Explain how you would adjust your own perceptions and sense of identity and effective communication in order to include this person in your own life as a friend.

Intercultural knowledge and competence

You may use an actual friendship in your life, or you may answer this prompt hypothetically
Draft a well-organized five-paragraph essay that declares a thesis statement and clearly answers the following prompts:
Compare and contrast your own perceptions of identity and effective communication with the perceptions of identity and effective communication often held by people in this other cultural group that you have chosen
Explain how you would adjust your own perceptions and sense of identity and effective communication in order to include this person in your own life as a friend. What are some things you would do to best communicate your own ideas, wants, and needs with a person from this particular culture? What are some things you would do to better understand and honor your friend’s ideas, wants, and needs?
Explain why dual perspective, as described by Wood is an important part of this process for you?