...Miscommunication There are different types of conversations we have with people for example at work, in class, with our friends, and at home. All our conversations are different and we act different when we speak to people in different occasions. Having conversations at work is a place were to act more professional try our best and show more our knowledge. By sharing your good thoughts and knowing the right moment when to speak and what to speak about. Conversations at work you have to know what you are saying because sometimes we have conversations with our cow-works and say things that are not professional. It's not like having any other conversation with a friend or your classmates or your family members. Conversations in class is speaking your thoughts in our class discussions. When we have our conversations in class are most likely asking questions and answering questions. Also having conversations in class are most likely important information for our class that our instructor gives us that we have to know. Everyone in class needs information about your class discussions some boys might be to shy to talk in our discussions and the same as girls some are shy as well. There is not difference between a boy and girl when it comes to conversations in class. Conversations with friends are most likely getting advise from them or just talking about your love life or problems. Its always good to express your feelings with a friend. When you need someone to hear you or just...
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...Dear Mom: I miss you. It’s the first time that I have been away from you for such a long time, and I do not know how to describe my feelings. I know you want me to become independent and not rely on you and dad as much as I used to. However, I never thought being in a different country and speaking in a different language would be so difficult for me. Ever since I was young, you have taught me how to communicate with others and also told me to not be afraid to talk to people that I do not know. Though I know what you are trying to teach me, and knowing your expectations for me, I still have not made any friends here. Not only do some people think we have different color of skin and just ignore me; in addition, whenever I try to communicate with others they cannot understand what I am trying to say. Mom, can I please go back home? Dear Son: I know how tough it is to be in a different country that you do not know anyone and do not speak the same language as they do, except life will not always go the way that we want it to. Sometimes there are challenges that we have to face, and after we have passed through the obstacle that is in front of us, we will learn a lot. Right now you are about to learn, and it is just the beginning of it. When I first went to the United States I also did not speak English very well, yet it did not bring me down. On the other hand, it gave me motivation to get better. After four years of college and two years of work experience in America, now...
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...the Classroom I believe that there are many differences between having a discussion in a college class and having a casual conversation with a friend. When it comes to differences I believe that subjects/topics, and environment may be a factor. There are topics that may be more intellectual and educational that take place in a college setting that may not be topics that you discuss with your friends. I also said environment because I feel that sometimes the setting that you are in could change your opinion of your willingness to be open about the subject. You make have mixed feeling about sharing your opinion out of respect for the beliefs of others, and not knowing what affect it could have on another person. It’s good to be professional however as time passes you start to feel a certain level of comfort around your classmate that will change that way you feel about responding to things when you start to know personalities as any new setting. It’s not the same as having a relationship with your friends whom you can be fully open to. There are several ways to demonstrate respect for your classmates during class discussions. One way to do this is to value their opinions and belief. Another way would be to be open mind by actually taking into consideration what was discussed and being open to new possibilities. I also feel that a good way to demonstrate respect is to be courtesy when engaging in conversation with your peers. I think that it’s very important to be...
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...Journal #1 – Week 1 – Foundations of Interviewing and Counseling My thoughts on taking a counseling class was very thrilling to me. I know learning about children should be a class I’d be more interested in but personally I am notorious for my “Coffee dates” and deep conversations; I absolutely love to sit down in a relaxing café and catch up with old friends. Over the years I’ve noticed my company really respecting me and considering my thoughts on situations their going through, bad or good. Learning the foundations of interviewing was very eye opening to me. The textbook really clarified that there was a difference between interviewing and counseling. The textbook defines interviewing as the basic process used for gathering data, providing...
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...Communication Process that is based on the synergetic model has various factors that come into play in order for the communication process to function correctly. The Synergetic model needs many factors to in order to have a successful communication the factors are individual forces, societal forces, culture, and context. Each factor that is used in the synergetic model serves its purpose but overall work together with one another to help each other of the factor to complete the communication process. Those 4 major factors individual, societal forces, culture, and context have their own factors in which come into play with the communication process such as age, language, emotions, cultural differences, and social class. Each of the factors have some of the reasons why when having a conversation with someone else does not work out or misunderstand each other. Synergetic Model “A transactional model based on the roles individual and societal forces. Context and culture also come into play in the communication process.”[1] Is the meaning of synergetic model and is used in the communication process. The synergetic model occurs when 2 or more people create meaning while responding to each other in their environment. Synergetic model was created in 1948 to represent how the communication takes place. It took many engineers and scientists to develop and design the synergetic model to show and describe how it worked to the public. Over the years it was improved into showing how each...
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...Discuss some of the ways that participants in a conversation are sensitive to others needs There are two theories in spoken language that explain how speech in conversations changes due different factors. Some of these factors include; professional status, regional background, and age. These theories are the accommodation theory and the co-operative principle. The accommodation theory was developed by Howard Giles in the 1970’s. He had the theory we change our speech depending on the conversational needs of the person we are talking to. This either leads to divergence, people’s speech moving apart, or convergence, moving our speech closer to the other person’s style. Furthermore, convergence has the effect of decreasing the social distance between speakers which includes downwards convergence which is moving away from Received Pronunciation. A situation where this would take place could be talking to a friend or relative with a strong regional accent. This contrasts with upwards convergence where a person moves closer to Received Pronunciation. A situation in which this could occur could be when talking to a boss or someone with higher status. Mutual convergence is when both the participants move towards each other’s speech styles which tends to happen when both the speakers like each other. Divergence has the effect of emphasising the differences between two people’s speech styles such as a teacher asserting their authority with a class of students. The co-operative principle...
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...G&L (print) issn 1747–6321 G&L (online) issn 1747–633X Gender and Language Review You’re Wearing That? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation. Deborah Tannen (2006) New York: Ballantine Books, pp. 272 Reviewed by Ashley M. Williams Deborah Tannen, as Michael Billig (2000: 129) noted in his review of her 1998 book The Argument Culture, has a particular knack for writing best-sellers that ‘can outstrip the celebrity biographies, cookery books and sex manuals that dominate the non-fiction book trade’. Indeed, Tannen’s latest addition to her oeuvre meant for popular consumption, You’re Wearing That? a New York Times bestseller, is no different. Focusing on mother-adult daughter conversations and the tensions that can arise from these relationships, Tannen’s goal is to help readers understand and overcome these problems. In addressing her readers, assumed to be women, she writes that: our deepest wish is to be understood and approved of by our mothers and daughters. We can get closer to that goal by listening to the ways we talk to each other, and by learning to talk to each other in new ways (p. 32). In privileging mother-daughter relationships, Tannen often mentions that these relationships are like any other, only more so – and thus the tensions, disagreements and arguments involved are more intense, personal, and potentially damaging. As in her previous popular works, her evidence of the difficulties in these relationships draws...
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...Name : Rezah Yusniaroh Class : A2/5 NPM : 1188203075 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Introduction is needed when you meet new people or are in the new place. It could help you to know the other people and make a conversation. It will also help you to make a good relationship just by introducing yourselves. The problem, how to make a good introduction? How to make the addressee interested to make conversation? A. Varieties of Introductions There are two varieties of introductions. They are formal and informal introductions. Both of that varieties are needed in introduction self or other people. It depends on the situation and addressee. When the addressee is older, educated, or have higher status, you should use the formal introduction. Besides, the informal introduction is used when the addressee is your age or younger than you. For example, when you meeting a president of a university, it is advisable to say, “How do you do?” rather than “How ya doing?” Likewise, someone, who is your age or younger would probably say, “It’s nice to meet you” rather than “How do you do?” Here are the other examples of introducing yourself: Formal Introduction | Informal Introduction | * Let me introduce myself. * I am glad for this opportunity to introduce myself. * I just wanted to introduce myself, * I don't believe we've met before, * I don't think we've actually met formally yet, | * My name is... * I'm... * Hi, I’m… * Hello guys, I’m… | Here are the examples...
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...Adnan Jaafar Kate Goschen English 90 5 June 2015 How International Students Deal with Culture Shock The population of international students in foreign countries continues to surge in recent years with students coming from a range of nationalities. For instance, according to the Institute of International Education, “Over 723,270 international students intended [sic] U.S. Colleges, universities and institutes in the 2010 – 2011 school year” (Foreign Students). The number of foreign students in the United States has been increasing gradually over the past few years. “Numerous universities specifically take measures to attract international students for financial reasons as well as a measure to enrich the college environment and add diversity to the students’ population” (Hser 37). However, many international students have been facing many challenges and problems to adapt themselves to the new foods, activities, cultures, customs and languages in the foreign country. The process of adapting, understanding and recognizing these changes is called culture shock. The deep understanding of the meaning of culture shock, the stages of culture shock and the solutions to overcome culture shock can reduce the rate of culture shock problems. The phrase “culture shock” denotes the anxiety that can be experienced when people move from a familiar culture to a different culture. It can affect anyone who travels to a foreign country at any time, perhaps especially international students...
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...For this assignment, I decided to join a friend at a get-together that they were attending. They had mentioned it in passing one evening, and I had, more or less, invited myself along with their approval, after I had explained that I had wanted to go for a class assignment. There was a light lunch set out, with only about ~20 people who showed up, but the reason that I chose to attend this event is because any other circumstance I wouldn't have been interested. I decided to go to a get-together for a LGBT group, mostly all friends who tried to hang out once a month as a way to get to see one another and take time to just talk amongst themselves. While I wouldn't describe myself as close friends, he is an acquaintance/friend that I trusted to join in order to observe for our assignment. I knew I would be completely out of my element, which I most often am in all situations, but at least in this way I knew I had someone to support me. I entered the event with quite a few prejudice and preconceptions. While I am not homophobic and I don't judge others based on their sexual orientation, I still had some barriers creating a chasm between the differences of this co-culture and me. The main barrier that I had believed was automatically assuming differences between us. I don't know why I had this barrier, since I've had several acquaintance/friends who were gay, but at the same time I still had some apprehension and marked them as acting differently than me. I also succumbed to prejudice...
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...Text 'A' is a transcript of a private spontaneous speech between two friends, Rebecca and Sonia. They are talking about their attitudes towards food, cooking and cookery programmes. Sonia is positive about the three topics whereas Rebecca firmly hates cooking. Text 'B' is an extract from an online article based on an interview with Raymond Blanc. The audience is the general public as it is accessible online, but is probably mostly read by adults with an interest in cooking. Contrasting text 'A', Blanc's interview shows a hugely positive attitude to both food and cooking. The purpose of the article is to inform the reader about Raymond Blanc. In text 'A' Sonia and Rebecca's vocabulary and speech features are influenced by the context of their conversation, a private, spontaneous and friendly situation. The conversational topic starts out as cookery programmes, as initiated by Sonia. The topic is only discussed briefly, before the conversation moves onto the topic of cooking. Cooking is not a topic Rebecca is comfortable with and she is bold with her attitudes towards it. "I hate cooking", the stress on the word "hate" shows how strongly she feels about this topic. Sonia's attitude is different from Rebecca's and this is shown when, before Rebecca has finished her sentence, Sonia overlaps with "What" showing that she is surprised enough to interrupt her friend. After Sonia expresses her shock Rebecca takes conversational dominance to explain herself, but she seems to be more defensive...
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...Over the course of the semester, I have learned many things about myself and other people with the help of EDPS 315. Initially, I was skeptical of this class and everything it would involve, but I found myself enjoying more every time I went to class. This class was much different than most of the classes required for my major, which is pharmacy. I saw my active listening skills improve with the integration of emotional labeling. Also, I found my confidence and willingness to participate or initiate a difficult conversation grow exponentially because of the new strategies introduced during this class. Also, in a difficult conversation I have found myself becoming less defensive and more open to hearing the thoughts and opinions of the other person. Although I have made major improvements from the beginning of the semester, there are still areas that need attention and improvement. These areas include my facial...
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...gregarious individuals are generally referred to as extraverts or out-going type, while introverts or reserved type tend to prefer solitude and worry less about being social. By no means are introverts lonely people, they simply prefer to socialize and work in smaller groups. Extraverts live to meet new people and constantly expand their circle of friends, and they often do this quite actively. The important thing to notice in the description above is that being an introvert has nothing to do with being afraid or anxious about socialization. Introversion is a choice, or at least a preference. Out-going type or so called an extroverted personality. It's a person who is confident, has good manners and when they come into a room they are a breath of fresh air. Their manners are impeccable and they make each and every person feel important. They can have a good sense of humor without being anxious or loud, ask how the other person is doing or congratulate someone who has had some good luck. People such as this are so confident they can look at another woman and honestly say you think she looks great. They don't care if the person is wealthy, middle-class or poor and treat all the people in their lives with the same respect and caring. Generally extroverted people fit into any type of function and are not afraid to go to a party if they don't know anyone. They...
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...FunTaskSticks: Aligning the games with course outcomes of Physics and Biology for Pre-science students Irma Ahmad1, Suhaiza Hasan2, Nur Azimah Osman3 1UiTM Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 2UiTM Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 3UiTM Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) irma@ns.uitm.edu.my, suhaiza@ns.uitm.edu.my, azimah@ns.uitm.edu.my Abstract The demand for increasing the number of students to pass the pre-diploma programmes has boost up the need for active and motivating learning tools. To rouse the number of passing grades, various programs and series of lectures were conducted for pre-science students at UiTM Negeri Sembilan. However, none of the activities is in form of games. FunTaskSticks is a game that has been modified from the original Pick-Up Sticks and repurposed into instructional lesson as part of learning exercises to support students learning activities in informal educational settings. Therefore, in this study it attempts to investigate how FunTaskSticks could engage the learning process of Physics and Biology and assist them to improve their fundamental grammar of English language by using the terms and terminologies that they have learned in classes and from the game. There were 24 pre-diploma students who participated in this study. The finding revealed that FunTaskSticks is not only educating the students cognitively, but also affectively. Students learn to acknowledge, criticized and praise each other which has increased their motivation level and also their...
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...I was given some advice by my theatre teacher last January. “The real difference between New York and Chicago actors, in my experience at least, is this: In a New York actor’s break, he’s on the phone with his agent, trying to figure out where he’s going to perform next. In a Chicago actor’s break, he’s in the green room, eating stale snacks and swapping dirty jokes with the other actors. Chicago actors, in my opinion… They’re really just much more in the moment.” I nodded, wondering how we had gotten here from a conversation about how well the musical Urinetown would do as a movie, and put it entirely out of mind. In September I was given some advice again, this time by my mother. “The University of Chicago’s visiting your school on...
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