There will be no make-up exams. The paper will be worth 50 points. Instructions for preparing the paper are outlined below. You may suggest an alternative paper topic based, for example, on library research if you wish. Alternate topics must be approved by the instructor no later than the day of the midterm.
Papers are due the day of the final.
No late papers will be accepted. Class attendance and participation will be worth 10 points. There are three purposes for this paper. First, to have you describe an interaction that involved individuals from different cultures in which their differences resulted in misunderstanding or misinterpretation. Second, to have you explain why the misunderstanding might have occurred.