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EDU 639 Week 4 Cultural Immersion and Socio-Historical Research and Presentation/UOPHELP

For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Cultural Immersion and Socio-Historical Research Presentation. Identify a culture you might encounter as a teacher which you have very little knowledge about and would like to further explore (you may select the same cultural group you chose for the Cultural Immersion Activity in Weeks One, Two, and Three). In a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation, you will address the following:

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Cultural Immersion and Socio-Historical Research Presentation. Identify a culture you might encounter as a teacher which you have very little knowledge about and would like to further explore (you may select the same cultural group you chose for the Cultural Immersion Activity in Weeks One, Two, and Three). In a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation, you will address the following:

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<strong>EDU</strong> <strong>639</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 4 <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Immersion</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>Historical</strong><strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Presentation</strong>Click Here to Buy the Tutorialhttp://www.uophelp.com/edu-<strong>639</strong>-(ash)/edu-<strong>639</strong>-week-4-cultural-immersion-<strong>and</strong>-socio-historical-research-<strong>and</strong>-presentationFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.com<strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Immersion</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>Historical</strong> <strong>Research</strong><strong>Presentation</strong>. Identify a culture you might encounter as a teacherwhich you have very little knowledge about <strong>and</strong> would like tofurther explore (you may select the same cultural group you chosefor the <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Immersion</strong> Activity in <strong>Week</strong>s One, Two, <strong>and</strong>Three). In a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation, you will addressthe following:a. You will need to design <strong>and</strong> carry out one experiential activity aspart of your report. You may use “A Study of Cambodia <strong>and</strong> theCambodian-American Experience” from your text for inspiration,but your research will not need to be nearly as in-depth (unless youdecide to continue your research, as the teachers did here, beyondthis class). This section of your PowerPoint presentation mustinclude the following information:§ An explanation of your experiential activity including:§ What you did


§ Some of the preconceived notions you had going into the activity§ What you learned§ Forms of intercultural communication you might need to usewith members of this group§ Some ways you hope to continue learning about this groupbeyond the courseExamples of cultural immersion activities include, but are notlimited to:a. Visit a Middle-Eastern, Asian, Indian or Mexican Market <strong>and</strong>prepare a meal using the ingredients you findb. Watch <strong>and</strong> critique a Bollywood film, viewing it (as much as ispossible) from a non-western perspectivec. Change your news source to a Middle Eastern network like AlJazeera for a weekd. Visit a cultural center, interfaith dialogue or spend an afternoonwith someone of another culture/religion/ethnicity to learn moreabout that world viewb. Familiarize yourself with <strong>and</strong> listen to the latest Latino, Hip Hoppop-music from the culture you are studyingc. Attend a Pow Wow or dance performance from members of thatcultural groupd. Attend a meeting of the Gay-Straight Alliancee. Visit the areas where the children you are researching live(provided they are safe)f. Download a demo of “JAWS,” a screen-reader for the blind, <strong>and</strong>


try surfing the net blindfoldedIn addition to the experiential part of this assignment, you are toresearch the socio-cultural history of the group you are studying.Summarize the history <strong>and</strong> explain their current reality/challengesin the US. Apply this information to what you learned from yourexperience. Include ways you can be more sensitive to thisbackground in your curriculum <strong>and</strong> classroom. You must include atleast 2-3 resources to support your ideas. All in-text citations <strong>and</strong>reference page must be formatted according to APA guidelines.Along with the PowerPoint presentation, you must submit aWord document title page within the drop box in the onlinecourse.

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