Assignment
Directions:
1) Write a paper (1200-1500 words) about the first time you realized you were having an intercultural interaction with someone. Consider the questions below when developing your paper. Make sure you demonstrate your understanding of course content, provide sufficient depth, and explain the significance of your observations.
a) Describe the circumstances of the meeting
b) What made you aware that this person was different?
c) Were the cultural differences navigated? If so, how?
d) At the time, how did you feel about the encounter? Why did you feel that way?
e) How, if at all, did that first interaction affect your future interactions with other persons from that same group?
f) Based on some of the concepts you've learned through your readings thus far, do you think about that interaction differently than you originally did?