Description
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Field Experience and Research Paper
This assignment requires that you engage with and learn about a culture that is different
from your own. The important consideration here is involvement, not just as a bystander or observer, but engagement with people from a cultural group other than your own.
Attendance at cultural events or rituals, spending time at places where people from the
culture hang out, along with interviews of people from the culture are all excellent ways
to engage with the cultural group you select. As you do your field experience, you will
also support your understanding of the culture through library research. Examples and ideas will be discussed in class. Must include Introduction paragraph, Body paragraphs (with a., b., c., etc. in beginning of paragraph to identify which question you are answering, and Conclusion paragraph. A Reference page/Work cited pages required!(not included as one of your 6 pages)
o Must cite sources in text and in bibliography (6 Scholarly Sources—not including the textbook/course reader)
Must attach 2 pictures from event (one picture with you in it)For this assignment, students are required to type a five-seven page(double-spaced)paper that must include all 4 sections in the Body of your essay:
Section A: A description of the cultural experience
o Write an overview of the experience (e.g., foods, decorations, stories, etc.)
Section B: Analysis of the experience using theories and concepts from the course text-book
o Must cite concepts, key-terms, definitions, and examples from textbook
Section C: Use of scholarly research
o Must cite scholarly articles, books, etc.
o Must cite 6 sources (scholarly articles, books, etc.) in this section.
Section D: A summary of reflections on what you have learned from the experience
o (changed preconceived notions, differences/similarities of your culture)
Use the Jewish Culture for this assignment and compare it to Christianity (my culture)
Use a Jewish church/temple in Los Angeles, CA as the place of the event!
Explanation & Answer
Here you go. in case of any futher inputs please let me know!All the best!I appreciate working with you!
Running head: CULTURE
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Jewish Culture
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
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Jewish Culture
Culture describes the integrated value system acquired socially, conduct rules along with
beliefs that bind different accepted ways of living in society. According to Sorrels (2016),
"Culture is central to the way we view, experience, and engage with all aspects of our lives and
the world around us." In order to understand the Jewish culture, I requested my Jewish friend to
take to a traditional Jewish wedding in Los Angeles.
Section A: The Jewish wedding started with what was called a Kabbalat Panim or
reception to honor the groom and his bride. My friend, whom I had attended the event with, told
me that, to the Jews, the groom was like a king, and his bride was a queen during the event. The
Jews grant the partners special powers; they make them sovereign over their surroundings and
their lives. All their sins are forgiven during the day, and they were encouraged to start a new
life. The reception is held to honor their unique status. Two different receptions were held in
adjacent halls. One was for the groom and the other for the bride. By Jewish tradition, the groom
and the bride refrain from interacting with each other just before the wedding day. However, the
refraining period can be as long a week before the big day. They only meet at the veiling
ceremony or badeken that came immediately after the reception.
The bride sat on an ornate throne. Her family and friends approached, wished Mazal Tov,
which I came to understand was congratulations or good luck, and give their words of
encouragement and heartfelt wishes. At the reception for the groom, songs were sung, and the
Torah was delivered. Torah is God's law, as was revealed to prophet Moses and documented into
the Pentateuch. At both receptions, light refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, as well as I'chaims, were
served. From I could gather, the bread seemed to be the most important dish at the wedding. It
was covered and blessed before the eating began. The bread was called Challah and was
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distributed by the bride and her groom to their guests. There was also chicken with some
vegetables and potatoes. According to my friend, this was a traditional meal normally enjoyed by
Ashkenazi, a subgroup of the Jews. The other group, called Sephardic, usually serves rice and
lamb at their weddings. However, given that the bride and groom during the wedding were both
Ashkenazi Jews, their main dish was roasted chicken with vegetables and potatoes.
The bride and the groom w...