Cultural Interview Assignment
Assignment Objective: To learn more about and gain a deeper appreciation for cultural difference. To investigate the relationship between culture and place. Sharing and learning more about another's cultural story and differenceswill give you greater cultural competence!
Written Assignment Specifics
Introduction: In the first paragraph of your essay, please introduce your interviewee. Who is she/he? How old is he/she? How do you know the person? Why did you decide to interview the person?Here is where you provide a little background or biographical information. Please also indicate how you conducted the interview (phone, in-person, Skype, etc.) in the introduction.
Interview Summary: Summarize what you learned about the person's culture and life from the questions you asked. You do not have to write about every single thing you talked about. You can provide the highlights. *Below isa list of possible questions and tips on conducting the interview.
Culture & Geography: Discuss at leastone relationship you saw in the interviewee's story between place and culture. You can also discuss course topics of population, immigration, migration, or globalization in terms of this connection.
Conclusion: For this final section of your essay, talk about how the interview experience went for you and your interviewee. How did it go?Reflect on what you learned from the interview experience. Did it deepen your cultural awareness or appreciation? How?