Cultural Misunderstandings Assignment

Cultural Misunderstandings Assignment

Cultural Misunderstandings Assignment

Cultural Misunderstandings
Read a scenario and create a 1–2-page dialogue that shows the different perspectives between characters. Then, write 3–5 pages in which you analyze the dialogue and provide solutions for reducing misunderstandings.

According to Wilmot (1987), human communication has two components, content and relationship. Although the content aspect indicates the message itself, the relationship aspect is often reflected in the thoughts and feelings hidden in the message. You will be able to explain misunderstandings among people of different cultural backgrounds and how to reduce them.

Required Resources

The following resources are required to complete the assessment.

Capella Resources

Click the links provided to view the following resources:

Cultural Misunderstandings Scenario.
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Suggested Resources

The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

Library Resources

The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:

Enfield, N. J. (2013). Language, culture, and mind: Trends and standards in the latest pendulum swing. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 19(1), 155–169.
Jaeyoung, C., Kushner, K. E., Judy, M., & Lai, D. W. L. (2012). Understanding the language, the culture, and the experience: Translation in cross-cultural research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 11(5), 652–665.
Swartz, L., Kilian, S., Twesigye, J., Attah, D., & Chiliza, B. (2014). Language, culture, and task shifting – an emerging challenge for global mental health. Global Health Action, 7, pp. 1–4.
Course Library Guide

A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the PSYC-FP3540 – Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity Library Guide to help direct your research.

Assessment Instructions

Resources

Cultural Misunderstandings Scoring Guide.
Preparation

To prepare for this assessment, read the Cultural Misunderstandings Scenario linked in the Required Resources. (After reading this scenario, you will create your own dialogue.) Try to understand the “relationship” aspect of the two characters, Mariko and Mrs. Thompson. It is important to understand that the characters’ thoughts described in the dialogue do not determine any specific characteristics of a certain culture. It merely indicates different perspectives presented by people from different cultural backgrounds. Here, different cultures could be represented by either “counselor culture” or “patient culture.”

Dialogue 1 portrays some cultural misunderstandings (misperceptions).
Dialogue 2 includes Mariko’s thoughts and the counselor’s thoughts.
In each dialogue, “C” stands for the counselor, and “M” stands for Mariko.

Directions

Cultural Misunderstandings Assignment

Cultural Misunderstandings Assignment

Write a 1–2‑page dialogue focusing on cultural misunderstandings or misperceptions between a counselor and a client (or a doctor and a patient). Be sure to include the characters’ thoughts in the dialogue, similar to the second version of the dialogue. Your dialogue must complete the following:
Identify perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds.
Explain misunderstandings between people of different cultural backgrounds and how to reduce them.
Describe how to reduce cultural misunderstandings between people of different cultural backgrounds.
Explain dyadic theory of communication.
In addition to the dialogue, write a 3–5‑page paper explaining where the misunderstandings are between the two speakers in the dialogue and why the misunderstandings occurred. Then, provide suggestions for reducing these kinds of misunderstandings.
Additional Requirements

Ensure your finished assessment is 3–5 pages in length, excluding the title page and references page. Also, submit your 1–2‑page dialogue as part of this assessment.
Include a title page and a references page.
Include an introductory paragraph and a concluding paragraph.
Include a minimum of two research resources.
Follow APA guidelines for style and formatting.
CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS SCORING GUIDE GRADING RUBRICCriteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished Identify perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds.Does not identify perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds. Identifies perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds, using inaccurate or incomplete information. Identifies perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds. Analyzes perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds, provides specific relevant examples, and supports statements with scholarly examples from the literature. Explain misunderstandings among people of different cultural backgrounds and how to reduce them. Does not explain misunderstandings among people of different cultural backgrounds and how to reduce them. Explains misunderstandings among people of different cultural backgrounds and how to reduce them, using inaccurate or incomplete information. Explains misunderstandings among people of different cultural backgrounds and how to reduce them. Analyzes misunderstandings among people of different cultural backgrounds and how to reduce them, and synthesizes strategic foresight and various perspectives on cultural misunderstandings. Describe the content aspect of human communication. Does not describe the content aspect of human communication. Describes the content aspect of human communication using inaccurate or incomplete information. Describes the content aspect of human communication. Analyzes the content aspect of human communication and addresses alternate viewpoints. Explain dyadic communication.Does not explain dyadic communication. Explains dyadic communication using inaccurate or incomplete information. Explains dyadic communication. Evaluates dyadic communication, conveying key ideas and addressing alternate viewpoints. Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the psychology profession. Communicates in a manner that is not professional or consistent with expectations for members of the psychology profession. Communicates in a manner that is inconsistent with expectations for members of the psychology profession. Communicates in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the psychology profession. Communicates in a manner that is professional, scholarly, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychology profession. Apply proper APA formatting and style.Does not apply proper APA formatting and style. Uses adequate written communication but includes some APA errors and inconsistencies. Applies proper APA formatting and style. Applies scholarly writing and uses proper APA formatting and style throughout the assessment.

Cultural Misunderstandings Assignment

Cultural Misunderstandings Assignment

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.