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Assignment 01 for “Cross-cultural Communication” (Units1-4) The total marks for this assignment are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this assignment is 1 hour (60 minutes).PLEASE WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET.Please note:1. In this new assignment, you are encouraged to apply your cross-cultural knowledge to cross-cultural case analysis.2. The marking criteria for this assignment are different from what you used before.3. The focus of assignment marking will not only be on your language appropriateness but also be on your ability to apply cross-cultural knowledge to cross-cultural problem solving.4. A “three-step approach” to case analysis is recommended in this course. You may follow the three steps below when analyzing cross-cultural cases.Step 1: Normative-level analysisAt this step, these questions need to be addressed: what cultural differences made the involved parties behave in this way? What normative cultural attributes caused the cross-cultural clash?Step 2: Behavioral-level analysisAt this step, this question needs to be addressed: what behaviors of each party caused the clash?Step 3: Giving behavioral-level suggestionsAt this step, these questions need to be addressed: what should have been done by each party to avoid the clash? What might be done by each party to save the situation?Please refer to the “marking criteria” file for sample case analysis! 1） Instructions: The following is a case of cross-cultural communication. Write an analysis on what is to be desired for more successful communication or cultural understanding. You may organize your analysis in accordance with the following procedure: why did the people involved behave so from the cultural perspective? What behaviors caused the misunderstanding in the case? What corrective behaviors do you suggest to each party in the case? Tang Jun is an exchange student from the China at King’s Secondary School of Bristol. He was invited by one of his classmates J