Ashford EDU 639 Week 4 Cultural Immersion and Socio-Historical Research Presentation DOWNLOAD
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§ An explanation of your experiential activity including: § What you did § Some of the preconceived notions you had going into the activity § What you learned § Forms of intercultural communication you might need to use with members of this group § Some ways you hope to continue learning about this group beyond the course Examples of cultural immersion activities include, but are not limited to: a. Visit a Middle-Eastern, Asian, Indian or Mexican Market and prepare a meal using the ingredients you find b. Watch and critique a Bollywood film, viewing it (as much as is possible) from a non-western perspective c. Change your news source to a Middle Eastern network like Al Jazeera for a week d. Visit a cultural center, interfaith dialogue or spend an afternoon with someone of another culture/religion/ethnicity to learn more about that world view b. Familiarize yourself with and listen to the latest Latino, Hip Hop pop-music from the culture you are studying c. Attend a Pow Wow or dance performance from members of that cultural group d. Attend a meeting of the Gay-Straight Alliance e. Visit the areas where the children you are researching live (provided they are safe) f. Download a demo of “JAWS,” a screen-reader for the blind, and try surfing the net blindfolded In addition to the experiential part of this assignment, you are to research the socio-cultural history of the group you are studying. Summarize the history and explain their current reality/challenges in the US. Apply this information to what you learned from your experience. Include ways you can be more sensitive to this background in your curriculum and classroom. You must include at least 2-3 resources to support your ideas. All in-text citations and reference page must be formatted according to APA guidelines. Along with the PowerPoint presentation, you must submit a Word document title page within the drop box in the online course.