#Monochronic vs. Polychronic Cultures

[managinglifeschanges]

Respecting the changing dynamics of the family.

[max1461]

I feel like I'm going crazy. There's gotta be a better word for the dichotomy you've found than "American vs European" but I can't figure out what it is. Is it Uncertainty Avoidance? Long vs Short Term Thinking? Pleasure vs Restraint? It's not Individualism vs Collectivism or Monochronic vs Polychronic, from what I can tell from the vibes, and making China and South Korea be American means it can't be High vs Low Context...

Cultures are not really this simple that they can be dichotomized in this way, like I'm not really sure I believe in any of the dichotomies you list (Individualism vs Collectivism especially is a bugbear of mine). I mean, maybe they capture some real distinction, but I don't know. So this dichotomy is a vibe, you know, and if you start thinking about it too hard you will notice all kinds of things that don't fit, or all kinds of things that are just orthogonal to it that it does capture, and so on. Maybe there's some truth in it but I'm not here to argue that. I'm just spitballing, I'm pontificating. What's the word.

[jasminemabsut]

Blog Entry 6: Time Orientation & Cultural Differences

One concept that stuck with me was how cultures differ in their view of time—monochronic vs. polychronic. My family tends to operate on “event time”—things happen when they happen, and the focus is on relationships over rigid schedules. But in school or work environments, there’s pressure to be exactly on time and super organized. This contrast has definitely caused some tension in my life—like being told I’m “late” when I don’t see it that way. Understanding this difference helped me see that neither view is wrong—it’s just a reflection of what’s prioritized.

[torigatetales]

Understanding Nonverbal Communication in Japanese Culture

Interacting effectively with individuals from different cultures requires a deep understanding of their nonverbal communication, as it plays a crucial role in conveying emotions, intentions, and social norms. In the context of Japanese culture, recognizing nonverbal cues is essential for building relationships and avoiding misunderstandings.

Importance of Nonverbal Communication

Nonverbal communication can convey a wealth of information that words alone cannot. In Japan, where indirect communication and subtlety are valued, nonverbal signals often carry more weight than verbal ones. For example, a simple bow can express respect, apology, or gratitude, depending on the context and depth of the bow. Understanding these nuances helps individuals navigate social interactions more effectively, fostering a sense of connection and respect for cultural norms.

Obstacles to Understanding Nonverbal Messages

Despite the importance of nonverbal cues, several obstacles can hinder accurate interpretation. One major challenge is cultural bias; individuals may project their own cultural norms onto others, leading to misinterpretation. For instance, a Western observer might mistake a Japanese person's avoidance of eye contact as a sign of dishonesty, when in fact, it is a sign of respect. Additionally, language barriers can exacerbate misunderstandings, as individuals may focus more on spoken language and overlook crucial nonverbal signals.

Elements of Nonverbal Communication: Facial Expressions and Gestures

Two key elements of nonverbal communication in Japan are facial expressions and gestures.

Facial Expressions

In Japan, facial expressions are often subtle and restrained. A smile might be used to mask discomfort or to maintain harmony in social situations, rather than to express genuine happiness. The concept of "tatemae" (the public facade) often leads individuals to present a composed demeanor, even in stressful situations. This can lead to challenges for outsiders, as they may misinterpret a lack of overt emotional expression as indifference.

Gestures

Gestures are also culturally specific in Japan. For example, pointing with a finger is considered rude; instead, people use their whole hand to indicate direction or refer to something. The Japanese also commonly use a gesture called "ojigi," or bowing, which conveys respect and acknowledgment. Understanding these gestures is crucial for anyone wishing to engage respectfully with Japanese culture.

Personal Space Norms

In terms of personal space, Japanese people typically maintain a larger physical distance compared to individuals from cultures like the United States or Latin America. Personal space is respected, particularly in formal settings or with people who are not close friends or family. For instance, standing in line often involves clear boundaries, with individuals keeping a respectful distance from one another. As someone not accustomed to this norm, I might feel a bit uneasy at first, as it contrasts with the more casual approach to personal space I am used to. However, adapting to this norm would likely enhance my interactions and help me build rapport with Japanese individuals.

Time Orientation: Monochronic vs. Polychronic

Japan is considered a predominantly monochronic culture, where time is viewed linearly, and punctuality is highly valued. Arriving on time for appointments, meetings, or social gatherings is a sign of respect and professionalism. This emphasis on punctuality can be attributed to Japan's collective culture, where the actions of individuals reflect on the group. Understanding the importance of time in Japanese culture is vital for anyone interacting with Japanese people, as tardiness can be perceived as a lack of consideration.

Conclusion

In summary, understanding nonverbal communication in Japanese culture is essential for fostering meaningful interactions. By recognizing the significance of nonverbal cues such as facial expressions and gestures, and by being aware of personal space and time orientation, individuals can navigate cultural differences more effectively. This awareness not only enriches interpersonal relationships but also promotes a deeper appreciation for the intricate social fabric that defines Japanese culture. Whether in business or personal interactions, acknowledging and adapting to these cultural norms can lead to more successful and harmonious exchanges.

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Blog Post #6

It’s important to understand as much as possible about nonverbal communication in a culture when interacting with others from that culture because that could be what you’re relying on as your form of communication. If you can’t understand their language, understating their nonverbal communication will allow you to be able to get directions or ask for help. Nonverbal communications can also teach you more about that culture so understanding them will help you when traveling to that country.

One obstacle to accurately understanding other people's nonverbal messages could be your cultural bias. A nonverbal communication such as a thumbs up can be a single as something good in America, but in other countries, it can be a sign of disrespect. Understanding those differences in the country you want to travel to is important because it can help avoid misunderstandings.

Bowing is a big nonverbal communication in Japanese culture. It is a traditional sign of respect and is used as a form of greeting someone. It is also used to show gratitude or apologize and as a way to show elders or those in higher positions your respect. There are different levels to a bow, and each show a different level of respect. A shallow bow of around 15 degrees is used in informal or casual situations while a deeper bow of 30 degrees is used in a more formal or respectful situation. There is also specific etiquette for bowing such as the person of lower status is the one to bow first and the person with the higher status bows last. Bowing is also a cultural tradition in Japan and some people might not want to bow with foreigners so it’s best to observe the situations and the people around you first before you jump in on the tradition. (Article about body language in Japan)

Japanese have hand gestures that are different than America. For example, when indicating a direction, it’s impolite to point with your finger. Instead, use an open hand and gesture toward what you would point to. Another one is when giving a gift it’s respectful to use both hands because it’s seen as a sign of humility and respect. It also shows that you are treating the gift with care. One last one is that in Japan, when you ask for the bill instead of raising your hand or your finger at the waitress like in America, you form an X with two fingers to signal you are ready for the bill. (Article about body language in Japan)

According to Journey Pursuits, in Japan, personal space is valued and respected and if you’re traveling there that’s an important concept to understand. Their personal space bubble depends on the situation. If you’re in a crowded area such as a train station or festival, their personal space bubble is smaller while in more formal and intimate places, the bubble will be bigger. Japanese don’t like to be touched without permission, and it is considered rude to do so. This applies to their clothes and other possessions. (Article about body language in Japan) I think I would feel comfortable with others using their cultural norms because I also value personal space. Standing in lines or on a train where it’s busy is going to make my personal space bubble smaller but if Japanese people also value personal space, I feel like I wouldn’t be worried about someone trying to stand right next to me. In more intimate spaces I like more personal space since there is room to do so. I think that I wouldn’t have a problem with personal space in Japan.

Monochronic culture means you do one task at a time and focus on that one task. Deadlines and schedules are strict, and these cultures are job-focused while time is emphasized. Polychronic cultures do multiple things at once and tend to get distracted and have more interruptions. Time commitments are flexible and often change plans. (Monochronic vs. Polychronic) When you do a quick Google search to find what time culture Japan is, it pops up in big bold letters that it’s polychronic. Success Across Cultures also agrees that it’s polychronic but I found an article by Jessica Ding that says that Japan is both polychronic and monochronic. She said while she was in Japan, she experienced both of these views of time. Overall, it is classified as a polychronic, but some people think Japan is both. It’s important to know what time culture a country is that you plan on traveling to because it tells you how they value time. If they are monochronic then they probably value punctuality and want to be on time to events and other things that were planned. If they are polychronic then you probably don’t need to be as strict with your time. Knowing this can help you not offend or irritate anyone and can help ensure a smooth trip.

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Monochronic vs. Polychronic Time: Understanding Cultural Differences in Time Management

Time is a universal concept, yet its perception and management can vary significantly across cultures. In the realm of nonverbal communication, the distinction between monochronic and polychronic time is a crucial one. Let’s explore what these terms mean and how they shape our interactions. Monochronic TimeCharacteristics of Monochronic CulturesPolychronic TimeCharacteristics of Polychronic…

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Intercultural Communication 2: Non-Verbal Communication

Differences in nonverbal behaviors, also called “cultural displays”, among different groups of people are facilitated by rules about

On our last blog, we discussed verbal communication. Now, we are moving to Non-Verbal Communication. Did you know that Non-Verbal Communication (NVC) comprises a majority of the way that we convey our thoughts?

The popular series Lie To Me is about NVC, in that a detective named Dr. Cal Lightman (based on Dr. Paul Ekman, a real scientist who studied emotions and facial expressions) solves crimes by observing the non-verbal cues of a suspect who could be lying. This show helps us look into the emotions and gestures that we sometimes consciously and unconsciously show to the world, as our form of communication.

What is Non-Verbal Communication?

Nonverbal behaviors include all actions that take place during communication which do not use words, such as facial expressions, eye gaze, posture, use of space, and even tone of voice. 

5 Basic Expressions of Non-Verbal Communication

1) To express internal states — i.e. to signal emotions, attitudes, and physiological and other mental states

Ex. Tearing up to show sadness, furrowing one’s eyebrows to show frustration, or smiling widely to show joy

2) To construct identities as physical appearance, comportment, and even clothing oftentimes serve as basis for judging people

Ex. A woman with a designer Prada bag might be rich, or a man with a white coat on may be a doctor

 3) To regulate interaction — for example, nodding to indicate agreement

Ex. To give a thumbs up to your friend to show your support

 4) To repeat the message — i.e. using gestures to emphasize a point

Ex. To point upwards while giving a religious speech to speak about heaven

5) To substitute for words as when we refer to an object by pointing

Ex. To use one’s hands to indicate a direction 

What does this man’s clothing say about him? Your answers and opinions are indicative that you have made a judgment based on non-verbal cues.

Does culture play a role in Non-Verbal Communication?

Yes! Definitely! 

If you look at the above table, different countries have different impressions of certain gestures and signals. This shows us the nuances of non-verbal communication. Differences in nonverbal behaviors, also called “cultural displays”, among different groups of people are facilitated by rules about how to manage and modify emotional expressions according to the situation that people learn from childhood. 

Intentionality

Nonverbal communication can be intentional as well as unintentional. It serves as a vehicle of expression or impression. 

1. The expressive use refers to when we use substitutes of verbal symbols to deliver information. 

2. As a vehicle of impression, nonverbal behaviors become perceptual, with meanings that they are outside of what is being conveyed directly but they are nonetheless indicative of the communicative actor’s motivations.

The Hidden Dimension of Communication

Non-Verbal Communication is referred to as the hidden dimension of communication because if we do not understand non-verbal cues, we can sometimes miss out on the message that someone is trying to tell us.

Ex. A husband and wife are arguing about their marriage.

Wife (crying, sobbing): I am sick and tired of our marriage!

Husband (laughing): Calm down. We can fix this.

It is clear in this situation that there is a mismatch between the husband and the wife. The wife may perceive that her husband is not taking their argument seriously, because he is laughing and telling her to relax, while she is sobbing. The husband, on the other hand, is not taking the wife’s non-verbal cues of crying as a sign of distress. 

Why is it so hard to decode Non-Verbal Communication?

One challenge of non-verbal cues is that there may be a mismatch between 2 people. Like our example from the husband and wife, both parties are probably not understanding each other’s reaction. At the same time, non-verbal cues can change meanings. 

Ex. A high school student crying because of passing the UPCAT vs. failing the UPCAT.

It is clear that while the non-verbal cue is the same (crying), the student has different reasons for crying. She is crying tears of joy in one situation, and tears of sadness in another.

How can we better understand Non-Verbal Communication?

There are many factors that can cause misunderstanding with non-verbal cues, such as culture, gender, age, and many other individual attributes. However, by assessing our audience carefully, we can convey ourselves better, and at the same time understand our audience better, too!

NON-VERBAL CODES

Nonverbal codes serve as markers of important nonverbal displays that may serve to highlight similarities and differences, thereby allowing us to adjust our actions in order to nurture a positive relationship and foster understanding during intercultural encounters.

Here are 9 Non-Verbal Codes that can help us decode the various nuances of non-verbal communication.

1. Appearance  - Physical appearance is the most externally obvious code of nonverbal behavior. It may indicate age, gender, nationality, ethnicity, education, economic status, lifestyle, and attitude.  Across cultures, appearance is the basis for judging beauty, and different cultural groups decorate their body with various adornments (e.g. tattoos). How we perceive the other’s physical appearance influences our actions towards them.

2. Proxemics - This refers to the use of interpersonal space and distance in communication. Cultures differ in their use of personal space, concept of territory, and the meanings assigned to proxemic behavior. The amount of personal space we maintain between ourselves and the people we interact with shows the depth of our relationship with them. 

3. Chronemics - This refers to the study of meanings, usage, and communication of time. Different cultures have different concepts of time manifested in terms of punctuality and pace. There are two ways of looking at time: monochronic (M-time) and polychronic (P-time). The monochronic concept of time is linear, sequential, and segmented, such that time is understood to be scarce and must therefore be spent wisely on achieving tasks. The polychronic concept of time results in a leisurely pace.

4. Kinesics - Kinesic behavior, which includes posture, gestures, and facial expressions, differs from culture to culture. Gestures are hand movements used to signal speech and to convey verbal meanings. Gestures differ dramatically in meaning, extensiveness, and intensity. 

5. Haptics - Also called tactile communication, haptics varies in amount, location, type, and public or private manifestation. Haptics or touch communicates specific emotions like anger, fear, disgust, love, gratitude, and sympathy (Matsumoto & Hwang, 2012). A touch can be accidental, professional, socially polite, friendly, loving, or sexual depending on context and relationship. In a workplace setting, the exchange of touches between colleagues is characterized by professionalism.

6. Oculesics - Oculesics is the study of messages sent by the eyes, including eye contact, blinks, eye movements, and pupil dilation (Samovar et al., 2012). Eye contact and gaze serve a number of functions like expression of thought, monitoring of feedback, indication of attention, and regulation of conversation. There are cultures that value direct eye contact while others practice nominal eye contact.

7. Vocalics or Paralanguage - Vocalics or paralanguage refers to the nonverbal elements of the voice, or the tone of the human voice (Samovar et al., 2013). Paralanguage has three categories: vocal qualities, vocal characterizers, and vocal segregates. Vocal qualities include volume, rate, pitch, tempo, resonance, pronunciation, and tone. Vocal characterizers include laughing, crying, moaning, whining, and yawning. 

8. Olfactics- Olfactics is the study of interpersonal communication via smell. Olfactics are cultural in two ways: first, certain smells are connected to diet, bodily rituals, and geography; and second, the ability to smell and give valence to certain types of smell are also culturally conditioned. An interesting example is the use of perfumes, which varies among cultures.

9. Silence - Although silence acquires significance and meaning only within the communicative encounter its varying degrees of intensity in the interaction are as meaningful as language. For example, in developing relationships, silence communicates awkwardness and can make people feel uncomfortable. Across cultures, silence plays cognitive, discursive, social, and affective functions. As a social phenomenon, it regulates social distance, impression-formation, social control, and role and power negotiation.

[mariasstudyabroadexperience]

Journal Entry #6:

WUWC 1.4 discusses the importance of recognizing values within a culture, specifically individualism versus collectivism. Your beliefs from your home culture could have legal or moral implications within the culture you’re visiting. For example, in the Accident Exercise, 96% of Americans would NOT testify in court for their friend driving under the speed limit, when in fact they did. This draws attention to the individualistic vs. collectivist within cultures. In America, we pride ourselves on being self-reliant, free thinking, and singular within our decision making process. Compared to Scotland, they are also very individualistic. This concept is evident in the American film industry, such as movies that have the “self-made man” as the character. The stories that revolve around them are often heroic, and they show the value of hard work within the American cultural context. They also emphasize self-reliance, as opposed to Venezuelan culture that was mentioned in WUWC. Their culture subscribes to more collectivist views, where you help your friends and family no matter the consequences or implications. 

Another way in which culture differs is the attitude towards time, specifying between Monochronic and Polychronic. Monochronic refers to time as a given, and people are the variable. We must adhere to time, and meet the demands of deadlines and schedules. This concept rings true in American culture, and is apparent in American film as well, especially in young adult films. There is often conflict with teenagers and curfews with their parents, especially in relation to their restriction of when they have to be home. They also emphasize “morning routines” before school as timely events, and the concept of “rushing to the bus before it’s late”. As opposed to Scotland, who pride themselves in being polychronic. They don’t worry about schedules as much, and the see time as a variable that will change, according to people’s desires and needs. This was apparent in the film I watched, Local Hero, because when the main character was preparing to leave to another part of the country, he took his time and didn’t have as much concern with his schedule in relation to his trip. 

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COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

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 COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

 COM263 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2

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 Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

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 What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

 COM263 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

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 Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

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 Reflecting on your responses in the GENE Scale, how have these attitudes influenced the way you have communicated with members of other cultural groups in the past?

 COM263 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

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 How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity?

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 How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity?

 COM263 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

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 After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file]. (2011). In Films On Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) What would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language?

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 What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

 COM263 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

 dq 2

 How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

 COM263 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

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 What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

 dq 2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict?

 COM263 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

 dq 2

 What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?

 COM263 Week 1 Assignment

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Select a culture that has an established community/presence in your area/city/state. You will focus your research throughout the semester on learning about this group.

Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another tool with your instructor’s approval. A minimum of fifteen slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. The PowerPoint should include the following:

1.     1. Explain the core values and history of the cultural group and describe how the culture became established in your area (e.g., what events, motivations, persons were influential in their establishment in your area?) Include a timeline of significant events (be selective – keep the timeline minimal).

2.     2. Describe how this group has shaped the culture of the area.

3.     3. Research and describe opportunities in which this culture could be experienced locally (e.g., festival, store, restaurant, cultural center, etc.).

4.     4. Three sources are required for this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 2 Assignment

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This assignment builds on Part 1. You will continue to focus your research on the cultural group you selected in Topic 1. Write 500-750 words in response to the following:

1.     1. Clarify the definitions as well as compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

2.     2. Find concrete examples that show how this group is represented by local and/or national media (This could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows, etc.). Give specific examples of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

3.     3. Outline concrete examples of how these media caricatures influence people’s perceptions of this culture. Next, explain how these perceptions (as elements of the media consumer’s worldview) might influence their attitudes and behaviors when interacting with someone from that culture.

4.     4. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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The Identification of Communication Challenges assignment is the benchmark for: GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments. GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources. GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes. GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style. GED3C2: Apply appropriate critical inquiry strategies (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis) to issues and questions. GED4C1: Articulate knowledge of individual, group, and societal behavior. GED4C3: Acknowledge individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and interact appropriately. GED4C4: Use knowledge of the past to develop understandings concerning the present or future. GED4C5 Evaluate artistic and literary expression and how they influence and reflect society.

 COM263 Week 3 Assignment

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In 750-1,000 words, research and explain what factors influence the individual and collective identities of members of your selected cultural group. Consider the following examples of important factors to address:

1.     1. How do people from the cultural group communicate their identities through their architecture or how they organize their private and public environments?

2.     2. What is unique about their art or other mass mediated communications (e.g., magazines, books, films, comics)? You may choose to explain an individual’s work or a message/artifact created by a group or organization.

3.     3. How do they establish and manifest roles in relationships?

Give concrete examples to illustrate your selected culture’s value orientations and explain how these value orientations influence the group’s communication behaviors. Include:

1.     1. High vs. low-context

2.     2. Power-distance

3.     3. Individualistic vs. collectivistic

4.     4. Uncertainty avoidance

5.     5. Polychronic vs. monochronic

Identify one or two events in history when this group’s identity or values have been clearly challenged or encroached upon. Describe how these events may have shaped this culture’s perception of the world.

Explain how this culture’s identity is expressed through mass media channels (e.g., radio, newspapers, magazines, websites) that are created or produced by individuals within the culture.

Three to four academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment measures the following competency: C2.3: Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

 COM263 Week 4 Assignment

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This section should be 500-750 words.

Research important elements of your selected culture’s language that are important to understand in order to understand the culture (syntactics, semantics, phronology, pragmatics).

1.     1. Attend a group gathering or event that is prominent in your selected culture.

2.     2. Take field notes in which you describe the verbal communication traits of the people you observe in the service (e.g., what does it sound like? What are unusual words, phrases, or idioms used?).

3.     3. Write down as many phrases or utterances you can. Explain how the verbal communication traits you wrote about in point 2 differ from the verbal communication traits of your own cultural groups.

4.     4. Summarize your experience, incorporating scholarly articles that address the relationship between verbal communication traits and cultural distinctiveness

5.     5. How does your experience help you understand the culture differences between the culture you are researching and your own culture?

6.     6. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 5 Assignment

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Choose a film that represents interactions between at least two distinct cultures. The film must be approved by the instructor.

1.     1. As you watch the film, take notes on the nonverbal cues that the characters in the film exhibit. Be as descriptive as possible when describing the nonverbal codes you witness throughout the film.

2.     2. Explain how the nonverbal cues you witnessed in the film compare to the types of nonverbal communication codes used by the culture you have chosen to examine this semester, cite one to two scholarly sources to support your insights.

3.     3. Describe a faux pas that you witnessed in the film. To spot a faux pas, look for nonverbal or verbal communication that is not received well by members of the native culture.

The total assignment should be 500-750 words.

Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 2.1: Interpret the meaning of symbols across cultures.

 COM263 Week 6 Assignment

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Find a recent situation in which a conflict related to cultural differences occurred. You can find the situation by asking a friend if they have had any experiences, looking into the news/media for an example, or relating a personal experience you witnessed. In a total of 500-750 words, write out the details of the conflict as communicated by the source of the story.

1.     1. Based on your research in intercultural communication, explain why you think the conflict arose (reference at least one source from the textbook and/or scholarly articles on intercultural conflict to back up your recommendations).

2.     2. Explain the role of mass media and/or new media in shaping the conflict (e.g., Is one communicator responding to a negative, stereotyped view of the other?). Explain the connections between the communication behaviors of each individual in this conflict scenario and their differing worldviews.

3.     3. Write out a consultation (250-500 words from the total), outlining what the communicators in the conflict scenario need to know or do to best handle the conflict. Be specific in your recommendations and justify them with scholarly evidence (when you justify, explain what ethical considerations should be taken into account when handling the situation described in the case study). Two academic sources are required for the consultation.

Two to three academic sources are required for the consultation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit the case study and the consultation to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 4.1: Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews.

 COM263 Week 7 Culture Shock Reflection Assignment

 Details:

Think about a time when you were immersed in a new culture or co-culture.

Write a 250-500 word reflection, addressing the following:

1.     1. Explain the circumstances surrounding your immersion in a new culture/co-culture. What was the reason for your trip/experience?

2.     2. Identify the stages of culture shock present in your experience of the new culture/co-culture.

3.     3. Explain how you tried to cope with the culture shock.

4.     4. Discuss how you might cope with the culture shock in a healthier way in the future based upon what you learned about culture shock in this topic.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 COM263 Week 7 Research Presentation Assignment

 Details:

Compile parts 1-6 of your research project into a presentation. Your presentation can be constructed using one of the following formats: a video presentation, PowerPoint, or Prezi (or a format not listed, as long as it is approved by your instructor). A minimum of 20 slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. Be creative. Just make sure that you include the following sections:

1.     1. Background Information

2.     2. Media and Cultural Communication Challenges

3.     3. Cultural Identity and Value Orientations

4.     4. Verbal Communication Characteristics

5.     5. Nonverbal Communication Characteristics

6.     6. Conflict Styles and Management

7.     7. Conclusion

In the conclusion of your presentation, include a reflection on what you learned from this culture and explain why you think your intercultural communication research is an important part of minimizing the negative effects of culture shock associated with the culture you studied.

Three to five sources are required for this assignment. Each student will be assigned a presentation to review. Each student will post their peer review in the discussion forum posted in the course. The instructor will provide further instructions for the peer review.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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 GC COM263 Full Course Discussions Assignment Latest

  GC COM263 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

dq 2

What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

GC COM263 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

dq 2

Reflecting on your responses in the GENE Scale, how have these attitudes influenced the way you have communicated with members of other cultural groups in the past?

GC COM263 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity?

dq 2

How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity?

GC COM263 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file]. (2011). In Films On Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) What would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language?

http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=48621

dq 2

What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

GC COM263 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

dq 2

How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

GC COM263 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

dq 2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict?

GC COM263 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

dq 2

What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?

GC COM263 Week 1 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

Select a culture that has an established community/presence in your area/city/state. You will focus your research throughout the semester on learning about this group.

Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another tool with your instructor’s approval. A minimum of fifteen slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. The PowerPoint should include the following:

1. Explain the core values and     history of the cultural group and describe how the culture became     established in your area (e.g., what events, motivations,     persons were influential in their establishment in your area?) Include a     timeline of significant events (be selective – keep the timeline minimal).

2. Describe how this group has     shaped the culture of the area.

3. Research and describe     opportunities in which this culture could be experienced locally (e.g., festival, store, restaurant,     cultural center, etc.).

4. Three sources are required     for this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

GC COM263 Week 2 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

This assignment builds on Part 1. You will continue to focus your research on the cultural group you selected in Topic 1. Write 500-750 words in response to the following:

1. Clarify the definitions as     well as compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and     ethnocentrism.

2. Find concrete examples that     show how this group is represented by local and/or national media (This     could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows,     etc.). Give specific examples of     stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

3. Outline concrete examples of     how these media caricatures influence people’s perceptions of this culture. Next, explain how these     perceptions (as elements of the media consumer’s worldview) might     influence their attitudes and behaviors when interacting with someone from     that culture.

4. Two to three academic     resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

The Identification of Communication Challenges assignment is the benchmark for: GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments. GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources. GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes. GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style. GED3C2: Apply appropriate critical inquiry strategies (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis) to issues and questions. GED4C1: Articulate knowledge of individual, group, and societal behavior. GED4C3: Acknowledge individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and interact appropriately. GED4C4: Use knowledge of the past to develop understandings concerning the present or future. GED4C5 Evaluate artistic and literary expression and how they influence and reflect society.

GC COM263 Week 3 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

In 750-1,000 words, research and explain what factors influence the individual and collective identities of members of your selected cultural group. Consider the following examples of important factors to address:

1. How do people from the     cultural group communicate their identities through their architecture or     how they organize their private and public environments?

2. What is unique about their     art or other mass mediated communications (e.g., magazines, books, films,     comics)? You may choose to explain an individual’s work or a     message/artifact created by a group or organization.

3. How do they establish and     manifest roles in relationships?

Give concrete examples to illustrate your selected culture’s value orientations and explain how these value orientations influence the group’s communication behaviors. Include:

1. High vs. low-context

2. Power-distance

3. Individualistic vs. collectivistic

4. Uncertainty avoidance

5. Polychronic vs. monochronic

Identify one or two events in history when this group’s identity or values have been clearly challenged or encroached upon. Describe how these events may have shaped this culture’s perception of the world.

Explain how this culture’s identity is expressed through mass media channels (e.g., radio, newspapers, magazines, websites) that are created or produced by individuals within the culture.

Three to four academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment measures the following competency: C2.3: Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

GC COM263 Week 4 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

This section should be 500-750 words.

Research important elements of your selected culture’s language that are important to understand in order to understand the culture (syntactics, semantics, phronology, pragmatics).

1. Attend a group gathering or     event that is prominent in your selected culture.

2. Take field notes in which you     describe the verbal communication traits of the people you observe in the     service (e.g., what does it sound like?     What are unusual words, phrases, or idioms used?).

3. Write down as many phrases or     utterances you can. Explain     how the verbal communication traits you wrote about in point 2 differ from     the verbal communication traits of your own cultural groups.

4. Summarize your experience,     incorporating scholarly articles that address the relationship between     verbal communication traits and cultural distinctiveness

5. How does your experience help     you understand the culture differences between the culture you are     researching and your own culture?

6. Two to three academic     resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

GC COM263 Week 5 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

Choose a film that represents interactions between at least two distinct cultures. The film must be approved by the instructor.

1. As you watch the film, take     notes on the nonverbal cues that the characters in the film exhibit. Be as descriptive as possible     when describing the nonverbal codes you witness throughout the film.

2. Explain how the nonverbal     cues you witnessed in the film compare to the types of nonverbal     communication codes used by the culture you have chosen to examine this     semester, cite one to two scholarly sources to support your insights.

3. Describe a faux pas that you     witnessed in the film. To     spot a faux pas, look for nonverbal or verbal communication that is not     received well by members of the native culture.

The total assignment should be 500-750 words.

Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 2.1: Interpret the meaning of symbols across cultures.

GC COM263 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

Find a recent situation in which a conflict related to cultural differences occurred. You can find the situation by asking a friend if they have had any experiences, looking into the news/media for an example, or relating a personal experience you witnessed. In a total of 500-750 words, write out the details of the conflict as communicated by the source of the story.

1. Based on your research in     intercultural communication, explain why you think the conflict arose     (reference at least one source from the textbook and/or scholarly articles     on intercultural conflict to back up your recommendations).

2. Explain the role of mass     media and/or new media in shaping the conflict (e.g., Is one communicator     responding to a negative, stereotyped view of the other?). Explain the connections     between the communication behaviors of each individual in this conflict     scenario and their differing worldviews.

3. Write out a consultation     (250-500 words from the total), outlining what the communicators in the     conflict scenario need to know or do to best handle the conflict. Be specific in your     recommendations and justify them with scholarly evidence (when you     justify, explain what ethical considerations should be taken into account     when handling the situation described in the case study). Two academic sources are     required for the consultation.

Two to three academic sources are required for the consultation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit the case study and the consultation to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 4.1: Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews.

GC COM263 Week 7 Culture Shock Reflection Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

Think about a time when you were immersed in a new culture or co-culture.

Write a 250-500 word reflection, addressing the following:

1. Explain the circumstances     surrounding your immersion in a new culture/co-culture. What was the reason for your     trip/experience?

2. Identify the stages of     culture shock present in your experience of the new culture/co-culture.

3. Explain how you tried to cope     with the culture shock.

4. Discuss how you might cope     with the culture shock in a healthier way in the future based upon what     you learned about culture shock in this topic.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

GC COM263 Week 7 Research Presentation Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

Compile parts 1-6 of your research project into a presentation. Your presentation can be constructed using one of the following formats: a video presentation, PowerPoint, or Prezi (or a format not listed, as long as it is approved by your instructor). A minimum of 20 slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. Be creative. Just make sure that you include the following sections:

1. Background Information

2. Media and Cultural     Communication Challenges

3. Cultural Identity and Value     Orientations

4. Verbal Communication     Characteristics

5. Nonverbal Communication     Characteristics

6. Conflict Styles and     Management

7. Conclusion

In the conclusion of your presentation, include a reflection on what you learned from this culture and explain why you think your intercultural communication research is an important part of minimizing the negative effects of culture shock associated with the culture you studied.

Three to five sources are required for this assignment. Each student will be assigned a presentation to review. Each student will post their peer review in the discussion forum posted in the course. The instructor will provide further instructions for the peer review.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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 COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

 COM263 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

 dq 2

 What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

 COM263 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

 dq 2

 Reflecting on your responses in the GENE Scale, how have these attitudes influenced the way you have communicated with members of other cultural groups in the past?

 COM263 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity?

 dq 2

 How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity?

 COM263 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file]. (2011). In Films On Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) What would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language?

http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=48621

 dq 2

 What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

 COM263 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

 dq 2

 How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

 COM263 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

 dq 2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict?

 COM263 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

 dq 2

 What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?

 COM263 Week 1 Assignment

 Details:

Select a culture that has an established community/presence in your area/city/state. You will focus your research throughout the semester on learning about this group.

Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another tool with your instructor’s approval. A minimum of fifteen slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. The PowerPoint should include the following:

1.     1. Explain the core values and history of the cultural group and describe how the culture became established in your area (e.g., what events, motivations, persons were influential in their establishment in your area?) Include a timeline of significant events (be selective – keep the timeline minimal).

2.     2. Describe how this group has shaped the culture of the area.

3.     3. Research and describe opportunities in which this culture could be experienced locally (e.g., festival, store, restaurant, cultural center, etc.).

4.     4. Three sources are required for this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 2 Assignment

 Details:

This assignment builds on Part 1. You will continue to focus your research on the cultural group you selected in Topic 1. Write 500-750 words in response to the following:

1.     1. Clarify the definitions as well as compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

2.     2. Find concrete examples that show how this group is represented by local and/or national media (This could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows, etc.). Give specific examples of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

3.     3. Outline concrete examples of how these media caricatures influence people’s perceptions of this culture. Next, explain how these perceptions (as elements of the media consumer’s worldview) might influence their attitudes and behaviors when interacting with someone from that culture.

4.     4. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

The Identification of Communication Challenges assignment is the benchmark for: GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments. GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources. GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes. GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style. GED3C2: Apply appropriate critical inquiry strategies (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis) to issues and questions. GED4C1: Articulate knowledge of individual, group, and societal behavior. GED4C3: Acknowledge individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and interact appropriately. GED4C4: Use knowledge of the past to develop understandings concerning the present or future. GED4C5 Evaluate artistic and literary expression and how they influence and reflect society.

 COM263 Week 3 Assignment

 Details:

In 750-1,000 words, research and explain what factors influence the individual and collective identities of members of your selected cultural group. Consider the following examples of important factors to address:

1.     1. How do people from the cultural group communicate their identities through their architecture or how they organize their private and public environments?

2.     2. What is unique about their art or other mass mediated communications (e.g., magazines, books, films, comics)? You may choose to explain an individual’s work or a message/artifact created by a group or organization.

3.     3. How do they establish and manifest roles in relationships?

Give concrete examples to illustrate your selected culture’s value orientations and explain how these value orientations influence the group’s communication behaviors. Include:

1.     1. High vs. low-context

2.     2. Power-distance

3.     3. Individualistic vs. collectivistic

4.     4. Uncertainty avoidance

5.     5. Polychronic vs. monochronic

Identify one or two events in history when this group’s identity or values have been clearly challenged or encroached upon. Describe how these events may have shaped this culture’s perception of the world.

Explain how this culture’s identity is expressed through mass media channels (e.g., radio, newspapers, magazines, websites) that are created or produced by individuals within the culture.

Three to four academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment measures the following competency: C2.3: Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

 COM263 Week 4 Assignment

 Details:

This section should be 500-750 words.

Research important elements of your selected culture’s language that are important to understand in order to understand the culture (syntactics, semantics, phronology, pragmatics).

1.     1. Attend a group gathering or event that is prominent in your selected culture.

2.     2. Take field notes in which you describe the verbal communication traits of the people you observe in the service (e.g., what does it sound like? What are unusual words, phrases, or idioms used?).

3.     3. Write down as many phrases or utterances you can. Explain how the verbal communication traits you wrote about in point 2 differ from the verbal communication traits of your own cultural groups.

4.     4. Summarize your experience, incorporating scholarly articles that address the relationship between verbal communication traits and cultural distinctiveness

5.     5. How does your experience help you understand the culture differences between the culture you are researching and your own culture?

6.     6. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 5 Assignment

 Details:

Choose a film that represents interactions between at least two distinct cultures. The film must be approved by the instructor.

1.     1. As you watch the film, take notes on the nonverbal cues that the characters in the film exhibit. Be as descriptive as possible when describing the nonverbal codes you witness throughout the film.

2.     2. Explain how the nonverbal cues you witnessed in the film compare to the types of nonverbal communication codes used by the culture you have chosen to examine this semester, cite one to two scholarly sources to support your insights.

3.     3. Describe a faux pas that you witnessed in the film. To spot a faux pas, look for nonverbal or verbal communication that is not received well by members of the native culture.

The total assignment should be 500-750 words.

Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 2.1: Interpret the meaning of symbols across cultures.

 COM263 Week 6 Assignment

 Details:

Find a recent situation in which a conflict related to cultural differences occurred. You can find the situation by asking a friend if they have had any experiences, looking into the news/media for an example, or relating a personal experience you witnessed. In a total of 500-750 words, write out the details of the conflict as communicated by the source of the story.

1.     1. Based on your research in intercultural communication, explain why you think the conflict arose (reference at least one source from the textbook and/or scholarly articles on intercultural conflict to back up your recommendations).

2.     2. Explain the role of mass media and/or new media in shaping the conflict (e.g., Is one communicator responding to a negative, stereotyped view of the other?). Explain the connections between the communication behaviors of each individual in this conflict scenario and their differing worldviews.

3.     3. Write out a consultation (250-500 words from the total), outlining what the communicators in the conflict scenario need to know or do to best handle the conflict. Be specific in your recommendations and justify them with scholarly evidence (when you justify, explain what ethical considerations should be taken into account when handling the situation described in the case study). Two academic sources are required for the consultation.

Two to three academic sources are required for the consultation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit the case study and the consultation to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 4.1: Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews.

 COM263 Week 7 Culture Shock Reflection Assignment

 Details:

Think about a time when you were immersed in a new culture or co-culture.

Write a 250-500 word reflection, addressing the following:

1.     1. Explain the circumstances surrounding your immersion in a new culture/co-culture. What was the reason for your trip/experience?

2.     2. Identify the stages of culture shock present in your experience of the new culture/co-culture.

3.     3. Explain how you tried to cope with the culture shock.

4.     4. Discuss how you might cope with the culture shock in a healthier way in the future based upon what you learned about culture shock in this topic.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 COM263 Week 7 Research Presentation Assignment

 Details:

Compile parts 1-6 of your research project into a presentation. Your presentation can be constructed using one of the following formats: a video presentation, PowerPoint, or Prezi (or a format not listed, as long as it is approved by your instructor). A minimum of 20 slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. Be creative. Just make sure that you include the following sections:

1.     1. Background Information

2.     2. Media and Cultural Communication Challenges

3.     3. Cultural Identity and Value Orientations

4.     4. Verbal Communication Characteristics

5.     5. Nonverbal Communication Characteristics

6.     6. Conflict Styles and Management

7.     7. Conclusion

In the conclusion of your presentation, include a reflection on what you learned from this culture and explain why you think your intercultural communication research is an important part of minimizing the negative effects of culture shock associated with the culture you studied.

Three to five sources are required for this assignment. Each student will be assigned a presentation to review. Each student will post their peer review in the discussion forum posted in the course. The instructor will provide further instructions for the peer review.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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 COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

 COM263 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

 dq 2

 What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

 COM263 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

 dq 2

 Reflecting on your responses in the GENE Scale, how have these attitudes influenced the way you have communicated with members of other cultural groups in the past?

 COM263 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity?

 dq 2

 How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity?

 COM263 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file]. (2011). In Films On Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) What would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language?

http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=48621

 dq 2

 What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

 COM263 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

 dq 2

 How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

 COM263 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

 dq 2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict?

 COM263 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

 dq 2

 What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?

 COM263 Week 1 Assignment

 Details:

Select a culture that has an established community/presence in your area/city/state. You will focus your research throughout the semester on learning about this group.

Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another tool with your instructor’s approval. A minimum of fifteen slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. The PowerPoint should include the following:

1.     1. Explain the core values and history of the cultural group and describe how the culture became established in your area (e.g., what events, motivations, persons were influential in their establishment in your area?) Include a timeline of significant events (be selective – keep the timeline minimal).

2.     2. Describe how this group has shaped the culture of the area.

3.     3. Research and describe opportunities in which this culture could be experienced locally (e.g., festival, store, restaurant, cultural center, etc.).

4.     4. Three sources are required for this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 2 Assignment

 Details:

This assignment builds on Part 1. You will continue to focus your research on the cultural group you selected in Topic 1. Write 500-750 words in response to the following:

1.     1. Clarify the definitions as well as compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

2.     2. Find concrete examples that show how this group is represented by local and/or national media (This could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows, etc.). Give specific examples of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

3.     3. Outline concrete examples of how these media caricatures influence people’s perceptions of this culture. Next, explain how these perceptions (as elements of the media consumer’s worldview) might influence their attitudes and behaviors when interacting with someone from that culture.

4.     4. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

The Identification of Communication Challenges assignment is the benchmark for: GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments. GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources. GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes. GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style. GED3C2: Apply appropriate critical inquiry strategies (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis) to issues and questions. GED4C1: Articulate knowledge of individual, group, and societal behavior. GED4C3: Acknowledge individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and interact appropriately. GED4C4: Use knowledge of the past to develop understandings concerning the present or future. GED4C5 Evaluate artistic and literary expression and how they influence and reflect society.

 COM263 Week 3 Assignment

 Details:

In 750-1,000 words, research and explain what factors influence the individual and collective identities of members of your selected cultural group. Consider the following examples of important factors to address:

1.     1. How do people from the cultural group communicate their identities through their architecture or how they organize their private and public environments?

2.     2. What is unique about their art or other mass mediated communications (e.g., magazines, books, films, comics)? You may choose to explain an individual’s work or a message/artifact created by a group or organization.

3.     3. How do they establish and manifest roles in relationships?

Give concrete examples to illustrate your selected culture’s value orientations and explain how these value orientations influence the group’s communication behaviors. Include:

1.     1. High vs. low-context

2.     2. Power-distance

3.     3. Individualistic vs. collectivistic

4.     4. Uncertainty avoidance

5.     5. Polychronic vs. monochronic

Identify one or two events in history when this group’s identity or values have been clearly challenged or encroached upon. Describe how these events may have shaped this culture’s perception of the world.

Explain how this culture’s identity is expressed through mass media channels (e.g., radio, newspapers, magazines, websites) that are created or produced by individuals within the culture.

Three to four academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment measures the following competency: C2.3: Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

 COM263 Week 4 Assignment

 Details:

This section should be 500-750 words.

Research important elements of your selected culture’s language that are important to understand in order to understand the culture (syntactics, semantics, phronology, pragmatics).

1.     1. Attend a group gathering or event that is prominent in your selected culture.

2.     2. Take field notes in which you describe the verbal communication traits of the people you observe in the service (e.g., what does it sound like? What are unusual words, phrases, or idioms used?).

3.     3. Write down as many phrases or utterances you can. Explain how the verbal communication traits you wrote about in point 2 differ from the verbal communication traits of your own cultural groups.

4.     4. Summarize your experience, incorporating scholarly articles that address the relationship between verbal communication traits and cultural distinctiveness

5.     5. How does your experience help you understand the culture differences between the culture you are researching and your own culture?

6.     6. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 5 Assignment

 Details:

Choose a film that represents interactions between at least two distinct cultures. The film must be approved by the instructor.

1.     1. As you watch the film, take notes on the nonverbal cues that the characters in the film exhibit. Be as descriptive as possible when describing the nonverbal codes you witness throughout the film.

2.     2. Explain how the nonverbal cues you witnessed in the film compare to the types of nonverbal communication codes used by the culture you have chosen to examine this semester, cite one to two scholarly sources to support your insights.

3.     3. Describe a faux pas that you witnessed in the film. To spot a faux pas, look for nonverbal or verbal communication that is not received well by members of the native culture.

The total assignment should be 500-750 words.

Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 2.1: Interpret the meaning of symbols across cultures.

 COM263 Week 6 Assignment

 Details:

Find a recent situation in which a conflict related to cultural differences occurred. You can find the situation by asking a friend if they have had any experiences, looking into the news/media for an example, or relating a personal experience you witnessed. In a total of 500-750 words, write out the details of the conflict as communicated by the source of the story.

1.     1. Based on your research in intercultural communication, explain why you think the conflict arose (reference at least one source from the textbook and/or scholarly articles on intercultural conflict to back up your recommendations).

2.     2. Explain the role of mass media and/or new media in shaping the conflict (e.g., Is one communicator responding to a negative, stereotyped view of the other?). Explain the connections between the communication behaviors of each individual in this conflict scenario and their differing worldviews.

3.     3. Write out a consultation (250-500 words from the total), outlining what the communicators in the conflict scenario need to know or do to best handle the conflict. Be specific in your recommendations and justify them with scholarly evidence (when you justify, explain what ethical considerations should be taken into account when handling the situation described in the case study). Two academic sources are required for the consultation.

Two to three academic sources are required for the consultation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit the case study and the consultation to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 4.1: Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews.

 COM263 Week 7 Culture Shock Reflection Assignment

 Details:

Think about a time when you were immersed in a new culture or co-culture.

Write a 250-500 word reflection, addressing the following:

1.     1. Explain the circumstances surrounding your immersion in a new culture/co-culture. What was the reason for your trip/experience?

2.     2. Identify the stages of culture shock present in your experience of the new culture/co-culture.

3.     3. Explain how you tried to cope with the culture shock.

4.     4. Discuss how you might cope with the culture shock in a healthier way in the future based upon what you learned about culture shock in this topic.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 COM263 Week 7 Research Presentation Assignment

 Details:

Compile parts 1-6 of your research project into a presentation. Your presentation can be constructed using one of the following formats: a video presentation, PowerPoint, or Prezi (or a format not listed, as long as it is approved by your instructor). A minimum of 20 slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. Be creative. Just make sure that you include the following sections:

1.     1. Background Information

2.     2. Media and Cultural Communication Challenges

3.     3. Cultural Identity and Value Orientations

4.     4. Verbal Communication Characteristics

5.     5. Nonverbal Communication Characteristics

6.     6. Conflict Styles and Management

7.     7. Conclusion

In the conclusion of your presentation, include a reflection on what you learned from this culture and explain why you think your intercultural communication research is an important part of minimizing the negative effects of culture shock associated with the culture you studied.

Three to five sources are required for this assignment. Each student will be assigned a presentation to review. Each student will post their peer review in the discussion forum posted in the course. The instructor will provide further instructions for the peer review.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

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 COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

 COM263 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

 dq 2

 What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

 COM263 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

 dq 2

 Reflecting on your responses in the GENE Scale, how have these attitudes influenced the way you have communicated with members of other cultural groups in the past?

 COM263 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity?

 dq 2

 How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity?

 COM263 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file]. (2011). In Films On Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) What would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language?

http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=48621

 dq 2

 What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

 COM263 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

 dq 2

 How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

 COM263 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

 dq 2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict?

 COM263 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

 dq 2

 What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?

 COM263 Week 1 Assignment

 Details:

Select a culture that has an established community/presence in your area/city/state. You will focus your research throughout the semester on learning about this group.

Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another tool with your instructor’s approval. A minimum of fifteen slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. The PowerPoint should include the following:

1.     1. Explain the core values and history of the cultural group and describe how the culture became established in your area (e.g., what events, motivations, persons were influential in their establishment in your area?) Include a timeline of significant events (be selective – keep the timeline minimal).

2.     2. Describe how this group has shaped the culture of the area.

3.     3. Research and describe opportunities in which this culture could be experienced locally (e.g., festival, store, restaurant, cultural center, etc.).

4.     4. Three sources are required for this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 2 Assignment

 Details:

This assignment builds on Part 1. You will continue to focus your research on the cultural group you selected in Topic 1. Write 500-750 words in response to the following:

1.     1. Clarify the definitions as well as compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

2.     2. Find concrete examples that show how this group is represented by local and/or national media (This could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows, etc.). Give specific examples of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

3.     3. Outline concrete examples of how these media caricatures influence people’s perceptions of this culture. Next, explain how these perceptions (as elements of the media consumer’s worldview) might influence their attitudes and behaviors when interacting with someone from that culture.

4.     4. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

The Identification of Communication Challenges assignment is the benchmark for: GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments. GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources. GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes. GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style. GED3C2: Apply appropriate critical inquiry strategies (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis) to issues and questions. GED4C1: Articulate knowledge of individual, group, and societal behavior. GED4C3: Acknowledge individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and interact appropriately. GED4C4: Use knowledge of the past to develop understandings concerning the present or future. GED4C5 Evaluate artistic and literary expression and how they influence and reflect society.

 COM263 Week 3 Assignment

 Details:

In 750-1,000 words, research and explain what factors influence the individual and collective identities of members of your selected cultural group. Consider the following examples of important factors to address:

1.     1. How do people from the cultural group communicate their identities through their architecture or how they organize their private and public environments?

2.     2. What is unique about their art or other mass mediated communications (e.g., magazines, books, films, comics)? You may choose to explain an individual’s work or a message/artifact created by a group or organization.

3.     3. How do they establish and manifest roles in relationships?

Give concrete examples to illustrate your selected culture’s value orientations and explain how these value orientations influence the group’s communication behaviors. Include:

1.     1. High vs. low-context

2.     2. Power-distance

3.     3. Individualistic vs. collectivistic

4.     4. Uncertainty avoidance

5.     5. Polychronic vs. monochronic

Identify one or two events in history when this group’s identity or values have been clearly challenged or encroached upon. Describe how these events may have shaped this culture’s perception of the world.

Explain how this culture’s identity is expressed through mass media channels (e.g., radio, newspapers, magazines, websites) that are created or produced by individuals within the culture.

Three to four academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment measures the following competency: C2.3: Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

 COM263 Week 4 Assignment

 Details:

This section should be 500-750 words.

Research important elements of your selected culture’s language that are important to understand in order to understand the culture (syntactics, semantics, phronology, pragmatics).

1.     1. Attend a group gathering or event that is prominent in your selected culture.

2.     2. Take field notes in which you describe the verbal communication traits of the people you observe in the service (e.g., what does it sound like? What are unusual words, phrases, or idioms used?).

3.     3. Write down as many phrases or utterances you can. Explain how the verbal communication traits you wrote about in point 2 differ from the verbal communication traits of your own cultural groups.

4.     4. Summarize your experience, incorporating scholarly articles that address the relationship between verbal communication traits and cultural distinctiveness

5.     5. How does your experience help you understand the culture differences between the culture you are researching and your own culture?

6.     6. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 5 Assignment

 Details:

Choose a film that represents interactions between at least two distinct cultures. The film must be approved by the instructor.

1.     1. As you watch the film, take notes on the nonverbal cues that the characters in the film exhibit. Be as descriptive as possible when describing the nonverbal codes you witness throughout the film.

2.     2. Explain how the nonverbal cues you witnessed in the film compare to the types of nonverbal communication codes used by the culture you have chosen to examine this semester, cite one to two scholarly sources to support your insights.

3.     3. Describe a faux pas that you witnessed in the film. To spot a faux pas, look for nonverbal or verbal communication that is not received well by members of the native culture.

The total assignment should be 500-750 words.

Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 2.1: Interpret the meaning of symbols across cultures.

 COM263 Week 6 Assignment

 Details:

Find a recent situation in which a conflict related to cultural differences occurred. You can find the situation by asking a friend if they have had any experiences, looking into the news/media for an example, or relating a personal experience you witnessed. In a total of 500-750 words, write out the details of the conflict as communicated by the source of the story.

1.     1. Based on your research in intercultural communication, explain why you think the conflict arose (reference at least one source from the textbook and/or scholarly articles on intercultural conflict to back up your recommendations).

2.     2. Explain the role of mass media and/or new media in shaping the conflict (e.g., Is one communicator responding to a negative, stereotyped view of the other?). Explain the connections between the communication behaviors of each individual in this conflict scenario and their differing worldviews.

3.     3. Write out a consultation (250-500 words from the total), outlining what the communicators in the conflict scenario need to know or do to best handle the conflict. Be specific in your recommendations and justify them with scholarly evidence (when you justify, explain what ethical considerations should be taken into account when handling the situation described in the case study). Two academic sources are required for the consultation.

Two to three academic sources are required for the consultation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit the case study and the consultation to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 4.1: Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews.

 COM263 Week 7 Culture Shock Reflection Assignment

 Details:

Think about a time when you were immersed in a new culture or co-culture.

Write a 250-500 word reflection, addressing the following:

1.     1. Explain the circumstances surrounding your immersion in a new culture/co-culture. What was the reason for your trip/experience?

2.     2. Identify the stages of culture shock present in your experience of the new culture/co-culture.

3.     3. Explain how you tried to cope with the culture shock.

4.     4. Discuss how you might cope with the culture shock in a healthier way in the future based upon what you learned about culture shock in this topic.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 COM263 Week 7 Research Presentation Assignment

 Details:

Compile parts 1-6 of your research project into a presentation. Your presentation can be constructed using one of the following formats: a video presentation, PowerPoint, or Prezi (or a format not listed, as long as it is approved by your instructor). A minimum of 20 slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. Be creative. Just make sure that you include the following sections:

1.     1. Background Information

2.     2. Media and Cultural Communication Challenges

3.     3. Cultural Identity and Value Orientations

4.     4. Verbal Communication Characteristics

5.     5. Nonverbal Communication Characteristics

6.     6. Conflict Styles and Management

7.     7. Conclusion

In the conclusion of your presentation, include a reflection on what you learned from this culture and explain why you think your intercultural communication research is an important part of minimizing the negative effects of culture shock associated with the culture you studied.

Three to five sources are required for this assignment. Each student will be assigned a presentation to review. Each student will post their peer review in the discussion forum posted in the course. The instructor will provide further instructions for the peer review.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

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 COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

 COM263 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

 dq 2

 What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

 COM263 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

 dq 2

 Reflecting on your responses in the GENE Scale, how have these attitudes influenced the way you have communicated with members of other cultural groups in the past?

 COM263 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity?

 dq 2

 How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity?

 COM263 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file]. (2011). In Films On Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) What would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language?

http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=48621

 dq 2

 What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

 COM263 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

 dq 2

 How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

 COM263 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

 dq 2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict?

 COM263 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

 dq 2

 What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?

 COM263 Week 1 Assignment

 Details:

Select a culture that has an established community/presence in your area/city/state. You will focus your research throughout the semester on learning about this group.

Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another tool with your instructor’s approval. A minimum of fifteen slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. The PowerPoint should include the following:

1.     1. Explain the core values and history of the cultural group and describe how the culture became established in your area (e.g., what events, motivations, persons were influential in their establishment in your area?) Include a timeline of significant events (be selective – keep the timeline minimal).

2.     2. Describe how this group has shaped the culture of the area.

3.     3. Research and describe opportunities in which this culture could be experienced locally (e.g., festival, store, restaurant, cultural center, etc.).

4.     4. Three sources are required for this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 2 Assignment

 Details:

This assignment builds on Part 1. You will continue to focus your research on the cultural group you selected in Topic 1. Write 500-750 words in response to the following:

1.     1. Clarify the definitions as well as compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

2.     2. Find concrete examples that show how this group is represented by local and/or national media (This could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows, etc.). Give specific examples of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

3.     3. Outline concrete examples of how these media caricatures influence people’s perceptions of this culture. Next, explain how these perceptions (as elements of the media consumer’s worldview) might influence their attitudes and behaviors when interacting with someone from that culture.

4.     4. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

The Identification of Communication Challenges assignment is the benchmark for: GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments. GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources. GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes. GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style. GED3C2: Apply appropriate critical inquiry strategies (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis) to issues and questions. GED4C1: Articulate knowledge of individual, group, and societal behavior. GED4C3: Acknowledge individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and interact appropriately. GED4C4: Use knowledge of the past to develop understandings concerning the present or future. GED4C5 Evaluate artistic and literary expression and how they influence and reflect society.

 COM263 Week 3 Assignment

 Details:

In 750-1,000 words, research and explain what factors influence the individual and collective identities of members of your selected cultural group. Consider the following examples of important factors to address:

1.     1. How do people from the cultural group communicate their identities through their architecture or how they organize their private and public environments?

2.     2. What is unique about their art or other mass mediated communications (e.g., magazines, books, films, comics)? You may choose to explain an individual’s work or a message/artifact created by a group or organization.

3.     3. How do they establish and manifest roles in relationships?

Give concrete examples to illustrate your selected culture’s value orientations and explain how these value orientations influence the group’s communication behaviors. Include:

1.     1. High vs. low-context

2.     2. Power-distance

3.     3. Individualistic vs. collectivistic

4.     4. Uncertainty avoidance

5.     5. Polychronic vs. monochronic

Identify one or two events in history when this group’s identity or values have been clearly challenged or encroached upon. Describe how these events may have shaped this culture’s perception of the world.

Explain how this culture’s identity is expressed through mass media channels (e.g., radio, newspapers, magazines, websites) that are created or produced by individuals within the culture.

Three to four academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment measures the following competency: C2.3: Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

 COM263 Week 4 Assignment

 Details:

This section should be 500-750 words.

Research important elements of your selected culture’s language that are important to understand in order to understand the culture (syntactics, semantics, phronology, pragmatics).

1.     1. Attend a group gathering or event that is prominent in your selected culture.

2.     2. Take field notes in which you describe the verbal communication traits of the people you observe in the service (e.g., what does it sound like? What are unusual words, phrases, or idioms used?).

3.     3. Write down as many phrases or utterances you can. Explain how the verbal communication traits you wrote about in point 2 differ from the verbal communication traits of your own cultural groups.

4.     4. Summarize your experience, incorporating scholarly articles that address the relationship between verbal communication traits and cultural distinctiveness

5.     5. How does your experience help you understand the culture differences between the culture you are researching and your own culture?

6.     6. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 5 Assignment

 Details:

Choose a film that represents interactions between at least two distinct cultures. The film must be approved by the instructor.

1.     1. As you watch the film, take notes on the nonverbal cues that the characters in the film exhibit. Be as descriptive as possible when describing the nonverbal codes you witness throughout the film.

2.     2. Explain how the nonverbal cues you witnessed in the film compare to the types of nonverbal communication codes used by the culture you have chosen to examine this semester, cite one to two scholarly sources to support your insights.

3.     3. Describe a faux pas that you witnessed in the film. To spot a faux pas, look for nonverbal or verbal communication that is not received well by members of the native culture.

The total assignment should be 500-750 words.

Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 2.1: Interpret the meaning of symbols across cultures.

 COM263 Week 6 Assignment

 Details:

Find a recent situation in which a conflict related to cultural differences occurred. You can find the situation by asking a friend if they have had any experiences, looking into the news/media for an example, or relating a personal experience you witnessed. In a total of 500-750 words, write out the details of the conflict as communicated by the source of the story.

1.     1. Based on your research in intercultural communication, explain why you think the conflict arose (reference at least one source from the textbook and/or scholarly articles on intercultural conflict to back up your recommendations).

2.     2. Explain the role of mass media and/or new media in shaping the conflict (e.g., Is one communicator responding to a negative, stereotyped view of the other?). Explain the connections between the communication behaviors of each individual in this conflict scenario and their differing worldviews.

3.     3. Write out a consultation (250-500 words from the total), outlining what the communicators in the conflict scenario need to know or do to best handle the conflict. Be specific in your recommendations and justify them with scholarly evidence (when you justify, explain what ethical considerations should be taken into account when handling the situation described in the case study). Two academic sources are required for the consultation.

Two to three academic sources are required for the consultation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit the case study and the consultation to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 4.1: Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews.

 COM263 Week 7 Culture Shock Reflection Assignment

 Details:

Think about a time when you were immersed in a new culture or co-culture.

Write a 250-500 word reflection, addressing the following:

1.     1. Explain the circumstances surrounding your immersion in a new culture/co-culture. What was the reason for your trip/experience?

2.     2. Identify the stages of culture shock present in your experience of the new culture/co-culture.

3.     3. Explain how you tried to cope with the culture shock.

4.     4. Discuss how you might cope with the culture shock in a healthier way in the future based upon what you learned about culture shock in this topic.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 COM263 Week 7 Research Presentation Assignment

 Details:

Compile parts 1-6 of your research project into a presentation. Your presentation can be constructed using one of the following formats: a video presentation, PowerPoint, or Prezi (or a format not listed, as long as it is approved by your instructor). A minimum of 20 slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. Be creative. Just make sure that you include the following sections:

1.     1. Background Information

2.     2. Media and Cultural Communication Challenges

3.     3. Cultural Identity and Value Orientations

4.     4. Verbal Communication Characteristics

5.     5. Nonverbal Communication Characteristics

6.     6. Conflict Styles and Management

7.     7. Conclusion

In the conclusion of your presentation, include a reflection on what you learned from this culture and explain why you think your intercultural communication research is an important part of minimizing the negative effects of culture shock associated with the culture you studied.

Three to five sources are required for this assignment. Each student will be assigned a presentation to review. Each student will post their peer review in the discussion forum posted in the course. The instructor will provide further instructions for the peer review.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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 COM263 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

 dq 2

 What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

 COM263 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

 dq 2

 Reflecting on your responses in the GENE Scale, how have these attitudes influenced the way you have communicated with members of other cultural groups in the past?

 COM263 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity?

 dq 2

 How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity?

 COM263 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file]. (2011). In Films On Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) What would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language?

http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=48621

 dq 2

 What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

 COM263 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

 dq 2

 How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

 COM263 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

 dq 2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict?

 COM263 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2

 dq 1

 If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

 dq 2

 What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?

 COM263 Week 1 Assignment

 Details:

Select a culture that has an established community/presence in your area/city/state. You will focus your research throughout the semester on learning about this group.

Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another tool with your instructor’s approval. A minimum of fifteen slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. The PowerPoint should include the following:

1.     1. Explain the core values and history of the cultural group and describe how the culture became established in your area (e.g., what events, motivations, persons were influential in their establishment in your area?) Include a timeline of significant events (be selective – keep the timeline minimal).

2.     2. Describe how this group has shaped the culture of the area.

3.     3. Research and describe opportunities in which this culture could be experienced locally (e.g., festival, store, restaurant, cultural center, etc.).

4.     4. Three sources are required for this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 2 Assignment

 Details:

This assignment builds on Part 1. You will continue to focus your research on the cultural group you selected in Topic 1. Write 500-750 words in response to the following:

1.     1. Clarify the definitions as well as compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

2.     2. Find concrete examples that show how this group is represented by local and/or national media (This could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows, etc.). Give specific examples of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

3.     3. Outline concrete examples of how these media caricatures influence people’s perceptions of this culture. Next, explain how these perceptions (as elements of the media consumer’s worldview) might influence their attitudes and behaviors when interacting with someone from that culture.

4.     4. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

The Identification of Communication Challenges assignment is the benchmark for: GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments. GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources. GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes. GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style. GED3C2: Apply appropriate critical inquiry strategies (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis) to issues and questions. GED4C1: Articulate knowledge of individual, group, and societal behavior. GED4C3: Acknowledge individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and interact appropriately. GED4C4: Use knowledge of the past to develop understandings concerning the present or future. GED4C5 Evaluate artistic and literary expression and how they influence and reflect society.

 COM263 Week 3 Assignment

 Details:

In 750-1,000 words, research and explain what factors influence the individual and collective identities of members of your selected cultural group. Consider the following examples of important factors to address:

1.     1. How do people from the cultural group communicate their identities through their architecture or how they organize their private and public environments?

2.     2. What is unique about their art or other mass mediated communications (e.g., magazines, books, films, comics)? You may choose to explain an individual’s work or a message/artifact created by a group or organization.

3.     3. How do they establish and manifest roles in relationships?

Give concrete examples to illustrate your selected culture’s value orientations and explain how these value orientations influence the group’s communication behaviors. Include:

1.     1. High vs. low-context

2.     2. Power-distance

3.     3. Individualistic vs. collectivistic

4.     4. Uncertainty avoidance

5.     5. Polychronic vs. monochronic

Identify one or two events in history when this group’s identity or values have been clearly challenged or encroached upon. Describe how these events may have shaped this culture’s perception of the world.

Explain how this culture’s identity is expressed through mass media channels (e.g., radio, newspapers, magazines, websites) that are created or produced by individuals within the culture.

Three to four academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment measures the following competency: C2.3: Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

 COM263 Week 4 Assignment

 Details:

This section should be 500-750 words.

Research important elements of your selected culture’s language that are important to understand in order to understand the culture (syntactics, semantics, phronology, pragmatics).

1.     1. Attend a group gathering or event that is prominent in your selected culture.

2.     2. Take field notes in which you describe the verbal communication traits of the people you observe in the service (e.g., what does it sound like? What are unusual words, phrases, or idioms used?).

3.     3. Write down as many phrases or utterances you can. Explain how the verbal communication traits you wrote about in point 2 differ from the verbal communication traits of your own cultural groups.

4.     4. Summarize your experience, incorporating scholarly articles that address the relationship between verbal communication traits and cultural distinctiveness

5.     5. How does your experience help you understand the culture differences between the culture you are researching and your own culture?

6.     6. Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 COM263 Week 5 Assignment

 Details:

Choose a film that represents interactions between at least two distinct cultures. The film must be approved by the instructor.

1.     1. As you watch the film, take notes on the nonverbal cues that the characters in the film exhibit. Be as descriptive as possible when describing the nonverbal codes you witness throughout the film.

2.     2. Explain how the nonverbal cues you witnessed in the film compare to the types of nonverbal communication codes used by the culture you have chosen to examine this semester, cite one to two scholarly sources to support your insights.

3.     3. Describe a faux pas that you witnessed in the film. To spot a faux pas, look for nonverbal or verbal communication that is not received well by members of the native culture.

The total assignment should be 500-750 words.

Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 2.1: Interpret the meaning of symbols across cultures.

 COM263 Week 6 Assignment

 Details:

Find a recent situation in which a conflict related to cultural differences occurred. You can find the situation by asking a friend if they have had any experiences, looking into the news/media for an example, or relating a personal experience you witnessed. In a total of 500-750 words, write out the details of the conflict as communicated by the source of the story.

1.     1. Based on your research in intercultural communication, explain why you think the conflict arose (reference at least one source from the textbook and/or scholarly articles on intercultural conflict to back up your recommendations).

2.     2. Explain the role of mass media and/or new media in shaping the conflict (e.g., Is one communicator responding to a negative, stereotyped view of the other?). Explain the connections between the communication behaviors of each individual in this conflict scenario and their differing worldviews.

3.     3. Write out a consultation (250-500 words from the total), outlining what the communicators in the conflict scenario need to know or do to best handle the conflict. Be specific in your recommendations and justify them with scholarly evidence (when you justify, explain what ethical considerations should be taken into account when handling the situation described in the case study). Two academic sources are required for the consultation.

Two to three academic sources are required for the consultation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit the case study and the consultation to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 4.1: Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews.

 COM263 Week 7 Culture Shock Reflection Assignment

 Details:

Think about a time when you were immersed in a new culture or co-culture.

Write a 250-500 word reflection, addressing the following:

1.     1. Explain the circumstances surrounding your immersion in a new culture/co-culture. What was the reason for your trip/experience?

2.     2. Identify the stages of culture shock present in your experience of the new culture/co-culture.

3.     3. Explain how you tried to cope with the culture shock.

4.     4. Discuss how you might cope with the culture shock in a healthier way in the future based upon what you learned about culture shock in this topic.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 COM263 Week 7 Research Presentation Assignment

 Details:

Compile parts 1-6 of your research project into a presentation. Your presentation can be constructed using one of the following formats: a video presentation, PowerPoint, or Prezi (or a format not listed, as long as it is approved by your instructor). A minimum of 20 slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. Be creative. Just make sure that you include the following sections:

1.     1. Background Information

2.     2. Media and Cultural Communication Challenges

3.     3. Cultural Identity and Value Orientations

4.     4. Verbal Communication Characteristics

5.     5. Nonverbal Communication Characteristics

6.     6. Conflict Styles and Management

7.     7. Conclusion

In the conclusion of your presentation, include a reflection on what you learned from this culture and explain why you think your intercultural communication research is an important part of minimizing the negative effects of culture shock associated with the culture you studied.

Three to five sources are required for this assignment. Each student will be assigned a presentation to review. Each student will post their peer review in the discussion forum posted in the course. The instructor will provide further instructions for the peer review.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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 GC COM263 Full Course Discussions Assignment Latest

  GC COM263 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

dq 2

What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

GC COM263 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

dq 2

Reflecting on your responses in the GENE Scale, how have these attitudes influenced the way you have communicated with members of other cultural groups in the past?

GC COM263 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity?

dq 2

How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity?

GC COM263 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file]. (2011). In Films On Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) What would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language?

http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=48621

dq 2

What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

GC COM263 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

dq 2

How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

GC COM263 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

dq 2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict?

GC COM263 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 August

dq 1

If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

dq 2

What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?

GC COM263 Week 1 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

Select a culture that has an established community/presence in your area/city/state. You will focus your research throughout the semester on learning about this group.

Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another tool with your instructor’s approval. A minimum of fifteen slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. The PowerPoint should include the following:

1. Explain the core values and     history of the cultural group and describe how the culture became     established in your area (e.g., what events, motivations,     persons were influential in their establishment in your area?) Include a     timeline of significant events (be selective – keep the timeline minimal).

2. Describe how this group has     shaped the culture of the area.

3. Research and describe     opportunities in which this culture could be experienced locally (e.g., festival, store, restaurant,     cultural center, etc.).

4. Three sources are required     for this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

GC COM263 Week 2 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

This assignment builds on Part 1. You will continue to focus your research on the cultural group you selected in Topic 1. Write 500-750 words in response to the following:

1. Clarify the definitions as     well as compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and     ethnocentrism.

2. Find concrete examples that     show how this group is represented by local and/or national media (This     could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows,     etc.). Give specific examples of     stereotyping and ethnocentrism.

3. Outline concrete examples of     how these media caricatures influence people’s perceptions of this culture. Next, explain how these     perceptions (as elements of the media consumer’s worldview) might     influence their attitudes and behaviors when interacting with someone from     that culture.

4. Two to three academic     resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

The Identification of Communication Challenges assignment is the benchmark for: GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments. GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources. GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes. GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style. GED3C2: Apply appropriate critical inquiry strategies (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis) to issues and questions. GED4C1: Articulate knowledge of individual, group, and societal behavior. GED4C3: Acknowledge individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and interact appropriately. GED4C4: Use knowledge of the past to develop understandings concerning the present or future. GED4C5 Evaluate artistic and literary expression and how they influence and reflect society.

GC COM263 Week 3 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

In 750-1,000 words, research and explain what factors influence the individual and collective identities of members of your selected cultural group. Consider the following examples of important factors to address:

1. How do people from the     cultural group communicate their identities through their architecture or     how they organize their private and public environments?

2. What is unique about their     art or other mass mediated communications (e.g., magazines, books, films,     comics)? You may choose to explain an individual’s work or a     message/artifact created by a group or organization.

3. How do they establish and     manifest roles in relationships?

Give concrete examples to illustrate your selected culture’s value orientations and explain how these value orientations influence the group’s communication behaviors. Include:

1. High vs. low-context

2. Power-distance

3. Individualistic vs. collectivistic

4. Uncertainty avoidance

5. Polychronic vs. monochronic

Identify one or two events in history when this group’s identity or values have been clearly challenged or encroached upon. Describe how these events may have shaped this culture’s perception of the world.

Explain how this culture’s identity is expressed through mass media channels (e.g., radio, newspapers, magazines, websites) that are created or produced by individuals within the culture.

Three to four academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment measures the following competency: C2.3: Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

GC COM263 Week 4 Assignment Latest 2016 August

Details:

This section should be 500-750 words.

Research important elements of your selected culture’s language that are important to understand in order to understand the culture (syntactics, semantics, phronology, pragmatics).

1. Attend a group gathering or     event that is prominent in your selected culture.

2. Take field notes in which you     describe the verbal communication traits of the people you observe in the     service (e.g., what does it sound like?     What are unusual words, phrases, or idioms used?).

3. Write down as many phrases or     utterances you can. Explain     how the verbal communication traits you wrote about in point 2 differ from     the verbal communication traits of your own cultural groups.

4. Summarize your experience,     incorporating scholarly articles that address the relationship between     verbal communication traits and cultural distinctiveness

5. How does your experience help     you understand the culture differences between the culture you are     researching and your own culture?

6. Two to three academic     resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

GC COM263 Week 5 Assignment Latest 2016 August

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Choose a film that represents interactions between at least two distinct cultures. The film must be approved by the instructor.

1. As you watch the film, take     notes on the nonverbal cues that the characters in the film exhibit. Be as descriptive as possible     when describing the nonverbal codes you witness throughout the film.

2. Explain how the nonverbal     cues you witnessed in the film compare to the types of nonverbal     communication codes used by the culture you have chosen to examine this     semester, cite one to two scholarly sources to support your insights.

3. Describe a faux pas that you     witnessed in the film. To     spot a faux pas, look for nonverbal or verbal communication that is not     received well by members of the native culture.

The total assignment should be 500-750 words.

Two to three academic resources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 2.1: Interpret the meaning of symbols across cultures.

GC COM263 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2016 August

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Find a recent situation in which a conflict related to cultural differences occurred. You can find the situation by asking a friend if they have had any experiences, looking into the news/media for an example, or relating a personal experience you witnessed. In a total of 500-750 words, write out the details of the conflict as communicated by the source of the story.

1. Based on your research in     intercultural communication, explain why you think the conflict arose     (reference at least one source from the textbook and/or scholarly articles     on intercultural conflict to back up your recommendations).

2. Explain the role of mass     media and/or new media in shaping the conflict (e.g., Is one communicator     responding to a negative, stereotyped view of the other?). Explain the connections     between the communication behaviors of each individual in this conflict     scenario and their differing worldviews.

3. Write out a consultation     (250-500 words from the total), outlining what the communicators in the     conflict scenario need to know or do to best handle the conflict. Be specific in your     recommendations and justify them with scholarly evidence (when you     justify, explain what ethical considerations should be taken into account     when handling the situation described in the case study). Two academic sources are     required for the consultation.

Two to three academic sources are required for the consultation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit the case study and the consultation to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This assignment measures the following competency: Comp 4.1: Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews.

GC COM263 Week 7 Culture Shock Reflection Assignment Latest 2016 August

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Think about a time when you were immersed in a new culture or co-culture.

Write a 250-500 word reflection, addressing the following:

1. Explain the circumstances     surrounding your immersion in a new culture/co-culture. What was the reason for your     trip/experience?

2. Identify the stages of     culture shock present in your experience of the new culture/co-culture.

3. Explain how you tried to cope     with the culture shock.

4. Discuss how you might cope     with the culture shock in a healthier way in the future based upon what     you learned about culture shock in this topic.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

GC COM263 Week 7 Research Presentation Assignment Latest 2016 August

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Compile parts 1-6 of your research project into a presentation. Your presentation can be constructed using one of the following formats: a video presentation, PowerPoint, or Prezi (or a format not listed, as long as it is approved by your instructor). A minimum of 20 slides are required for this assignment. A script/notes must be included in your presentation. Be creative. Just make sure that you include the following sections:

1. Background Information

2. Media and Cultural     Communication Challenges

3. Cultural Identity and Value     Orientations

4. Verbal Communication     Characteristics

5. Nonverbal Communication     Characteristics

6. Conflict Styles and     Management

7. Conclusion

In the conclusion of your presentation, include a reflection on what you learned from this culture and explain why you think your intercultural communication research is an important part of minimizing the negative effects of culture shock associated with the culture you studied.

Three to five sources are required for this assignment. Each student will be assigned a presentation to review. Each student will post their peer review in the discussion forum posted in the course. The instructor will provide further instructions for the peer review.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.