4-2 Short Paper: Cultural Misunderstandings, Barriers, and Solutions

Prompt Write a short paper discussing cultural misunderstandings and barriers caused by technological advances. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Cultural Misunderstandings and Barriers: Describe at least two cultural misunderstandings or barriers that could be a result of communicating through modern technology with people from different geographical regions or cultures. Negative Implications: Explain how the cultural misunderstandings or barriers you identified can negatively impact the relationship between the people and the organizations involved. Be sure to identify how advances in technology can either create or worsen these negative impacts. Future Solutions: Explain how these cultural misunderstandings or barriers could be overcome or prevented when using technology to communicate with international cultures in the future. Also, be sure to discuss why it is important to be aware of cultural misunderstanding or barriers when using technology to communicate with those from cultures or geographical regions different from your own. Guidelines for Submission Submit this assignment as a Word document. Your short paper must be between 500 and 750 words. Sources should be cited according to APA style.