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Discussion Post: Language & Intercultural Communication
Respond thoughtfully with your best insights to the following questions. Make sure that you include page numbers from the text to support the points you make. Cite the text at least 1 time in each of your 5 mini-discussions and refer to the videos where appropriate. Remember that citing the text is the difference between thoughtful academic discourse resulting from critical thinking and making connections and a reflection that is mostly about our feelings and opinions on a topic.
I. What is the relationship between our language and the way we perceive reality? Include in your discussion pertinent points from the video "How the Language Shapes How We Think," mentioning the video.
II. What are some cross-cultural?differences in language use and communication style?
III. What aspects of context influence the choice of communication style? Include in your discussion pertinent points from the three videos of High-Context and Low-Context Cultures, mentioning the videos.
IV. Why is it important to know the social positions of individuals or groups involved in intercultural communication?
V. In what ways is the increasing and widespread use of English around the world both a positive and a negative change for U.S. Americans?
Module Discussion: Nonverbal Communication and Cultural Spaces Nonverbal Communication and Cultural Spaces
This Discussion has three parts.?
I. How does nonverbal communication differ from verbal communication?
II. What are some of the messages that we communicate through our nonverbal behaviors?
III. How do we do this?
IV. Which nonverbal behaviors, if any, are universal?
V. Watch the video on nonverbal communication and then answer the following questions.
VI. What effect does nonverbal communication have on your perception of the individuals in the video?
After watching 3 national news segments, provide 1?well-chosen example of the nonverbal communication in the footage of politicians. Apply what you learned in the chapter reading and video to discuss what these individuals communicate non-verbally.
Choose a specific cultural space (such as club, church, classroom, concert and so on) to study.
Observe how people interact in this space.
Describe some of the nonverbal communication rules that appear to be followed by people, for example, touching, gestures, eye contact and proximity.
Be sure that you are using your very best critical thinking as you do your Discussion work. This includes digging into the material to thoughtfully and critically analyze it from the academic/professional perspective, but also means making an impact through the use of your own experience, knowledge, and insights!?