a) Intercultural Communication Project: Students in teams of 2 or 3 will research a community that is ethnically, culturally and/or religiously different from their own group. Students partnering on the project need to contribute equally to it. Presentation of the research will be done together with your partner(s). However, each student will write up his/her own final research paper individually and submit their own write up at the end of the semester. Be creative with the project and your presentation. Make it interesting and informative!
You could choose one of the following methods to study this group:
1) Conduct interviews with one or more members of the group and analyze their responses to your interview questions (narrative analysis) OR
2) Participatein a culturally significant event or ceremony of the group (i.e. religious ceremony, wedding, cultural festival or celebration) and provide a detailed report of the observed event, its cultural/religious significance, historical background and current meaning (participant-observation/ethnography) (Other methods of research can be used but need to be approved by the professor in advance)
The ultimate goal of this project is to increase your (and your classmates) understanding of the group and its culture so as to promote intercultural understanding and dialogue.
I need a 6-8 slide PP, each slide has an answer for a question from the proposal and they go in order, please make it professional!
1. Which culture/ethnic/religious group are you studying?
2. Why do you think it is important for us to learn about this group in this class?
3. Provide a brief background about the group as it relates to your paper.
4. What do you want to learn about this group through your research?
5. Why is this question important? Why would people want to read about it?
6. What research method will you utilize to collect data/evidence to answer your research question? (Interview or participation observation?)