Abstract
Intercultural encounters are increasingly common occurrences in our professional and personal lives, thus an awareness and working knowledge of cultural differences is important to competent communication. In this semester-long activity, students learn and apply theories and concepts about cross-cultural variation to an in-depth case analysis of a specific culture of their choosing. Individual components of the assignment progressively parallel course content, providing students multiple opportunities to actively apply their growing knowledge base to a specific cultural context. This lesson plan provides instructors with an overview of the semester-long activity from beginning to end, sample project components, reference information for up-to-date research summaries of various dimensions of cultural variation, and suggested debriefing activities.
Recommended Citation
McKay-Semmler, Kelly L.
(2019)
"Travel Analysis Portfolio: Applying Theories of Cross-Cultural Communication to the Task of Personal Travel Planning,"
Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD: Vol. 5, Article 6.
Available at:
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/discoursejournal/vol5/iss1/6