Challenge 5

What is identity, belonging and cultural hybridity? And how are these concepts important for professional pedagogical work?

Below you can see my personal pie chart about my identity and belonging. The topics family/friends and work/study play an important role for me. I´m of the opinion that my family and the way how I grew up influenced me very much. Furthermore, the work says a lot about a person and their interests too. It is your decision what do you choose to work and you should like it because you have to work nearly every day. For me, the work was always in the foreground and not the payment. That's why I've decided me for a social work. I love working with people and especially with children. My work as a teacher gives me the feeling of doing something meaningful and enriches my life.




The fields cosmopolitan, nationality/politics and ethnic/language/religion are only a small part of my pie chart. Although they are a part of my identity they don´t play a huge role in my life. I like the idea of the pie chart because it shows clearly the most important parts of one´s life and you learn much about yourself. I believe that it is also a good activity for children. (Maybe with some other fields, like hobbies, family, friends, school, ...)

In comparison with the others we found out that the local part (like family/friends, work/study, ethnic/language/religion) is the most important one for all of us. This result was a little bit confusing for me. I´m an open minded and cosmopolitan person but during the discussion I realized that also the local part is very important for me. In this lesson we talked a lot about this topic and I think it´s good to know your roots and local identity for going abroad. Our world is changing very quick and this makes returning us to the familiar things. Known conditions give us a sense of security. Moreover, it is also important to be open for something know and be a part in our globalised world. In my opinion a balance between the local and transnational part is the best.




During the class we had a closer look at the term hybridity (mixture). We walked around in the school to find hybrid objects. Here are our examples:
  • Artefacts-At the picture you can see a penguin, whose natural environment is not Denmark.

  • Practices-International food is very common in your society. So we found Italien food (pizza) in the Danish cafeteria.


  • Text-Our group saw a lot of bilingual posters.

  • People-Our globalization class is a good example for it. There is a great number of people with a different culture. Furthermore, you can find some people who worked before in another field.





MY CURRICULUM VITAE



PERSONAL DETAILS


Surname:        
Paul
Gender:

female
First Names:  
Irene
Nationality:
Austrian





KEY SKILLS/COMPETENCIES


  • Social competence
I enjoy working with other people. Furthermore, I am a team player and know how to interact with people. I always help and support my colleagues.
  • Stress resistant
During my studies I worked as a waitress and so I accustomed to stress. My ability is that I am calm in stressful situations. Moreover, I never lose my joy in the work.
  • Open minded
I like to travel and to get to know new people. Because of my travel experiences I have received an open vision.
  • Flexibility
I can quickly adjust to new situations. In my opinion this ability is very important for a teacher very important. As a professional you have to act quickly and creative to unplanned situations.

EDUCATION


From
February 2011
to May 2011

Blaagard/KDAS (Copenhagen, Denmark) 

 

Erasmus program

 

 

From
October 2009

Pädagogische Hochschule der Diözese Linz (Linz, Austria)


Bachelor of Education; Special education teacher;.


From
September 2005 to June 2009

Abendgymnasium (Linz, Austria)


Abitur



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


From
June 2006 to September 2009

Travel Agency Sabtours  (Wels, Austria)


Travel agent (Full-time)



From
July 2005
to May 2006

Hotel Mohnenfluh  (Lech, Austria)


Waitress (Full-time)

 
 

OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

 
  • Languages: German (mother language), English
  • English language course in Sydney/Australia
  • IT-knowledge (Computer driving licence)
  • Driving license
  • Exchange semester in Copenhagen/Denmark



INTERESTS

  • Reading
  • Travelling
  • Sport (swimming, ice skating, skiing, ...)
  • Music
  • Playing the piano

            (March, 2011)
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