You will write two 2-page field experience reports throughout course. Field Experiences ask you to step outside of your normal routines and have an experience that is new to you. All of the field experience options are outlined below. 

Each report asks you to integrate ideas from your chosen experience with concepts discussed in the course. As you write, be specific in referring to the ideas and reference the materials you discuss. When you refer to an idea in the text, you need to define it (so that I know you know what it means), and then explain why the experience is an example of that.

For example: If you choose to talk about identity you must first explain how identity is defined in our course materials. Then, try to connect the themes in your Field Experience to the concepts discussed in class.

Finally, as you go through your experience, consider the Scale of Intercultural Sensitivity (from Module 1) and reflect on it in relation to your experience. Where do you find yourself on the Scale?

Each report should be carefully proofread and demonstrate a high level of competence in written communication.

Choose your field experience from the following list. You can only do an experience once, so for this course, you will need to complete two different activities.

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FILM ANALYSIS 2

Film Analysis- Queen of Katwe

Queen of Katwe is an American biographical drama movie that represents a true-life story of a ten-year-old Ugandan girl called Phiona, born and raised in poverty in a town called Katwe, but whose plight changes when she meets a missionary, Robert Katende, who teaches children how to play the game of chess. Phiona and her brother would have to sell maize along the streets of Uganda as much as help watch over her baby brother. They generally struggle to get by each day, and getting the basic needs proves to be hard for their mother. However, Phiona comes to meet Mr. Katende who teaches her how to play the game of chess, and she grows to become the best player among her compatriots. Against the odds, they get introduced to the local chess tournaments which they participate all the way to the Nationals. With all the odds stacked against Phiona and her teammates, she emerges the top chess player at the tournament.

This did not immediately open up the doors for Phiona and her family to escape poverty, and they still would struggle daily to meet the basic needs. Phiona clings on to chess, with the hope that one day, it would pull her family out of the struggles they went through daily. She gets selected to represent her country in a global chess Olympiad in Russia. Her sole dream is to secure the grand-master position so that she may earn enough money to help pull her family out of poverty. However, she finishes the tournament second to a Canadian opponent. She gets dejected and even starts doubting her abilities to be the best. She gets back to her hometown, Kwate, and both her coach and the people of Katwe influence her back to chess Eventually, through chess, Phiona is able to buy her family a decent home.

The movie exemplifies a typical African culture. Through the movie, themes such as empathy, teamwork, hard work, patience, humility, and integrity are raised. Being from a disadvantaged background, Phiona had to work her way up in chess through constant practice and games. She knew it was one of the ways to get her family out of poverty, and so she gives in her everything, and eventually chess rewards her efforts. From the movie, we see the need for working as a team. By teamwork, Phiona was able to learn and improve on her chess game time over time. Her teammates also offered her moral support and confidence whenever they went out for games. Otherwise, the movie also brings to light the issue of women empowerment. Initially, Phiona’s mother had initially been asked by her landlord to secure herself a sugar daddy that would help her meet her needs, an offer she turned down. Phiona’s friend is not left behind, and she joins the bandwagon, but Phiona doesn’t sell herself off. The two ladies, Phiona and her mother, expose the society for preying on women because of the situations they are in for sexual advancements. However, they defend their dignity and eventually go on to make huge achievements. Phiona’s coach decides to stand with her education should she hold on to chess. The theme of women empowerment is clearly exemplified in this case (Page 58, line 8).

The African slum setting of the movie shows us how many African people, and even people of other racial backgrounds globally, live by every day. It is a tough life for these people, with the society demanding more from them than it can offer. Access to basic needs has also been exposed as a cultural challenge among many African people, and some of them find themselves living in situations they never anticipated to dwell in their lifetime since they can’t do much about it (Page 57, line 52). However, despite the many setbacks and other hardships experienced, it is always possible to get out of the situations with hard work and perseverance.

Reference Citation

Communication between cultures 9th edition, Larry A. Samovar, Richard E. Porter, Edwin R. McDaniel , Carolyn Sexton Roy