On the first day of your mission of becoming an expert in multicultural issues, you decide that your colleagues should first learn some basic facts about the different ethnic communities living in Britain and, especially, in Leicester. This is because you want your colleagues to realize that modern Britain is a multicultural society. You decide to browse newspapers and journal articles in order to find some facts and figures about Britain's population.

Here's what you should do:

Familiarise yourself with the picture of ethnic Britain by using (some of ) the links indicated at the bottom of the page. Then choose either task 1a or 1b.

• 1a) Write a memo that presents the basic facts and figures about ethnic groups living in Leicester. Your text should follow the memo format (see links below), it should contain references to sources, and it should be addressed to your fictional colleagues. Your memo should be written in English and it should be about 500 words long - this can mean text, tables, charts etc. You can compare the facts and figures of ethnic groups of Leicester with the situation in Finland if you like. Post your memo (e.g. as an attachment file) to the course workspace in Moodle.
  
  

• 1b) Find out what scholars have to say about intercultural relations by reading an academic journal article and summarising it (see the links below) in a memo. You can read some of the articles indicated below or you can find an article on your own, in which case you should include accurate reference information of the source in your memo. Remember to follow the memo format (see link below), make references to sources, and address the memo to your fictional colleagues. Your memo should be written in English and it should be about 500 words long. Post your memo (e.g. as an attachment file) to the course workspace in Moodle.

Links

• Instructions for writing a memo:
  - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_memo.html
  - http://aaweb.gallaudet.edu/CLAST/Tutorial_and_Instructional_Programs/English_Works/Writing/Business_English.html
  - http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/memos.html
  
  
• Tone in business writing: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_tone.html
  
  
• Instructions for writing summaries:
  - http://kielikompassi.jyu.fi/opetus/englanti/xen060/teoria_summary.shtml
  - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
  - http://kielikompassi.jyu.fi/opetus/englanti/xen060/teoria_paraphrasing.shtml
  
  
  
• Facts and figures
  - Social history: see how the population of Britain has developed over time. Click on Launch the animation on the following page http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_ani_population.shtml
  - A picture of ethnic Britain: results of the 2001 census http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2758453.stm
  - lots of information about 'race' in the UK compiled by the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk/2002/race/
  - issues of 'race' in the UK by The Guardian newspaper http://www.guardian.co.uk/race/0,11374,617115,00.html
  - an interactive map on the current diversity of different parts of Britain
  http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/fairer-britain/race-in-britain/modern-multiculturism/mapping-minority-groups-in-britain/
  - get a better view of the British society by reading these news items http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/0,2759,181323,00.html
  - What is Britishness? An article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/966849.stm
  - Leicester http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,416659,00.html
  - What is Britishness? http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/raceinbritain/alltogethernow.pdf

• Immigration
  - Do immigrants benefit Britain? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1206876.stm
  - BBC news and background information about immigration into Britain http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2001/destination_uk/
  
  
• The situation in Finland
  - Many interesting articles on Finns' emigration, immigration, ethnic identity etc. http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/articles/index_e.php
  - Monitori, the professional immigration affairs magazine, with immigrant stories and contributions from e.g. president Halonen http://www.mol.fi/mol/en/01_ministry/08_publications/02_monitori/index.jsp
  - The Finns have migrated too, mainly to Sweden and the United States. Homepage of The Institute of Migration http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/index_e.php
  - Statistics Finland http://www.stat.fi/index_en.html
  
  
• What do the terms ethnicity, multiculturalism, racism or stereotype mean? Teaching packages
  - A teaching package for health issues students by the university of Wolverhamption: choose Transcultural Health Issues on the following page http://www.be-me.org/learningpackages/educationFS.asp
  - Cultural anthropology tutorial on race and ethnicity by Palomar College, California. Contains a good glossary http://anthro.palomar.edu/ethnicity/default.htm
  - Exercises and demonstrations about prejudices. Test yourself! http://www.understandingprejudice.org/
  
  
• Academic journal articles

  Dijkstra, Steven, Karin Geuijen and Arie de Ruijter 2001. Multiculturalism and Social Integration in Europe. International Political Science Review 22 (1). 55-83.
  - you can read the full text article in electronic form if you are in the network of the University of Jyväskylä. Search the JYKDOK with the journal title.
  Abstract

Seaford, Helen 2001. The Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain: An Opportunity Missed. Political Quarterly 72 (1). 107-113.
- full text article available in electronic form if you are in the network of the University of Jyväskylä. Search the JYKDOK with the journal title.
Abstract

Singh, Gurharpal 2003. Multiculturalism in Contemporary Britain: Reflections on the "Leicester Model". International Journal on Multicultural Societies 5 (1). 40-54.
- journal published by Unesco. Read the full text article as a pdf-file here. Read other articles as well!
Abstract