Title: Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication through “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down”

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Laos / Hmong) by Anne Fadiman >> NOVEL
Summarize (characters and setting) and critique the novel. – maximum 250 words
• What are your general impressions of the culture you read about? – about 250 words
• Discuss two culturally significant events mentioned in the book and what each event communicates about that culture. – about 500 words
• What evidence of spirituality did you discover in the book? – about 250 words
• Discuss two of your own personal biases that you discovered while reading. – about 250 words
• Describe a miscommunication incident as addressed in the book. – about 250 words9
• Examine aspects of intercultural communication that are found in the novel. (Example: prejudice, identity, power distance, culture shock, collectivism, etc.) – about 500 words
• Discuss how the book was beneficial to your quest to be an effective cross-cultural communicator. – about 250 words