Personal Worldview and Its Effect on Intercultural Communication
Study “The Blind Men and the Elephant” and “What is a Christian Worldview?” articles.
Refer to “Demonstration Test Protocols.”
Complete at least two demonstration tests on the website:
http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/test-yourself-hidden-bias and consider how your outlook on life is affected by your personal lens.
For this assignment, write a two-part (500–750 words) reflective essay about your worldview and how it affects your intercultural communication. Thoughtfully address how you can learn more about yourself and others in order to be an effective communicator.
Part 1- In the first section, attentively describe how you answered the questions that clarify a person’s worldview found in “What is a Christian Worldview?”. Answer the questions in depth.
Part 2- In the second section, thoughtfully reflect on how you think your worldview has, does, or may affect your intercultural communication by considering the following:Discuss specifically what you learned about yourself in the process of doing the implicit preference tests.Describe ethnocentrism. How has this belief affected your worldview?Describe stereotypes. How are stereotypes different from prejudices?
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