Advanced Intercultural Communication
COMM 467
Final Project (100 Points)
Cultural Immersion Project
One way to understand the cultures of other people is to interact with them. This assignment is designed to get you to interact with somebody from another culture to find out more about particular cultural practices such as marriage ceremonies, work ethic, conflict management, issues related to healthcare, child care, recreation activities etc. In this assignment you are required to conduct an interview and share your findings with the class through a multi-media power point presentation. Below are the details of the assignment:
First, identify someone who has a different cultural background than you. This could be your co-worker, neighbor, friend etc. Note: make sure to use pseudo names, not the actual names of those you interview.
Get a general sense of his/her cultural background- history, practices etc.
Choose one topic or cultural practice that is of most interest to you and find out more about it through your interview.
Power Points Presentation:
Prepare a multi-media Power Point Presentations that addresses the following points. Share your Power Point Presentation with your colleagues by posting it on the Discussion Board. Your presentation must include the following.
Discuss at least TWO findings from your interview. How are some of your findings similar or different from your own culture?
Discuss at least TWO (2) concepts/theories related to intercultural communication that were evidenced in your research.
Discuss how a research of this nature can help you develop intercultural communication competence.
Paper:
Write a (5) page paper; double space; 12 Font; Times New Roman; that addresses the following:
Discuss why you chose your research participant and how you went about asking him/her.
Discuss the process entailed in arranging for the interview, time; place etc.
Discuss some of the most significant lessons you learned from this project.
How are the lessons you learned from this research related to some of the concepts we have discussion class this semester?
In what ways did our lessons for this semester prepared you for this projects?
In what ways did this project helped or could help you to enhance your intercultural communication competence?
Conclude