COURSE OUTLINE HUMANITIES 101–KNOWLEDGE AND ITS APPLICATION: Understanding Canadian Culture through the Arts TERM: PONDERATION: DISCIPLINE: COURSE CREDIT: PREREQUISITE: HELD: OFFICE HOURS: Winter/2013 3/1/3 345-Humanities 2.33 M-W 4:15pm-6:00pm D-207 Office hours will be posted on Omnivox and on office door at the beginning of the term. INSTRUCTOR: Annie Khatchadourian/ office# B-425 COURSE CODE(S) AND MELS OBJECTIVES General Education Component: Humanities, registered in 345-101-MQ 4HU0. To apply a logical analytical process to how knowledge is organized and used. MELS OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR HUMANITIES 101–KNOWLEDGE Knowledge courses focus “on how knowledge is defined, acquired, classified, transmitted, and applied. Students examine both messages and media to identify the strengths and limitations of each.
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Most of the Canadian employers refuse to hire people if they don’t have Canadian experience (Cheinis, and Sproul 58). “According to Jeffery Lee, employment specialist, employers look for Canadian work experience so that employees are familiar with workplace culture, social cues, and expectations” (Swartz, par. 3). Lupic, in his article about survival job for newcomers mentioned that according to statistic Canada, in July 2008, the majority of immigrants to Canada are educated people but the rate of unemployment among them is far more than the rate among Canadian with less education (par. 10).
Balbir and his brother are very close and Balbir's family lived with his brother for two months when first coming to Canada. Although they were close siblings Balbir's brother could no longer provided them with housing. This lead to Balbir and his family moving out and finding an apartment in horrible conditions. With both him and his wife working at minimum wage money and time was both tight. When Ikram's school social worker told them join an immigrant serving agency, this worked with the family because they would be able to learn new skills which can help them improve their lives in Canada.
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While at excel in some of the areas and struggle in others, I know that they will all contribute to my success. I am only two weeks into my first class at Ottawa University and I can already notice a change in my thinking. I have been looking and thinking about things more critically and evaluating my interactions with my family and coworkers. So, even though the process may not be easy and may even be painful at times, I know that the benefits of a Liberal Arts education will overshadow all of the
Its representations of both immigration and the idea of change, as scary and unsettling experiences could not be more realistic. However changes in our lives our inevitable, it’s how we react and deal with the changes that shape our character. This is why you get that good-feeling at the very end of the book when the main character is re-united with his family, after all he’s been through readers are reminded that no matter how strange or confusing something like a foreign city might be; it’s just a matter of time before you’ll learn to adjust and be
In this sense, Canada is an attic in which we have stored American and British literature without considering our own (Davies, Letters in Canada 426). No wonder Canadian students have difficulties both recognizing appreciating their own culture. Often the Canadian literature that is studied in schools is dated. This includes works such as Mordecai’s Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz or Lawrence’s Stone Angel. Fifth Business, which was published in 1970 (over 35 years ago) is still in many courses studied in Grade 12.
In this sense, Canada is an attic in which we have stored American and British literature without considering our own. 1 No wonder a Canadian student has problems appreciating their culture, when they have no chances to learn more about it. The Canadian literature that is studied is very old. This includes works such as Mordecai's Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz or Lawrence’s Stone Angel. Fifth Business, which was published in 1970 – over 35 years ago, is still on
Most will experience a transition period and during this period, they have to establish their own self-sufficiency within the new social structure. Fortunately for them, the Canadian government provides some benefits for the new comers so that they can quickly settle down in the new environment. For this paper, I will look at this topic on immigration in Canada through a sociological perspective, using the concepts of culture shock, assimilation and discrimination and the structural functional theory. Concept 1: Culture shock. Culture shock is a condition that affects people who travel to another country that is remarkably different from their own culture back home.