined as "the quality of being literate; knowledge of letters; a
condition in respect to education, esp. ability to read and write" (OED Online, "literacy," 2nd
ed.). It is also the building block for all other literacies; without it, they would be impossible to
master.
The 21st century literacy aims for the students to have Critical thinking, creativity,
collaboration, communication, information literacy, media literacy, technology literacy,
flexibility, leadership, initiative, productivity, and social skills.

2. Identify the benefits of globalization.

Globalization has benefits that cover many different areas. It reciprocally developed
economies all over the world and increased cultural exchanges. It also allowed financial
exchanges between companies, changing the paradigm of work. Many people are nowadays
citizens of the world. The origin of goods became secondary and geographic distance is no
longer a barrier for many services to happen.

3. Differentiate Traditional literacy from conventional literacy.

Conventional literacy skills are generally used to refer to certain core competencies such as
collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving that advocates believe
schools need to teach to help students thrive in today’s world. It refers to such skills as
decoding, oral reading fluency, reading comprehension, writing, and spelling. While,
traditional literacy the integration of listening, speaking, reading, writing and critical thinking.
It includes a cultural knowledge which enables a speaker, writer or reader to recognize and
use language appropriate to different social situations.

ASSIGN 2
1. Are we living oppositely to sustainable development?
Because of trade developments and financial exchanges, we often think of globalization as
an economic and financial phenomenon. Nonetheless, it includes a much wider field than
just flowing goods, services, or capital. Often referred to as the globalization concept map.
2. How are Multicultural and Global Literacy Interconnected?
Every classroom contains students of a different race, religion, and cultural group. Students
embrace diverse behaviors, cultural values, patterns of practice, and communication. Yet
they all share one commonality: their educational opportunity (Guo, 2014).

Teachers should teach their students that other cultures exist and that these deserve to be
acknowledged and respected. Integrating a variety of cultural contexts into lessons and
activities teaches students to view the world from many angles, creates respect for diversity,
and enables students to learn exciting information. As classrooms become increasingly
more diverse, it is important for educators to acknowledge and address diversity issues and
to integrate multiculturalism information into the classroom curriculum (Guo, 2014).
3. Philippines – Cultural Challenges
A significant part of a successful international assignment is being able to adapt to the new
culture. Although full assimilation is almost always impossible, it’s very important to at least
understand the culture and eliminate the distress that comes with moving into a new nation.
The Philippines has an amusing lifestyle, given the diverse cultural influences, mainly from
the Spanish, American mixed with the original Southeast Asian culture.

4. The Significance of Culture-based Education in the Philippines

Culture is the foundation of education, sustainable development, and governance in culture-
based education. Culture provides perspective, methodology, principle, assessment,
framework, and evaluation upon which abilities, skills, and knowledge regarding a person
and the world are disseminated. It is a teaching strategy and a philosophy of education
where student learning is grounded on the unique values, norms, cultural beliefs,
knowledge, practices, heritage, language, experiences of the community. The Filipinos
develop a great understanding, awareness, and appreciation of their history, arts, heritage,
and geography towards the perception that will enhance the quality of life. With the
implementation of culture-based education, the Philippines visualizes progress as a nation
of culturally empowered and literate Filipinos who are committed global citizens as well as
ardent nationalists and patriotic people.

5. What is Global Literacy?

Global Literacy aims to address issues of globalization, racism, diversity, and social justice
(Guo, 2014). It requires awareness and action, consistent with a broad understanding of
humanity, the planet, and the impact of the human decision on both. Global Literacy also
aims to empower students with the knowledge and take action to make a positive impact in
the world and their local community (Guo, 2014).
6. What Is Globalization in the Economy?
According to the Committee for Development Policy (a subsidiary body of the United
Nations), from an economic point of view, globalization can be defined as:
“(…) the increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale of
cross-border trade of commodities and services, the flow of international capital, and the
wide and rapid spread of technologies. It reflects the continuing expansion and mutual
integration of market frontiers (…) and the rapid growing significance of information in all
types of productive activities and marketization are the two major driving forces for economic
globalization.”

7.
Globalization means the speedup of movements and exchanges (of human beings, goods,
and services, capital, technologies, or cultural practices) all over the planet. One of the
effects of globalization is that it promotes and increases interactions between different
regions and populations around the globe.

8. What is Multicultural Literacy?

Multicultural literacy refers to the skills involved when uncovering bias in regards to culture,
as well as the ability to take different perspectives to gain a more humane perspective.
Students need to be multiculturally literate because it is very multicultural. Students need to
be able to take the perspectives of different cultures to allow themselves to grow into
responsible citizens, who consider other people's opinions
9. Why Is Globalization Bad? The Negative Effects of Globalization
Globalization is a complex phenomenon. As such, it has a considerable influence on
several areas of contemporary societies. Let’s take a look at some of the main negative
effects globalization has had so far.

10. Why is multicultural literacy important?

Multicultural literature serves as a powerful tool in enabling students to gain a better
understanding of both their own culture and the cultures of others. ... Students, therefore,
develop greater cognitive skills as they learn to engage with and critically evaluate the texts
that they read.

11. Why is cultural literacy important?

cultural literacy will help you to successfully interact with people from diverse backgrounds,
including Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It helps you to develop a
critical cultural perspective, especially if you are part of the dominant culture': instead of
taking your own cultural beliefs and practices for granted and seeing them as 'normal', you
can see them in the context of many cultures and evaluate their strengths and limitations
(Flavell, Thackrah & Hoffman, 2013). Cultural literacy also helps you develop associated
skills, such as communication and self-reflection (Flavell, Thackrah & Hoffman, 2013).

ASSIGN 3
1. Define social literacy
Social Literacy is a student’s successful performance and understanding of social skills,
organizational skills, and communication skills. The student can connect effectively with
those around them. Social literacy spans interacting with peers, family, coworkers, teachers,
and even people we may not have met face to face. 
2. Explain the rules of parents and teachers in teaching social skills

3. Discuss and examine issues in social literacy

4. What Are 21st Century Skills?

The twelve 21st Century skills are: 
 Critical thinking
 Creativity
 Collaboration
 Communication
 Information literacy
 Media literacy
 Technology literacy
 Flexibility
 Leadership
 Initiative
 Productivity
 Social skills
These skills are intended to help students keep up with the lightning-pace of today’s
5. How Do You Teach 21st Century Skills?

6. The Three 21st Century Skill Categories

Each 21st Century skill is broken into one of three categories:
 Learning skills
 Literacy skills
 Life skills