Reflection #1 Assignment: CMUN 4, Due:

Questions:

In this reflective assignment, you will write a complete 4-5 page essay (typed, double-spaced, 12 point font) answering ONE of the following questions:

• How did your classmates define culture according to their Cultural Artifacts Presentations? What surprised you about these definitions of culture? Be sure to include all 5 parts of the definition of culture from the textbook we have been discussing in class in your response.

• Discuss how the 4 barriers to studying intercultural communication (ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination) are related to the film, A Class Divided. Be sure to include examples from the film and concepts from the textbook in your response.

• Describe Heidi’s identity development (minority OR majority) throughout the film, Daughter from Danang. Be sure to use specific examples/scenes from the film and textbook concepts/quotations to justify your response.

Sources:

• You must include at least THREE outside sources for your paper (textbook, other type of book, newspaper, magazine, website, interview, etc.), and attach a separate “References” (in addition to your complete 4-5 pages of text) page in APA or MLA Style.

Below are some examples of APA citations:

Citing a book:

Sprague, J., & Stuart, D. (1995).  The speaker’s handbook  (6th ed.). Belmont, CA:  Wadsworth.

Citing a magazine article:

Gardner, H. (1981, December). Do babies sing a universal song?  Psychology Today, 70-76.

Citing a newspaper article:

Duke, J. (1981, September 4). Basketball player loses position. San Diego Tribune, p. 7.

Citing an interview:

Dussik, D.P. (1989, January 3). Instructor at San Jose State University. (408) 924-5590.

Citing a website:

Guidan, J. (1995, October).  Critical considerations of the internet.  Accessed on March 12, 1997 at http://www.ucla.edu/campus/computing/bruinonline/trainers/critical.html