Why do people develop certain views on

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Why do people develop certain views on immigrants?
Lesson plan:
Overarching question:
What kind of a society is Europe and what kind of society
would you like it to be?
Thematic question:
Is Europe a society where people of different nationalities
live together as neighbors?
Rationale/ Link to subject – curriculum: We think this subject is important for pupils because as we
are all living in a multicultural society, where different
nationalities and cultures live together. It’s about knowing
how the pupils in one class think about statements
considering migration, tolerance and the multicultural
society in Europe, as well as knowing how citizens in
different European countries think about these subjects.
EN:
This lesson was taught in English to Dutch pupils, and the
opinion line triggers pupils to explain their opinions in
English. In this way they enhance their knowledge and
skills, such as speaking and listening in English.
GEO:
This subject concerns the social part of geography. Pupils
learn about how people live together in a space/society
called Europe. They will find out that there are many
differences in Europe concerning perceiving migration and
tolerance toward immigrants.
Key concept:
Subject:
Lesson focus question:
Learning outcome:
Lesson focus question:
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Diversity
Tolerance towards people of different nationalities in
different countries
Differences in tolerance of immigrants/people of
different nationalities between various countries in
Europe exist because of cultural and economical
diversity.
Cultural: history (colonial  more tolerant, more contact, more immigrants), postcommunist countries/former east bloc: less tolerant to people of different races, because of
less contact (with the world). Faith: strong regional differences (political, border regions),
geographical position.
Economic: history (colonial  more economic relations, more contact, more immigrants),
labour migrants: wealthy: welcome, not so wealthy: not very welcome, (because of job
scarce and other financial reasons)
Time
0 – 5 min.
5 – 10 min.
Activity
Welcome and introducing Diana and Pieter
Explanation about the project, lesson focus question.
Questions:
- Would you like to live next door to a family from another country?
- Who of you ís living next door to a family from another country?
- Why/why not?
10 – 20
min.
20 – 40
min.
Opinion line:
In class 
Statements:
- Foreign workers take jobs from native citizens.
- It’s no problem to live next to a Muslim family.
- If I had to choose, I prefer a neighbor from Suriname instead of someone from
an African country.
- It’s okay to live in the neighborhood of an asylum seeker centre.
(asielzoekerscentrum).
Opinion line 2:
Europe 
Statements: (with videos)
- NAOMI: I don’t think that immigrants steal jobs from the indigenous
population. Migrants come here and they take part in the economy and
workforce. It’s not a good idea to sit at home and receive benefits because
then it’s someone else who is paying for this. I think it is good that immigrants
work here. I do not feel that they steal jobs. (positive, economic)
- NAOMI: I do not think that our culture is undermined by immigrants, I see it
more as a supplement to the culture in any given country. I think it is good
when many cultures are together in a particular country because if you learn
to accept other cultures and tolerate and learn other things then I do not think
that the culture is going to suffer. I think that it is a supplement. In the
Netherlands, for example, there are many different cultures and I find it just
fine. In the Netherlands we know a lot of different cultures and I think it is
good for the people themselves to learn and be able to handle different
cultures. (positive, culture)
- GULAY: In my opinion, immigrants take away the jobs of other workers in that
country. Considering our own country, the unemployment rate is already high.
When there are also immigrants coming from other countries, the current
unemployment rate increases. Showing Germany as an example, they demand
workers from Turkey and other countries since they do not have workers to
do certain jobs in Germany, and in this way, they do not have any trouble.
- GULAY: The cultural life of a country cannot be undermined by other
immigrants, that is to say, everyone has a different culture, they can just adapt
to the culture in Turkey. They should not change their own culture.
- KATKA: In a way immigrants certainly take jobs and some other things away
from natives in a country, but then again, even if a lot of people move into a
country, a lot of people leave as well, so I think it balances out.
- KATKA: In my opinion, immigrants definitely don't undermine the cultural life
of a country. They enhance it; people have an opportunity to learn facts about
other countries. So I think they really don't undermine it.
Naomi NL society
http://blip.tv/file/4854874
Gulay TR society
Katka SK society
Afterwards: combine statements with maps AoEV. (bijlage)
40 – 50
min.
Debriefing:
- What does a positive or negative attitude towards immigrants mean to you?
- How did you decide, if the reasons people gave were related to economical or
cultural reasons, or not at all related to these two aspects?
- Did the wording used in the labelling of the opinion line cause you any trouble?
- What additional information would you need to understand the attitudes of the
students more? What would you like to ask them?
- What did you learn about why people have certain view on immigrants?
- How do you deal with this information?
Comments/questions?
Close lesson
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