• ntercultural Activity Presentation Final Submission
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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 3: Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes to increase intercultural competence.
• Compare differing cultures.
• Discuss the potential impact cultural differences have on communication efforts.
• Competency 4: Analyze how nonverbal communication (body language) influences intercultural communication.
• Analyze how nonverbal communication affects intercultural communication.
• Competency 5: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats and contexts.
• Integrate cross-cultural experiences with course material.
• Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Instructions
This is the second part of your course project. For this assignment, create a 5–7 minute Adobe Connect video presentation with a visual component (PowerPoint) in which you narrate and describe an intercultural activity and experience. Complete the following for your presentation:
• Engage in an intercultural activity or activities with a culture other than your own. You may focus on the same culture you investigated for your Unit 9 paper or choose one that is new to you; however, you must choose a different culture than the one from whom you interviewed someone in Unit 5. Some suggestions for activities to engage in include:
• Eating at an ethnic restaurant.
• Visiting a courthouse, jail, military installation, school, retirement home, and other ethnically-diverse institution.
• Visiting a part of town that is culturally different.
• Visiting or attending a service of another world religion.
• Attending a celebration or an ethnically diverse craft fair.
• Going to a shop that is associated with a particular ethnic group.
• Visiting a school that teaches ESL (English as a Second Language) or ELL (English Language Learners).
• Visiting an international student organization at a college or university.
• Visiting or socializing with people from other cultures.
• To add perspective and context to your presentation, gather resources such as informal interviews with people from the respective culture, corresponding text readings and articles, Web sites, and media presentations.
• In your presentation, specifically address the following, using examples and illustrations from your intercultural experience(s) and the resources you collected:
• Compare the culture you engaged in with your own.
• Discuss the potential impact cultural differences have on communication.
• Analyze how nonverbal communication affects intercultural communication.
• Summarize your thoughts, questions, and viewpoints regarding your experience.
• Analyze why you chose specific experiences to share.
• Include a written transcript with your video presentation.
Refer to the Intercultural Activity Presentation Final Submission Scoring Guide as you develop this assignment.
Assignment Requirements
• Written Communication:Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA Formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
• Presentation Length: Your presentation should be 5–7 minutes, but it may go longer if necessary.
• Audio Transcript: Include an accurate Word transcript of your Adobe Connect video.
Submit a link to your Adobe Connect presentation and attach a written transcript in the assignment area.
Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click on the linked resources for helpful writing information.
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intercultural_activity.pptx
