Cultural Resume ____________________________________________
A resume is a summing up of something. This assignment involves summing up a culture. This activity requires that you prepare a resume of a culture, following the instructions below. The Cultural Resume is due on the date indicated on the class syllabus, at the end of the Summer Session, giving you sufficient time to complete one like the sample Cultural Resume of Japan.
Objectives
To encourage you to become familiar with a specific culture as you summarize its unique customs, traditions, values, and lifestyles.
To help you develop a sensitivity toward the people of the culture you choose to study, enabling you to communicate better with people from that culture.
Instructions
From the list below, choose a country to study:
Algeria Finland Mexico Scotland
Argentina France Netherlands Singapore
Australia Germany New Zealand South Africa
Austria Greece Nigeria Spain
Belgium Hong Kong Norway Sri Lanka
Bolivia Hungary Pakistan Sweden
Brazil India Ghana Switzerland
Bulgaria Indonesia Peru Morocco
Canada Iran Philippines Tahiti
Chile Ireland Poland Taiwan
Czechoslovakia Israel Portugal Thailand
Denmark Italy Puerto Rico Turkey
Egypt Jordan Romania Wales
England Kenya Russia Yugoslavia
Ethiopia Lebanon Samoa Zaire
Fiji Malaysia Saudi Arabia Zimbabwe
Report your choice to the Instructor.
Research the country and culture. To obtain information, check the embassy of the country (most are located in Washington, D.C.; metropolitan cities in the United States may have a consulate office); colleges, universities and other local libraries, Human Relation Area Files, websites, and computer-aided research systems.
Organize useful answers for the following items, which must be covered in your Cultural Resume.
Customs and Courtesies
Greetings Gestures Traveling
Visiting Personal Appearance Communicating Interpersonally
Eating Group Meetings
The People
General Attitudes and Values Religion
Population Holidays. Religious and Political
Language
Lifestyle
Family Work
Dating, Courtship, and Marriage Recreation
Social and Economic Levels Food
The Nation
History and Government Transportation and Communication Systems
Educational System Health, Sanitation, and Medical Facilities
Land and Climate Scale Map of the Country (Place map on page #1)
Economy Scale Flag of the Country (Place flag on page #1)
Communication Style
Useful Words and Phrases
Works Cited
Use the MLA format for listing sources on the Works Cited page(s), DO NOT USE THE TERM BIBLIOGRAPHY!!!
Complete your answers using the format in the Cultural Resume Sample Japan as a guide sent earlier to you. Write simply, directly, and tightly summarizing in several pages the information requested in step #4. This is a typed assignment, using the MLA format. You may choose from either a minimum of 5 single-spaced-FULL pages, OR a minimum of 10 double-spaced pages for this assignment. You must use a minimum of 5 sources, dated 2009 and higher. You must site your sources in your paragraphs; which will indicate to the Instructor where you obtained the information.