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TASK:
Write an essay to critically reflect on why cultural self-awareness is important to develop cultural intelligence.
You should first define the term \’cultural self-awareness\’ and cultural intelligence.
Discuss how and why cultural self-awareness assists people to be more culturally intelligent.
For the Why part (use readings) and the How part (use your own experiences)
Using at least 4 readings covered in the first 8 weeks, describe your experiences (such as one or two aspects you explored in your mind-map) that illustrate the points being made in the readings.
A critical reflection is the process of identifying, analysing and explaining experiences in relation to issues. In this critical reflection there are three steps you need to complete:
1. Explain why cultural self-awareness is important to develop cultural intelligence.
2. Identify and analyse how your cultural self-awareness can develop in analysing beliefs, values, cultural practices, and/or social structures in your daily life (based on one or two aspects from your mind map).
3. Explain how these elements fit into a broader context in relation to the theories mentioned in Spencer-Oatey (2012), Taipale (2012), Russell (2011), Quappe and Cantatore (2005), and/or other relevant readings. Use these authors to support your analysis of how cultural self-awareness can help to build cultural intelligence (Brislin, Worthley and Mcnab (2006). You may also choose to explore culture shock (Flanja 2009) and how to avoid it with cultural self-awareness and developing cultural intelligence. NOTE- Keep the references relevant to the ideas you are developing.

Structuring your critical reflection
Your critical reflection should be an example of academic writing. As a reflective essay, we expect you to write in the first person when you are recounting examples from your experience. Therefore, you will be moving between third person when you discuss the readings and first person when you describe your experiences that illustrate the points being made in the readings.
1. Introduction
Your essay should have an introduction that includes the following information:
o Orientation – background information
o Putting the assessment task into your own words
o A thesis statement/topic: an initial thesis statement
? introduces and anchors your argument or discussion
? expresses your viewpoint or stand on the subject
o An outline of the structure of your reflection what are the different parts
o Scope this is optional. It may not be appropriate to the reflection. The scope should outline the limits of the discussion.
2. Body paragraphs
o Your paragraphs must include a topic sentence, supporting sentences (theory and personal examples) and a concluding sentence.
o Integrate references into your points wherever possible.
o You should aim to have 4-6 paragraphs in the body of an essay of this length (not including the introduction or conclusion).
3. Conclusion
Ensure your conclusion does the following:
o Restate and qualify your thesis statement from your introduction
o Provide a summary of the key points covered in the body of your reflection.

YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING AND ATTACHED READINGS:
Ensure you have read the specific pages of the following readings to develop your ideas for this essay. Read them with the purpose of supporting your ideas.
Spencer-Oatey (2012) pp. 1-17
Taipale (2012) pp. 173-178
Russell (2011) pages 29-35 to identify critical reflection writing style
Brislin, Worthley and McNab (2006) pp.40-43
Quappe and Cantatore (2005) whole article.
Flanja (2009) pp.112-114
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