ERIC Number: ED378844
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 106
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Training a Multicultural Workforce.
Dyer, Penny
The materials comprise a 30-hour training package designed to assist workplace supervisors in Australia in understanding the issues and strategies for managing and training a multicultural workforce, particularly when it includes refugees or immigrants of non-English-speaking backgrounds. The course is to be taught by, and these materials are intended for, teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL). The course consists of 6 modules on these topics: communication in the workplace; communicating by speaking and listening; communicating by reading and writing; cultural issues; problem-solving in the workplace; and language and training. Materials in each module include presenter's notes, a list of related publications, specific learning outcomes and performance criteria, assessment suggestions, and a series of class activities. For each activity, recommended procedures for the instructor, related resource sheets (appended to each module) or other recommended resources, and approximate time requirements are specified. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Intercultural Communication, Literacy Education, Personnel Management, Problem Solving, Refugees, Supervisory Methods, Supervisory Training, Vocational English (Second Language), Work Environment, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Australian Dept. of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Canberra.
Authoring Institution: Hobart Inst. of Technical and Further Education (Australia).
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