Instructions

Instructions for Posting a Blog

You will need to create a new blog post for each prompt below. You can answer the prompts in any order.

Each blog post should be a minimum of 500 words. Answer the prompt using complete sentences and proper grammar. We recommend that you first type your response in a program such as Word, save it, and then paste it into a new blog post.

Be sure to put your name on each blog post.

Learning Outcomes and Prompts:

Learning Outcome: Culture Learning
Prompt: Please compare two or three aspects of your host culture with American culture. How has a recognition of these differences and/or similarities influenced the way you see the world.

Learning Outcome: Cross-Cultural Thinking
Prompt: Please share a “cultural moment” when you felt clueless as to what was happening in the host culture. How did you react? What did it teach you?

Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking
Prompt: Describe a situation in which you understood and used an alternative perspective to think differently and/or solve a problem. What seemed to lead to this new perspective?

Learning Outcome: Global Connections
Prompt: Describe in some specific ways how you see the world as interconnected. For example, consider how large global issues interact and influence each other: interconnectedness of international relations and environmental-cultural interaction and global governance bodies.

Learning Outcome: Academic or Professional Development
Prompt: Now that you have been abroad, explain how your academic field is viewed and practiced in a different cultural context(s).