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Culture in Film Questions- Week 10

Culture in Film Questions- Week 10

Q Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to get you to think critically about the concepts we are learning that week through the use of film. Knowledge: The culture in film questions are designed for you to critically apply the terms/concepts/theories that we are learning this week. Each film has been chosen because it features/highlights some aspect of Intercultural Communication. After watching one of the films assigned for the week, you will be asked three questions that will ask you to engage your knowledge of the content from the week as well as your ability to "see" examples of those concepts occurring within the films. There will be three questions, and each answer is worth five points. Task: To successfully complete this assignment, you will: 1. Watch ONE of the films assigned for this week. 2. Review the major concepts from the week. 3. Give an in-depth answer utilizing terminology from this week's reading/lecture for each of the three questions. An ideal answer to the question will be at least 5-10 sentences long. 4. Complete steps 1-3 for the other two questions provided 5. Upload your submission to the appropriate Culture in Film Dropbox by Friday at Midnight. Criteria for Success: You will be graded using the following criteria: 1. Submission is on time. 2. Submission answers questions directly related one of the films assigned (not a film you chose on your own). 3. Each question is answered in-depth with examples used from that week's content. Questions 1. The film depicted people who had immigrated from another country. Please describe how well you think these characters had adapted to their host culture. Please use specific examples from the film and terminology from this week's topics. 2. We talked about four different types of acculturation. What kind of acculturation do you think the immigrants in the film experienced? Be specific and give examples. 3. Do you think the different generations of immigrants featured experienced different kinds of acculturation? Why or why not? Please support your response with examples.

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1. In the film, Lost in translation, Bob Harris and Charlotte are American citizens who had immigrated from America to Japan. There are lot of challenges as well as difficulties faced by these individuals because of the immigration from America to Japan. This is because there had been lot of disconnection faced with the Japanese culture and language by these two characters. Moreover, there is a common feeling of alienation experienced by both these characters.