Cultural Iceberg

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Population, Culture & Migration

Geography

Bilingual Education year 1

Mister De Graaf

Boss of Geography

This lesson

Poster presentation Natural Disasters

Reflection on last lesson

Cultural Iceberg

Use of English in class	Assessment
Student speaks mostly Dutch to teacher and fellow students	Poor
Student addresses teacher in English but speaks mostly Dutch with fellow students	insufficient
Student always addresses teacher in English and converses in English with fellow students	sufficient
Student consistently speaks English and serves as an example for his or her fellow students	merit

Explain in three short sentences what last lesson was about

Summarized

Nature = everything which you’re born with (f.e. skin colour or hair colour)

Culture = everything which you’ve been taught (f.e. religion, language, habits)

Cultural region = a region with people who share common cultural characteristics.

The unequal distribution of wealth is the main driver behind migration

--> Migration meanwhile is an important driver behind cultural encounters

--> Misunderstanding between different cultures can give conflict 

Reflection

Dress codes!

Write a dress code you think is appropiate for Walburg College.

(minimum of 50 words)

Could your dresscode be universal?

Explain why it could or couldn't be.

Present in front of the class

Reflection

Cultures have different layers

Visible: food & clothing

Less visible: atttitudes & beliefs

You usually only see the top of an iceberg

Yet the largest part can be found below the surface  

Your turn!

• Individually, create a cultural iceberg of the Netherlands.
  
• Add at least 5 elements of surface culture.
  
• Add at least 5 elements of deep culture.
  
• Add pictures, drawings or explanations to make the elements clear to your buddy in Shanghai.
  
• Add the names of all your sources.
  
• Ready? Send a picture of your Cultural Iceberg via email to your buddy in Shanghai. Add [e-mail] to the email.