Oral/Interpersonal Communications

Assignment Description:

 

The learner should complete a paper that fully responds to both the “required” and “your choice” questions they have selected

 

 

Paper formatting  

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·      .5” margins

·      4-5 pages in length

·      Free of spelling errors

·      Free of grammatical errors

·      Cites quotes and paraphrasing of information from sources (using APA)

·      Works Cited page (APA)

 

Required research

·      3-4 sources of research (2 sources must be from a book or published article, the rest may come from an accurate, objective, current and expert-led website.  Books and articles must have been published within the last 5 years.

 

Format and content of paper

 

This paper should include the following:

 

v   Introduction to the culture/co-culture.   Discuss things that you think might set a good foundation for discussion about the culture (i.e., population, location, challenges faced by this culture, etc.)

 

v   Response to at least 6 “your choice” questions.  Write in paragraph format; each paragraph should therefore summarize the question you chose and then offer a detailed response to the question that includes examples, facts and other pertinent information.  Choose the questions based on their salience to the workplace, consider information that is largely unknown by most people you know.

 

v   Conclusion to your paper, addressing the things you have taken away from this assignment.  Summarize the “take-aways” you identified while researching this culture.  Answer the following questions:  What did you find most surprising or “different” about this culture/co-culture that you’d like to reflect on.  What will you start/stop/change doing (regarding communication) in the workplace from a cultural perspective, based on your experience researching this culture/co-culture, classroom discussions, video, etc.?  Was there anything else you’d like to comment upon or share with the reader regarding your learning experience?

 

 

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List of “Your Choice” questions   Select six of these “your choice” questions, choosing questions that are both salient and largely unknown to people you know, yet are (in your mind) important to know in the case that you might work with someone from this culture or co-culture.  How does an average day “go” for someone in this culture?

v Are there any etiquette rules that differ from American culture?

v Describe a holiday celebration unique to that culture, and largely unknown by most people in the US?

v What are the unique cultural norms around life events most in your class would know nothing of, yet involve some rules of communication or behavior?  (Weddings? Births? Deaths?)

v Relevant information related to values and beliefs in this culture, and how it impacts how people behave?

v How are gender roles perceived (competitive vs cooperative) in this culture?

v Are their elements of popular culture (use of a communication mode, a particular medium) that affect this culture?  (consider social media, television, meetings)

v What sorts of daily rituals are unique to this culture?

v What personal activities are seen as public? What activities are seen as private?

v What are the cultural attitudes toward older persons, aging and the elderly?

v How is space used (e.g., how close should two people who are social acquaintances stand next to one another when they are having a conversation?)

v How is time understood and measured? (e.g., how late can you be to a business appointment before you are considered rude?)

v Is change (a job change, a life change) considered positive or negative in this culture?

v What are the criteria for individual success at work?

v What does marital success and family look like in this culture?

v What is the relationship between humans and nature? (e.g., do humans dominate nature? does nature dominate humans? do the two live in harmony?)

v What is the role of religion in this culture?

v What is humorous in this culture and why?