Donkor Chapter Summary

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Donkor, M. (2004). Calculated Kindness: Global Restructuring, Immigration, And Settlement in Canada (pp. 45-60) (R. Folson, Ed.). Halifax, N.S.: Fernwood Pub.
In this nonfiction novel based off the writers’ experiences/research, Donkor demonstrated how the education of immigrants focuses on the participation of language skills. From this scholarly writing, Donkor exhibits that the Canadian education system relies on having the ability to communicate properly through a common language; English. This author had studied the gender—analysis framework of terminology and how immigrants training programs were produced and introduced to the people. Donkor had focused on the prospect of the similarities of men and woman, and how she believes that …show more content…

However, Donkor also states that the processes of the educational system should instruct women more than adult males because of many of the customs in other nations and how deficient they are towards men. Although the author obviously has well- research and experience about the educational scheme, she had some prejudice in her interrogation. Donkor’s personal experiences had flaws in her examining and made her cultural background seem systematically discriminated against. However, the level of detail the author had demonstrated allowed this chapter to not only be interesting and easily understood, but shows an insight of the educational systems and people intake them. After reading this scholarly writing, it would make readers want to engage in this information because of how this subject affects us all. As a multicultural country, Canada has to find a discourse way in which we are able to communicate through; language. On the other hand, although Donkor’s experienced is in this field, she should not concentrate on the fact that women demand more attention, but instead