•  World Cultural Perspective Paper Final Submission Resources • By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria: •  Competency 1:  Evaluate communication issues and trends of various cultures within the United States.  •  Utilize effective research methods using a variety of applicable sources. •  Demonstrate an ability to connect suitably selected research information with course content. •  Competency 2:  Develop cultural self-awareness and other-culture awareness.  •  Investigate the interactive effect that cultural tendencies, issues, and trends of various cultures have on communication. •  Competency 4:  Analyze how nonverbal communication (body language) affects intercultural communication.  •  Explain how personal interactions are affected by the nonverbal characteristics and differences specific to the U.S. culture. •  Competency 5:  Communicate effectively in a variety of formats and contexts.  •  Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. Instructions This paper is one piece of your course project. Complete the following: •  Choose a world culture that is unfamiliar to you and is represented domestically in the United States. •  Use research to collect a variety of resources about the culture. This includes interacting with members of the culture. In particular, focus your research on a small number of social issues surrounding the culture, along with cultural tendencies and trends, and the effect of these things on communication. Types of resources include interviews, media presentations, Web sites, text readings, scholarly articles, and other related materials. •  In a paper of 500–1,000 words, address these things:  •  Investigate the effect that the tendencies, issues, and trends of the culture have on communication. •  Explain how characteristics of nonverbal communication and other differences between your selected culture and U.S. culture affect personal interactions between members of the two cultures. •  Connect the research you gathered to your ideas and explanations. Refer to the World Cultural Perspective Paper Final Submission Scoring Guide as you develop this assignment. Assignment Requirements •  Written Communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. •  APA Formatting:  Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting. •  Page Requirements:  500–1,000 words. •  Font and Font Size:  Times New Roman or Arial, 12 point. Develop your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. Submit your document as an attachment in the assignment area. Note:  Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing.  In the tool, click on the linked resources for helpful writing information. •  Intercultural Competence Reflection Resources Review the situation in the media.

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World Cultural Perspective Paper Final Submission
Resources
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By successfully completing this assignment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assignment criteria:
•
Competency 1:
Evaluate communication issues and trends of various cultures
within the United States.
•
Utilize effective research methods using a variety of applicable
sources.
•
Demonstrate an ability to connect suitably selected research
information with course content.
•
Competency 2:
Develop cultural self-awareness and other-culture awareness.
•
Investigate the interactive effect that cultural tendencies, issues,
and trends of various cultures have on communication.
•
Competency 4:
Analyze how nonverbal communication (body language) affects
intercultural communication.
•
Explain how personal interactions are affected by the nonverbal
characteristics and differences specific to the U.S. culture.
•
Competency 5:
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats and contexts.
•

2. Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format
with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Instructions
This paper is one piece of your course project. Complete the
following:
•
Choose a world culture that is unfamiliar to you and is
represented domestically in the United States.
•
Use research to collect a variety of resources about the culture.
This includes interacting with members of the culture. In
particular, focus your research on a small number of social
issues surrounding the culture, along with cultural tendencies
and trends, and the effect of these things on communication.
Types of resources include interviews, media presentations,
Web sites, text readings, scholarly articles, and other related
materials.
•
In a paper of 500–1,000 words, address these things:
•
Investigate the effect that the tendencies, issues, and trends of
the culture have on communication.
•
Explain how characteristics of nonverbal communication and
other differences between your selected culture and U.S. culture
affect personal interactions between members of the two
cultures.
•
Connect the research you gathered to your ideas and
explanations.
Refer to the World Cultural Perspective Paper Final Submission
Scoring Guide as you develop this assignment.
Assignment Requirements
•
Written Communication:
Written communication is free of errors that detract from the

3. overall message.
•
APA Formatting:
Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style
and formatting.
•
Page Requirements:
500–1,000 words.
•
Font and Font Size:
Times New Roman or Arial, 12 point.
Develop your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
Submit your document as an attachment in the assignment area.
Note:
Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to
provide feedback on your writing.
In the tool, click on the linked resources for helpful writing
information.
•
Intercultural Competence Reflection
Resources
Review the situation in the media piece assigned in this unit's
Studies, Diversity: Fact or Fiction, and indicate what you
believe would be the
interculturally
competent way to handle similar situations. Briefly explain
what you would do and say, and offer an explanation. Refer
back to the basic assessment in Chapter 3 in your textbook.
By Thursday, post your reflection for your peers to comment on.
Response Guidelines
By Sunday, respond to the posts of at least two other learners