exploratory research task from Section

use a book - (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51XEiHl0lwL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) Essay Questions – 2000 words. Choose ONE of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing essay questions 1. Choose ONE exploratory research task from Section C, Exploration, of the core readin" rel="nofollow">ing Holliday, Hyde and Kullman (2010) Intercultural Communication, (pp 235-312). Complete the task and relate the outcome of the task to at least one theory discussed on the course. 2. Give a detailed description or transcribe a scenario or cultural encounter you have witnessed or experienced and analyse it in" rel="nofollow">in the light of theories discussed in" rel="nofollow">in relation to identity, otherin" rel="nofollow">ing or and/ or representation. Indicate what aspects of culture/ in" rel="nofollow">intercultural communication are salient in" rel="nofollow">in this scenario and what might be learnt from them. 3. “the construction and presentation of identity is a process in" rel="nofollow">in constant development and…one of its crucial sites of negotiation is in" rel="nofollow">interaction.” (De Fin" rel="nofollow">ina, 2006, p.355) What do you understand by this, and what implications might this have for in" rel="nofollow">intercultural communication? Use relevant theories and examples from the course to support your argument. 4. Choose a programme or text from the course, and analyse it in" rel="nofollow">in depth from the perspective of one or two specific theories related to identity, otherin" rel="nofollow">ing and/or representation. What aspects of in" rel="nofollow">intercultural communication are relevant to this text and what issues may be embedded in" rel="nofollow">in it? 5. Give an account of how media representations can both reflect and create particular perspectives which reveal underlyin" rel="nofollow">ing 'power relations, tensions or conflicts' (O'Sullivan et al. 1994). Use relevant texts from the module and examples from a recent media text to support your answer Structure • Plan your essay and structure it clearly – it may help to use headin" rel="nofollow">ings for different sections. • Have an in" rel="nofollow">introduction in" rel="nofollow">in which you in" rel="nofollow">indicate 1) some background to the topic 2) your focus and the specific issue(s) / question (s) you aim to answer or address • Give yourself time to write a strong conclusion, which draws together the argument in" rel="nofollow">in your essay • Thin" rel="nofollow">ink about the paragraphs in" rel="nofollow">in your essay – are they too long or too short? Do you make one main" rel="nofollow">in poin" rel="nofollow">int and develop it in" rel="nofollow">in each paragraph? Is there a logical progression from one paragraph to the next? • Is your essay well-balanced in" rel="nofollow">in terms of structure? Are the in" rel="nofollow">introductions and conclusion approximately of a similar length? etc. Content • For most of the essay titles, you will need to thin" rel="nofollow">ink about ‘real’ examples of in" rel="nofollow">intercultural encounters or focus on specific texts in" rel="nofollow">in detail, but you should make connections between these and one or two specific theories about culture / in" rel="nofollow">intercultural communication / otherin" rel="nofollow">ing, identity, etc. • Your essay should show critical analysis – ie make connections, compare theories, relate examples to theories, develop an argument, etc. • Your essay should show you have read about your topic – your arguments and poin" rel="nofollow">ints should be supported with evidence from the supportin" rel="nofollow">ing literature. • Your voice and position in" rel="nofollow">in relation to the argument should be evident in" rel="nofollow">in your essay (but based or supported by literature rather than ‘opin" rel="nofollow">inion’.) • Depth is generally more important than breadth – avoid superficial analyses or tryin" rel="nofollow">ing to cover too much.