B C California State University Northridge Bar

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B C California State University Northridge Bar

Intercultural Field Experience and Research Paper (20 points):

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.

For this assignment you will be required to:

  1. Attend a cultural event:
    • Examples of a cultural event include a Bar/Bat-Mitzvah, Quinceanera, cultural wedding, church/temple/mosque service, LGBTQ event, sporting event, music concert, a friend’s home, a restaurant, etc.
    • The cultural event that you attend must be from a culture that you have never experienced before (the intention is to experience what it is like to be immersed in a culture that you have no exposure to).
  2. Write a research paper about the event:
    • You must write a 5 – 7 page research paper that includes 1) a description of your event, 2) concepts and theories from the textbook, 3) research from scholarly articles that explain aspects of the culture you experienced, and 4) disclosures about what you learned and gained from the experience.
    • You must include concepts and theories from the textbook in the form of direct quotations, and cite the textbook using MLA or APA formatting both in the paragraphs AND in the Works Cited page.
    • You must include 4 – 6 scholarly articles in the form of direct quotations, and cite each author and page number in the paragraph AND in the Works Cited page.
    • Must include:
      • Introduction paragraph,
      • Body paragraphs (with A., B., C., and D. in beginning of paragraph to identify which question you are answering),
      • and Conclusion paragraph.
    • Must include a Works Cited/Reference Page with 4 – 6 scholarly articles cited in MLA or APA format, and the textbook citation (not included as one of the 4 – 6 sources). The Works Cited/Reference Page is NOT included as one of the 5 – 7 pages of the essay,
    • Must attach 2 pictures from event (one picture with you in it)