Communication

Topic: Communications

Type of paper: Essay (any type)

Discipline: English and Literature : English

Format or citation style: MLA

 

COMM 11 Student Learning Outcome related to this assignment:
Students will be able to formulate an argument using peer-reviewed and open web sources.

Students must use all of the materials listed below in the 3-page paper:

1.    First, refer to one of the scenarios dealing with intercultural communication. Develop a clear and focused thesis statement about what went wrong in your chosen scenario.
2.    Second, relate what you identify as a source of the intercultural conflict in the scenario to a concept from Chapter 2 of the Interplay textbook.
3.    Third, use at least two of the articles below (also linked on Blackboard) to support your ideas about the problems and challenges facing communicators in their chosen scenario. Make sure to cite relevant ideas from the article. MLA Citation Format is preferred, but most important is giving credit to other authors for their words and ideas.

4.    In addition to the three assigned materials (scenario, textbook, and article), students must include a personal experience that relates to the assigned topic of intercultural communication. Be clear and specific about how your personal experience (or example from popular culture) supports the essay’s argument.

See the rubric handed out in class (and posted on Blackboard) for specific details about what a strong paper should accomplish.

Formatting Issues:
•    All papers must be TYPED and double-spaced
•    Please use 12 point Times New Roman font
•    Use MLA Guidelines of citation
•    Include your name and section number on the first page of your paper

Why are you doing this? This assignment will help you to learn how to apply a concept learned in class to your own life and society. You will also learn to assimilate and synthesize information from a variety of sources.

Article Choices:
1.    Saloom, Ali Al. “Ask Ali: Freedom Can Be Influenced by Cultural Values.” TheNational.ae. 14 Jan. 2016. Web. 3 Dec. 2016. <http://www.thenational.ae/arts-life/ask-ali/ask-ali-freedom-can-be-influenced-by-cultural-values-and-how-to-run-a-business-through-social-media>.

2.    Cardenas Psychological Services. “Collectivist and Individualist.” Drcardenas.com. Web. 3 Dec. 2016. <http://drcardenas.com/collectivist/>.

3.    Hoang, Viet. “Why Japanese Doctors Lie: It’s Okay to Lie If You’re a Doctor!” Tofugu.com 29 Mar. 2012. Web.  14 Apr. 2017.
<https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-doctor-problems/>.

4.    Hopper, Elizabeth. “Individualist or Collectivist? How Cultures Influence Behavior.” Healthypsych.com 30 Jan. 2015. Web. 14 Apr. 2017. https://healthypsych.com/individualist-or-collectivist-how-culture-influences-behavior/

5.    Louie, Sam. “Asian Shame and Honor: A Cultural Conundrum and Case Study.” PsychologyToday.com. 29 Jun. 2014. Web. 3 Dec. 2016.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/minority-report/201406/asian-shame-and-honor

6.    Minor, Leslie and Lowell Lamberton. “High and Low Context Cultures.” Cascade Business News. 17 Aug. 2010. Web. 13 Apr. 2017
<http://cascadebusnews.com/business-tips/networking/154-high-context-a-low-context-cultures>.

7.    Foster, Philip A. “Considering High-Context versus Low-Context Cultures and their Impact on Cross-Cultural Leadership Communications.” EvanCarmichael.com. 16 Mar. 2012. Web. 3 Dec. 2016.
<http://www.evancarmichael.com/library/dr-philip-a-foster/Considering-highcontext-vs-lowcontext-cultures-and-its-impact-on-crosscultural-leadership-communications.html>.

8.    Piff, Paul K., Andres G. Martinez, and Dacher Keltner. “Me Against We: In-Group Transgression, Collective Shame, and In-Group Directed Hostility.” Cognition and Emotion 26:4, 634-49. Accessed 17 July 2017.
<http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~keltner/publications/PiffMartinezKeltner_2012_collective_shame.pdf>.