Hong Kong, Canada

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

Yes

Lesson Plan

Source

Activity created by Amy Alice Chastain, Associate Professor of Instruction, University of Iowa.

From Tara Goldstein’s Hong Kong, Canada play in Appendix A of:

Goldstein, T., Pon, G., Chiu, T. &, Ngan, J. (2003). Teaching and learning in a multilingual school: Choices, risks, and dilemmas. L. Erlbaum Associates.

Tags:

  1. ethnography
  2. inclusion
  3. international students
  4. languages
  5. Languages Other than English
  6. multiculturalism
  7. perspective taking

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Identify and describe language and identity conflicts that arise in the play. 2. Explore feelings of racism, xenophobia, and marginalization. 3. Describe the complexities of language discrimination.