Homework: Elements of Intercultural Communication
TOPIC: Intercultural Interview Reflection
For this homework, you will need to interview an individual who identifies with a non-Western and/or non-Judeo-Christian culture. This interview can be in person, over the phone, or by email. This may be someone you know personally or that you locate through a local cultural center, club, religious organization or even an embassy or consulate. You need to obtain permission from this individual to list their contact information in your paper in the event that your instructor needs to verify your work.
During your interview you should ask the following questions:
1) What do you identify as the most important or distinct practices of your culture?
2) How are gender roles addressed in your culture?
3) How is social power, authority, or social roles in a hierarchy expressed in your culture?
4) In class, we learned that in "honor-oriented societies," worth comes from one's role or group membership and in "justice-oriented societies," worth comes from what one does or doesn't do. What is the role of honor/shame in your culture? Are honor/pride and dishonor/shame important concepts in your culture?
After your interview, write a 500-750-word paper summarizing and reflecting on the responses you received. What did you learn from this exchange? How did your perceptions change? Based on your discussion, how do you think your culture is perceived by others? You should incorporate at least three concepts from Chapters 12, 13, or 14 of your textbook in your response.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference
1) Read Chapters 12 through 14 in Effective Intercultural Communication: A Christian Perspective.
2) Read "You Need to Understand My Gender Role: An Empirical Test of Tannen's Model of Gender and Communication," by Edwards & Hamilton, from Sex Roles (2004).
3) Read "He's a Man and She's a Woman: A Conversation Analysis on Linguistic Gender Differences," by Sumpio, from International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences (2020).
4) Watch "What Is a Shame Society? What Does Shame Society Mean?," from The Audiopedia (2018) (YouTube Video).
5) Watch "Toilets, Bowties, Gender and Me," by Mason-Hyde, from TEDx (2018) (YouTube Video).