Intercultural Communication

UNIT 1 Journals:

Please remember the following key requirements for  journals:

* EACH  JOURNAL ENTRY should be a MINIMUM of 1-page double-spaced typed (equivalent hand written is fine)

* ALL UNIT 1  journals should be on 1 WORD DOCUMENT - NOT separate documents for every journal entry (You do have the option for journals to handwrite them... if you handwrite some, please scan them and submit the scanned document - also on BB)

* On your 1 word document, please LABEL each  journal entry (Journal #, Name of journal activity/reaction)

1 - Reaction to the Gods Must Be Crazy movie clip (Respond to all the topic areas below - plus the optional one if you'd like: Considering cultures as civilized vs. primitive/uncivilized, analyzing the notion of "time" in cultures, analyzing the idea of 'ownership,' what are the "Coke Bottles" in your life? Optional: Cultural portrayals in movies and ethics involved with movie production, effects on cultures, etc.)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdmpofujRmc

2 - Reaction to chosen  reading from the four posted on BB for  UNIT  1  Readings 

As discussed in class, there are additional  readings attached to each  unit... you just need to CHOOSE ONE  reading (Look on BB under "Course Materials" and you will find several readings there that start with: "UNIT 1 Reading...."  They are short, ranging from 4-10 pages) and then write a reaction to it...  what you found most interesting, how you see the ideas in the reading relating to class concepts, how you would apply ideas from the reading in real life, etc. The  readings are posted under "Course Materials" on BB as pdfs. Just choose ONE to read based on your personal interest and write a  1-page journal reaction to the  reading.

4 - TIME as a cultural phenomenon

In class and in your textbook, time is discussed as a cultural phenomenon. We covered monochronic and polychronic time. For this journal entry, take 2 PHOTOS from your life (home, work, community, out in the "world"...) that reflect messages of how your culture(s) view time. Paste those photos onto your journals document and then write a reflection on the concept of time and how you see time functioning in your cultural context(s).

( you can talk about two “pictures”. One of them, me helping my aunt making desert, and the second one is me, my aunt, uncle and niece having a picnic at the park). Talk more about how I spend more time with my family.