Assignment

500-800 words essay about culture

I am a Chinese, you need to write about culture as an Chinese.

1. Define what you think "culture" is in one paragraph.

2. In the next paragraph, describe some aspects about your culture, including how the circumstances of where you grew up, your family, school, identities, and wider society have shaped your culture.

3. Next, write about an encounter with cultural difference (this could range from interacting with a neighbor from a different ethnic group or religion than yours to traveling or living in a different country).

A. Describe that encounter and what made it intercultural, and how you initially felt about the encounter and why. Was there anything about the encounter that made you uncomfortable and why (or why not)?

B. Describe any challenges you had communicating or understanding the other person, or if no challenges, why not.

C. Describe an assumption you held about them or vice versa.

D. Describe how you felt after the encounter and why.

E. Finally, based on your experience, describe one factor or characteristic that promotes a successful or rewarding intercultural encounter (maybe it was something you did, or something you realize you should have or should have not done). What did you learn from this intercultural encounter that might help you navigate a similar encounter in the future?

There is no right or wrong answer, the only wrong answer is if you do not follow the directions or answer the questions coherently.

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