personal Dialogue

Instructions for  meeting and questions found on previous page in module. 

The written and graded portion of the assignment is more about the EXPERIENCE of the interactions and not about the specific information learned from your partner.

WRITTEN ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS: Again, pay attention to the directions here as they are different than the experiential dialogue with your partner (s). Write the paper using the sections below (A, B, & C). Format: typed, double spaced, 12-point font, minimum 3-4 pages that includes headings for each of the sections. This website describing  may be useful in helping you understand the differences between part A and part B.

A. Overview (1-2 paragraphs): Write an introduction to this essay by explaining the basics of the process. Sort of like the who/ what/ when/ why/ where.

• Who did you interview?
• What – about your backgrounds (here, you can say a short sentence of what you thought were your differences going in)?
• When did the interview take place – add in the Where here as well?
• Why (because my professor is making me do this)? How about why did you pick this person?
• How easy / difficult was it to address sone if the material and have a conversation about culture and multicultural awareness? Especially how was it since you are working to use and improve skills such as active listening? Empathy building?
• What were the stumbling blocks in this communication experience? Was it comfortable / awkward / somewhere in between? How do you think your partner felt?

1. Summary (1-2 paragraphs):Add in a short summary of the specifics of the interview from what you can remember, not from any notes – remember you did not take notes.Address a few facts that stand out. You can talk about what you learned about the person. This short section is usually helpful in getting the basic information down on paper so you can move into the analysis section, then the reflection section, which tend to be much more challenging.

 about Culture and Listening (at least 1 page): Incorporate at least three references from your articles / assignments / readings from in class or outside of class. 

• What did you learn from this experience?
• How was it to use active listening skills and be present in the moment?
• What did you do when you realized you were drifting mentally in the conversation? How did you come back to the conversation?  
• How was it to show empathy? Did you have a hard time? Why/not? How did you handle the awkward moments (what strategies did you use)? How did your partner handle them?  
• How does someone’s culture, political, and social background influence their communication style and interactions? 
• How are individuals impacted by the concept of privilege (having privilege and/or lacking privilege)?
• How did your cultural background and experience influence your communication, experience, perception, and understanding of your interviewee?
• Besides learning about another person’s culture and background, what did you learn about the challenges of being an effective listener? You should cite specific areas where you think you did a good job applying listening skills, where you did not do such a good job, and what you would do differently next time. 

C. Reflection (at least 1 page): I highly recommend writing parts A & B, then going back later and writing part C.

• After reviewing the information covered so far what have you learned from the experience and assignment about yourself?  
• What do you think will be the components that you take away and remember from this experience (how you felt / what you specifically learned from your interviewee / how hard or easy it was to have the conversation / how hard or easy it was to listen and understand a foreign accent)?  
• What things will stay with you as an important aspect of communication across cultures / subcultures?  
• What most surprised you as you communicated with your partner? Did this experience give you a better understanding of the person’s culture and challenges in college? Why/ not?  
• How might this interview experience influence your own learning in the future?
• Briefly discuss how your own social groups and the intersectionality of those groups influenced your experience for this assignment.

Finish with a self-rating (1 – beginner to 10 – expert) of your own  and briefly state why you think this fits where you are.

“…the ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one’s own” (DeAngelis, 2015)

Personal dialogue 

NOTE: This will be more challenging this quarter with COVID restrictions. Virtual conversations – over Zoom, Skype, Facetime, Messenger… (your choice) – are acceptable. 

College Wide Abilities:

• Reflect understanding of oneself in relation to others in a multicultural world (i.e., reflect multicultural awareness)

Overview: 

• Interact with someone who is in at least one different social group than you, preferably where you have agency.
• Practice active listening, paraphrasing, empathy building and understanding of your dialogue partner’s culture / subculture. 
• Build insight around privilege and intersectionality of memberships.
• Practice incorporating in text citations.

Use your Social Group Membership Profile, hello posts, and weekly group discussions as your guide for finding someone in a different social group to have a conversation with. I prefer this someone be from class; If you have someone from outside of class who fits that criteria better, you can use that person (you do not need special permission). Set up a virtual (or in person if it works) time to meet and have a conversation. Please allow for at least 30 minutes, preferably more. I recommend scheduling the interaction as soon as possible and finding a QUIET place - away from as many distractions as possible.    

Before your meeting review previous interpersonal concepts that you could benefit from working on, and especially those around empathy, vulnerability, and active listening to help you be a more mindful listener. Use the Video and Reflection assignment to identify specific skills to address. Please try not to get too wrapped up in your own thoughts so that you are too distracted

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