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This document is a reflection on an intercultural communication movie analysis paper written for a class. The student analyzed the movie Finding Forrester, applying communication concepts to three scenes. This demonstrated an understanding of communication theories and how they facilitate effectiveness. The student learned to critically analyze interactions and consider different perspectives, skills useful for a future career in journalism or public relations.

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This document is a reflection on an intercultural communication movie analysis paper written for a class. The student analyzed the movie Finding Forrester, applying communication concepts to three scenes. This demonstrated an understanding of communication theories and how they facilitate effectiveness. The student learned to critically analyze interactions and consider different perspectives, skills useful for a future career in journalism or public relations.

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COM207:InterculturalCommunication

Fall2012Semester
SoleAuthor

ReflectionofArtifact:InterculturalCommunicationMovieAnalysisPaper
LearningOutcome#1:Studentsshouldbeabletodemonstrateanunderstandingoftheir
theoriesandprinciplesofhumancommunicationthatwillfacilitatetheirprofessionaland
personaleffectiveness.

IproducedthisartifactduringCOM207:InterculturalCommunication.Wewere
requiredtoanalyzeamovieandapplyinterculturalcommunicationprinciplestothemoviein
ordertogainfurtherinsightandunderstandingintothemovie.Ianalyzedamovietitled
FindingForrester,whichisaboutJamalWallace,anAfricanAmericanteenager,whois
invitedtoattendaprestigiousprivatehighschool.Jamalbefriendsareclusivewriter,William
Forrester,whohelpshimrefinehistalentforwritingandcometotermswithhisidentity.
ThisartifactdemonstratesIhavemetthedepartmentalgoalbecauseIappliedtheories
andprinciplesofcommunicationthatwillhelpfacilitatemyprofessionalandpersonal
effectiveness.InthepaperIanalyzedthreeparticularscenesandappliedculturalconceptsto
eachsituation.Forexample,thefirstsceneIchosetoanalyzetakesplaceinthehighschool
cafeteria,whereJamalandhisfriendsdiscussthewindow,referringtotheoldmanwho
watchesthemfromhisapartmentwindow.Thissceneisanidealexampleofthesocialand
culturalfunctionsoflanguageandcommunicativeexchange,becauseitdemonstratesthe
groupsdistinctivestyleofspeechandnonverbalgestures.ThesecondsceneIanalyzed
depictsProfessorCrawfordaccusingJamalofplagiarism.Crawfordstatesthathis
accusationsshouldbeexcused,consideringJamalseducationandbackground.Thisscene
portraystheeffectsandrepercussionsofsocialconstructionandselectedsocialidentities
withregardtorace.ThethirdandfinalsceneportraysProfessorCrawfordchallengingJamals
knowledgeofliterature.JamalproceedstoanswerallquestionscorrectlyandCrawford,
realizinghehasbeenbeatenathisowngame,respondsoutofangerandasksJamalto
leavetheclassroom.ThissceneexhibitsHofstedesCulturalDimensions,withregardsto

powerdistanceanduncertaintyavoidance.Applyingcommunicationconcepts,suchasthe
onesmentionedabove,willallowmetofacilitatemyprofessionalandpersonaleffectiveness
becauseIwillbeabletoeffectivelycommunicatewiththosearoundme.Iamabletocritically
analyzeandreflectoncommunicativeexchanges,aconceptknownasinterculturalpraxis,
whichwealsolearnedinInterculturalCommunication.Interculturalpraxisconsistsofsix
differentpartsandtheyinclude:inquiry,framing,positioning,dialogue,reflection,andaction.
Understandingandapplyingtheseconceptsallowsmetobemoreculturallyawareof
anotherspointofview,whichisaskillthatishelpfulinbothpersonallifeaswellasinthe
professionalworld.Inordertoeffectivelycommunicatewithothers,itsimportanttoshow
themrespectandtakethetimetounderstandtheirperspective.
IfIweretowritethispaperagain,Iwouldhaveincludedlessbackgroundinformation
aboutthemovieinordertoemphasizethethreescenesandtheculturalconcepts.For
instance,thesecondparagraphisunnecessary,asitsonlypurposeistosummarizethe
movie.Ishouldhavewrittenthepaperwiththeassumptionthatthepersonreadingithas
alreadyseenthemovieanddoesnotneedarecap.Inaddition,Iprovidedanunnecessary
amountofdetailforeachscene.Again,Ishouldhaveassumedthatthereaderhasalready
seenthemovie,thereforeathoroughdescriptionofthesceneisnotrequired.
IhaveengagedtheseideassincewritingthepaperinotherclassesatCarroll
University.Forinstance,theessaysIvewritteninmyGenderandLiteratureand
Shakespeareclassesinvolvedcriticallyanalyzingliteratureorfilmsandapplyingconceptsto
furtherunderstandtheirmeaning.Forexample,inmyShakespeareclassIhadtocompare
WilliamShakespearesTheTempestandFredM.WilcoxsForbiddenPlanet.Idiscovered
thatbothprovidedevidencethatrevealstrikingsimilaritiesbetweenthem,offeringanew
readingofShakespearestext.Inthiscase,bothutilizetheconceptofunseenpower.The

TempestcapitalizesonProsperosstrategicuseofblackmagic,whileForbiddenPlanet
illustratesthatMorbiusspowerlieswithinhissubconsciousmindandultimatelyresultsinhis
demise.ThisobservationreinforcesthenotionthatShakespeareintendedtohighlight
Prosperoslifeattheendoftheplaytorendervisiblethatlimitlesspowerisfeasibleforman,
butmaintainingthatpowerissolelydependentonamanssubconsciousmind.So,critical
analysisthroughtheapplicationofcommunicationtheoriesandconceptshelpsonebecomea
moreeffectivecommunicator.Andthisprocessgoesbeyondtextandliteratureandcanapply
torealworldscenariosaswell.
Iwillusetheseskillsandconceptsinthefuture,asIhaveaspirationstobecomea
journalistandorpublicrelationsspecialist.Asmentionedbefore,applyingtheseconcepts
helponebecomeamoreeffectivecommunicator,whichisimperativeinmyfuturecareer.As
ajournalist,oneneedstocollectallthefactsandlookatallperspectivesinordertoremain
unbiased.Thisinvolvesinterviewingawidearrayofsources,whomostlikelycomefrom
differentculturalbackgrounds.Beingabletoapplycommunicationconceptswhen
interviewingthesesourceswillallowmetobetterunderstandtheirpositions.Apublicrelations
specialisttypicallyhasclientsandunderstandingyourclient'sneedsisessential,especially
whenplanningacampaignforexample.Again,understandingandapplyingcommunication
principlesandtheorieswillhelptoensurethatIamcommunicatingeffectivelywithclients.

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