Intercultural Communication

Intercultural Field Experience and Research Paper

This assignment requires that you engage with and learn about a culture that is different

from your own. The important consideration here is involvement, not just as a bystander or observer, but engagement with people from a cultural group other than your own.

Attendance at cultural events or rituals, spending time at places where people from the

culture hang out, along with interviews of people from the culture are all excellent ways

to engage with the cultural group you select. As you do your field experience, you will

also support your understanding of the culture through library research. Examples and ideas will be discussed in class. Must include Introduction paragraph, Body paragraphs (with a., b., c., etc. in beginning of paragraph to identify which question you are answering, and Conclusion paragraph. A Reference page/Work cited pages required!(not included as one of your 6 pages)

o Must cite sources in text and in bibliography (6 Scholarly Sources—not including the textbook/course reader)

Must attach 2 pictures from event (one picture with you in it)For this assignment, students are required to type a five-seven page(double-spaced)paper that must include all 4 sections in the Body of your essay:

Section A: A description of the cultural experience

o Write an overview of the experience (e.g., foods, decorations, stories, etc.)

Section B: Analysis of the experience using theories and concepts from the course text-book

o Must cite concepts, key-terms, definitions, and examples from textbook

Section C: Use of scholarly research

o Must cite scholarly articles, books, etc.

o Must cite 6 sources (scholarly articles, books, etc.) in this section.

Section D: A summary of reflections on what you have learned from the experience

o (changed preconceived notions, differences/similarities of your culture)

Use the Jewish Culture for this assignment and compare it to Christianity (my culture)

Use a Jewish church/temple in Los Angeles, CA as the place of the event!