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.
this is what I posted for my week one discussion post
I belong to three different groups: my gym community, my travel group, and my friends. If I invited one of my traveling friends to the gym, they probably would not find it very interesting because some of them do not like to work out. Some people I travel with do not work out often, so it would probably be confusing for them to know how to use the equipment and where to start. Another example would be understanding timing and reps because most people think they should work out for more than one or two hours or that the more reps they do, the better, which is not always true. For example, if someone says, “You have five more reps,” it means you have five more repetitions of that exercise left to complete. Another example would be using the StairMaster. Someone at the gym might tell you to start with 10–15 minutes and slowly work your way up to 20–25 minutes instead of trying to do an hour on your first day. Someone who does not work out might not understand that this advice is meant to help build endurance and prevent overworking yourself.
The gym is a two-story building that plays music and has cardio and strength-training areas. Most people in the gym are motivating, calm, and serious, and most people put the equipment back after they use it because that is part of good gym etiquette. I think most new people who come to the gym are nervous until they become more confident. This can be connected to our textbook because it explains that communication is a learned skill and that each group communicates differently. Understanding those differences can help prevent misunderstandings and build stronger relationships.
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?
