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ASEAN Nations’ Scores as per the Hofstede Model

The scores of 6 of the ASEAN nations (4 from maritime Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore; 2 from mainland Southeast Asia: Thailand, Vietnam) according to the Hofstede model are …

Cultural Preparedness for Working in ASEAN

Cultural preparedness is expected from individuals working or planning to work in the ASEAN region, either from within or outside the region, and communicating either online or offline. The workplaces …

ASEAN Region and Its Diversity

There are 10 nations in the ASEAN region. Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam are located in mainland Southeast Asia, whereas Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines are in …

Learning outcomes

Week 3 is aimed at a wide range of people who have an interest in multilingualism in ASEAN, such as linguistics and language students, teachers, language policymakers, migrants and professionals …

Summing up

This section presents an overall assessment of multiculturalism as a 21st Century modern concept and its practice.

Multiculturalism – An overview

Multiculturalism is a tool to understand and respond to the challenges associated with cultural diversity based on ethnic, national, and religious differences. Noted political scientist, Will Kymlica, terms multiculturalism a …

Multiculturalism and Its Variants

Will Kymlicka is one of the most important scholars in the field of multiculturalism. He, along with Allen Patten, have been the two key proponents of liberal egalitarianist form of …

Challenges to Multiculturalism

Like all modern ideas defining the liberal world, multiculturalism too is not devoid of challenges. This step highlights those challenges.

Welcome to Week 1

Participants will not need any special tools other than access to the internet via any device (computer, tablet or smartphone) which will allow the participant to take notes, share ideas …