February 9, 2010 Add a discipline-relevant multicultural
component to your course Students may lack a sense of the larger
world, a serious problem in an age of globalization. The
following assignment brings students into contact with other
cultures while keeping the focus on the content of the course
discipline. Ask students to write about a topic relevant to the
class that includes resources from English-language media from
around the world. Faculty may consult with their subject
specialist librarian for assistance in directing their students
to international media resources. Require students to represent
countries from 3 continents in their paper. The articles
selected Students should summarize each article, describe
whether the article is published by a government agency or an
independent press, and describe the questions the article
addresses. Ask students to describe the point of view or
assumptions made in the article and summarize the facts
presented and the conclusions drawn. Students should describe