Description:
In this assignment, you will analyze how culture affects communication. This assignment
will help you connect the communication principles you are learning to the real world.
You can use as a starting point your Week 1 Discussion Main Post.
Instructions:
1. Consider a conversation or interaction between two (or more) people who are from
very different cultures and how they communicated (or miscommunicated). If you are
comfortable, you may have an authentic experience to draw on for this assignment. It
could relate to healthcare, but it does not have to. You could also look to your own
Week 1 Discussion Main Post as a starting point. You could also choose to find an
example in a series television program, movie or film, or Instagram story if you prefer.
2. In what ways did culture affect the communication interaction? What expectations
were present for those present for the interaction?
3. Use examples from the experience, or the media example, to demonstrate, support
and illustrate your observations on expectations, cultures, and understandings (or
misunderstandings).
4. Write a two- to three-page paper, not counting the title page and the references page,
that summarizes how culture affected your communication experience.
5. While including cited support for terms and concepts is important, the bulk of this
paper should be in your own words about your own experience.
6. Connect your observations and experiences to a scholarly source like our textbook.
Suggested structure: Introduction paragraph that includes a main idea, multiple body
paragraphs with evidence and support, and conclusion paragraph that wraps it up. If, for
any reason, you are not comfortable discussing your personal cultural background, you
can choose communication between two characters from a scene in a movie or
television show. How did the culture of the characters affect the communication in that
scene?
Assignment Submission:
• The use of outside resources is strongly recommended, and all papers must be
cited and written in current APA format.
• When you have completed the assignment, select the “Submit Assignment”
button at the top of these instructions and choose a format for submitting
your assignment.
