A1 SEMINAR 8 Multiculturalism – KEY Task 1 – 1.Dalai Lama 2. Martin Luther King 3. Mohandas Gandhi 4. Barack Obama 5. Nicolas Sarkozy Task 2 – 1. mosques 2. pilgrimage 3. monks 4. the awakened one 5. denomination Task 3 – 1. xenophobia 2. prejudice 3. bias 4. bigotry 5. racism Task 4b A B 1. There is a crucial conclict between immigrant religions and host societies. x 2. Societies in globalized world benefit from multicultural contacts. x 3. Immigration contributes to the growth of extreme parties. x 4. Education systems suffer under immigration. x 5. Europe´s basic services are maintained by immigrants. x 6. Immigrants can not help ageing populations. x 7. Ideologies rather than immigrants represent a danger. x Task 5a 1. It is not easy to handle prejudices. 2. Would you mind having a foreigner as a neighbour? 3. Some people seem to be very intolerant. 4. There is no point in complaining about racism. 5. I prefer praying at home to attending the church. 6. He decided to become a monk. 7. Xenophobia keeps growing even in many developed countries. 8. It is much better to prevent racist attacks than to deal with their consequences. 9. The monks spend many hours a day meditating. 10. It takes many months to learn this mediation technique. Task 5b 1. What do you remember doing on your first visit to a church? 2. If you are a man, what should you always remember to do when you enter a synagogue? 3. Is there anything in the past that you regret saying to your priest? 4. I regret to say that I don’t believe in God. 5. If you were holding a religious fast, how long would you stop eating ? 6. He stopped working say a prayer. 7. He welcomed the new members of the group and then went on to explain the rules. 8. How long do you intend to go on working for the mission? 9. I meant to go to the mass but I couldn´t. 10. If you want to go to Holy Communion, it will mean going to confession first. 11. Don´t forget to say a prayer before every meal. 12. I forgot being told about his son´s christening. Task 6 – Major Religions of the World Religion Buddhism Christianity Confucianism Hinduism Islam 1 Time & place of foundation 2500 years ago NE India 2000 years ago 2500 years ago not mentioned, but earliest text is Rig Veda- pre 1000 BC 1400 years ago 2 Founder of the religion Prince Siddharta Gautama Jesus Christ Kong Zi (Latin name is Confucius) Muhammad 3 Lived from ____ to____ 563 – 483 BC 7 BC – AD 30 551 – 479 BC AD 570 - 632 4 Religious texts Pali Canon & collections of Sanskrit, Tibetan & Chinese texts Bible Analects Upanishads, Brahmanas, Puranas: Veda, Bhagavad-Gita Koran 5 Number of followers today and where practised 256 million; SE Asia and the Far East 1200 million; 806 RomCath.; 343 Protest.; 74 East. Orth. 275 million; China (esp. Taiwan) 500 million; India, and Ind. communities around world. 1100 million 6 Other information Founder known as Buddha – The Awakened One Analects come from the Greek analekta;means collection of facts & sayings Santanadarma; Veda means knowledge. Task 7b progressively – steadily approximately – roughly go forward – advance if – whether sanction – ban likely – potential gain – take over endorsed – reaffirmed