...America Deaf Culture After reading the book, Reading Between the Signs, I realized that there was a big difference between the America deaf culture and my culture. This book aimed at the audience who study sign language or sign language interpreters. It focused on the different aspects of culture instead of the language expression. Firstly, the author, Anna Mindess, describes the study of the culture. She cited the reference that Tylor said “ culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”. Then Anna selected topics in intercultural communication, such as the collectivism and individualism, high context and low context, and time orientation. Finally, she talked about the American deaf culture, which is my favorite part in the book. Now, I would like to describe the chapter of America deaf culture that I read from the book. This describes the perspectives of insiders who live in deaf culture and outsider who just study deaf culture. Anna discusses the development of deaf culture that deaf children attended to residential school and hard to communicate with hearing people in the past, while the recent developments of deaf culture are disappearing. The reason is that the deaf culture did not have some rules that deaf people have to live in the deaf culture and they wants to become rich or full people. So it means they have to become enculturated...
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...responsibility, I set out a plan when I was a teenage; I believed that I could do it as well as other people. I always have a dream about being successful, and about getting my master degree someday, and getting my own business. That was my dream, hasn’t disappeared yet. I will always follow my dream and proof my family that I’ve completed my master degree in the future. That was my dream of success. What’s personal responsibility mean to you? I am sole responsibility for the decision in my life. I am responsible for what I choose to feel or think in my life. I am choosing the direction for your life. I cannot blame your parents for the choices I have made. I have to think hard and to tear down the mask of defense or rationale for why others are responsible for who I am, what has happened to me and what I am bound to become. The rational belief that I am responsible for who I am; and how I choice to affect my life and my...
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...background. and It is not easy for a person of one country to enter into the background of another country. So it make (someone) annoyed or a little angry beacause it is so difficult for someone to immediately accepted by the other party. But that extreme irritation will go when we think ... that he is just differently conditioned and simple words mean he can't get out of that condition. One has to recognize that whatever the future may hold, countries and people differ .in their approach to life and how they live in this beautiful words and how they thing about this wonder world.so in order to understand them (other people) it is very important to understand their way of life and approach. and finally we want to convince them, we need touse their language as far as we can, not language in the narrow sense or limit of the word, but the language of the mind. because that is one necessity....
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... 2013 Deaf culture #1) Sign language has been around for as long as its existence of deafness. Deafness, in the early centuries of American life caused many problems for those that were deaf. Doctors did not understand the root causes of deafness and books were rare at the time. Until the most recent years, doctors finally understand why deafness occurs and the deaf communities in the world today are being respected and admired, with the aid of American Sign Language. “ASL has many roots not only is it rooted in the French ideas, but also the ideas of the Great Plains Indians in America” (Butterworth & Flodin, 1995).The man responsible for bringing sign language to light in the United States is Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. Gallaudet studied the French ways and returned to America in 1817 where he founded the first school for the deaf in America, near present day Hartford, Connecticut. The college was appropriately named Gallaudet College, after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. ASL is starting to be referred to as a foreign language. The reason for this growing idea stems from colleges and universities recognizing ASL as a success for foreign language credits in many college degree programs. “Gary Olsen former Executive Director of the National Association of the Deaf, referred to this notion of ASL as a foreign language as an American ground swell” (Butterworth & Flodin, 1995). The future of ASL is bright and vibrant...
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...verbally through non-verbal and unwritten communication. There are many forms of non-verbal demonstrative communication, some which include facial gestures and body language. In some cases when a person is unable to see the other person due to the use of technology to communicate, you may use the tone of voice perceived as a way of demonstrative communication. With the many ways that demonstrative communication exists, it is important to understand its value and appreciate its purpose. Non-verbal communication may come in many forms that associate in similarity as if we are playing some form of charades. In order to communicate the intended idea and for its meaning to be understood through non-verbal communication it is important that the sender use the appropriate gestures, movements and expressions to make their statement. Someone of great example, who had no other way to express her emotions and thoughts, except through non-verbal communication would be Helen Keller. She demonstrated a significant importance of how non-verbal communication can still have just as much of an impact as actual verbal communication does. Sign language is now estimated in recent statistics “that around 13 million people have some level of proficiency in sign language. That makes American Sign Language the third most commonly used language in the US” and it is literally non-verbal. “Nonverbal behavior predates verbal communication because individuals, since birth, rely first on non-verbal means to express...
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...planned to do. Luckily, for Thomas, the Royal Institution for Deaf-Mutes was in London for a seminar of their teaching skill, as well as one of the institution’s top directors, Roch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard, and his top mentee, Laurent Clerc. The Royal Institution for Deaf-Mutes was a French institution that started the teaching of deaf students and the use of Persian sign language. Thomas decided to attend this seminar, and got an invitation from Sicard to visit the institution in Paris. At the institution, Thomas learned much more about how to teach the deaf, but was Clerc told him that “however diligent [Gallaudet] might be, it would require at least six months to get a tolerably good knowledge of signs, and a year of the method of instruction so as to be well qualified to teach thoroughly” (Bragg, p. 3). Gathering all of this information, Thomas realized he could not accomplish this all and bring his knowledge back to America, without out help from someone experienced. So, Thomas contacted one of the top students at The Royal Institution for Deaf-Mutes, Laurent Clerc, who became proficient in Parisian sign language and the way to teach it by 30 years old. When Thomas Gallaudet offered Clerc the chance to teach in America, and according to his autobiography he responded gratefully by saying “Greatly astonished was I, for I had not the least expectation that I should be thought of. After a short pause, I said I would not hesitate to go …” (Bragg, p....
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...The first point I wanted to get across to Jane was that when two people need to interact, but they do not share the same language, ideally, an interpreter is brought into the situation. In this case one participant uses Sign Language to communicate, and the other (Jane) uses English, and essentially an interpreter provides a bridge between the two languages. I remembered how by using “American Sign Language”, during in-class role play, Maureen (the hearing interviewer in our mock job interviews) asked how I was sure Phyllis (the Deaf applicant) used ASL; therefore, I wanted to avoid a situation that could lead to a potentially drawn-out explanation of Sign Language being as diverse as spoken languages (Reynolds, 2016b, s.i.c.). Also, from past conversations with neighbors and friends, I am often faced with answering questions about how many different types of Sign Language there are in the world, and I felt, in this situation, it was unnecessary to get into...
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...|Cultural Comparison of Deaf Culture and Hearing Culture in the USA | |(Using the Hofstede Cultural Comparison Assignment as a guide) | |Where Deaf Culture Would Score If Included in the Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions | | | |Nathaneil Godfrey | | | PDI Power Distance Indicator Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. It has to do with the fact that a society’s inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders. http://geert-hofstede.com/ Deaf culture I think Deaf culture...
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...proposal. Looking around the world no matter the language communication is present. It is the sign that you see while driving and words that are heard on the radio. Without means of communication then people would not be able to convey the message that they are trying to deliver. The world would be a quiet without communication, but it would also be a mess. Audible communication can be speaking in any language, snapping of fingers, clapping or the smacking oowing your sweetheart a kiss. Humans rely on this type of communication for warnings, information or just to pass the time by listening to the radio. It is very important to hear the message that is being delivered, as it could possibly change your life. a person was not listening to the radio then it is possible to miss important traffic information that coulfrom being late to work. Another instance of needing audible communication is the teleph. Many people rely on this tool to be able to manage their way through the day. It helps keep them in contact with distant family or even close friends. Life would be tough if there were no means of audible communication, but se live that life. lely on visual communications. COPY messages can be misconstrued when a person reads the body language of another person. This happens a lot when cultures are intermixed within a group. For instance in some cultures it is not respectful to look at a person’s eyes when speaking with them. Most Americans would find this disrespectful and completely...
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...challenges that company is facing is soiled toilet paper scattered or piled all over the plant’s bathroom floors. In Mexico and other Latin American countries, the sewer or wastes pipes leading from the building are usually small in diameter compared with U.S. standards. In addition, the water pressure or volume generated is also less and toilets are much more prone to clogging. Individuals are taught at an early age to dispose their used toilet tissue into the basket provided. It is very much possible that restrooms at the company sites do not provide waster basket for used toilet tissues disposal. Or there is no sign in the restroom to let Latino workers know that their toilets have plenty of horsepower to flush away anything. Banking The Mexican banking system is much different than most Anglo Americans are used to. Mexicans distrust banking system due to history of corruption in Mexico. Many of them choose to keep their money in their house. Furthermore, many Mexican immigrants, in fact, immigrants in the U.S. are illegal immigrants or immigrants who lack traditional documents such as a driver’s license and Social Security number or just simply lack of any kind of legal identification to even open a bank account in the U.S. The fear being exposed to the government and lack of understanding on how American banking system work are possible reasons why Latino workers do not use bank. Work...
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...Culture Essay Culture is pervasive in all marketing activities”, (Albaum et al, 2005) Hall distinguishes culture according to the degree of context in their communication systems (De Mooij, 2010). High context cultures (Japanese, Chinese) contrast greatly with low context cultures (USA), who require a more explicit conveyance of messages. As Hall (1984) says, “Many Americans don’t seem able to evaluate anything unless they can attach a number to it”. Introduction One of the early scholars of culture, Linton (1945), defines it as: ‘‘The configuration of learned behavior and results of learned behavior whose component elements are shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society.’’ Other early scholars like Kluckhorn (1954) conceptualized that the cultural influences transcend in terms of the beliefs, norms, traditions, and values of society and this view still prevails among the scholars of culture. Why is culture important? Global Marketing in the simplest description attempts to understand customers in terms of what they buy, when they buy, why they buy, how much they buy, where they buy it, and with what they buy. Internationally, this means understanding culture. How marketing efforts interact with culture determines the success or failure of a product. "There are many examples of cultural differences that have affected marketing success or failure." (Buzzell) The relationship with culture comes into play with the realization that each of the consumer...
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...Can Sign Language Help Deaf Children Learn English? One of the most important things to learn in a deaf community is to learn language it is in critical condition. Because of some public schools having deaf students, they have to come up with new ways of teaching English to them. High school graduates that are deaf can read and write, but only at a fourth grade level. This is not good and that is why they have to come up with new ways of teaching children who are deaf. Recently, there have been ideas on what is the best way to teach deaf children language. This was based more on strong feelings then science. Psychologist hopes to change that though. They are providing a scientific base to help them debate of rather or not deaf children should be taught English or should just English be taught? To learn English only it provides oral training, this concentrates on lip reading and written English. It also teaches “total communication” training, which uses English and Sign English. Signed English is just English that is translated into signs. ASL though is a different forum of English; it has its own vocabulary and grammatical structure. To learn oral only and total communication training that has over powered the American education of deaf and hearing children. Did you know that more then ninety percent deaf children are born to hearing parents? These parents want their children in an English only program. They think that learning ASL will “impede” learning English and that...
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...Immigration and America’s core culture If one spontaneously were to mention a couple of prominent American figures in the 21st century, names such as Oprah Winfrey, George W. Bush, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Spielberg and the recently elected president Barack Hussein Obama, would usually come to mind. They do all have different religious backgrounds, ethnicities and to some extent culture, but to identify one of them as being “more American” than the others would occur as being weird for most people. Because it’s indeed the high degree of diversity, seen in iconic, grand cities such as New York or Los Angeles, that is representative of the American people today, and therefore the country has become to be known as a nation of immigrants. However, in his book, who are we?(2004), Samuel P. Huntington, argues that this high level of cultural diversity prevalent in the USA can disintegrate the country, as it’s experiencing a growing cultural gap between the adherents of the Anglo-protestant culture and the immigrants, who have not yet assimilated into this culture. Key features of the Anglo-protestant culture include; “Christian religion with emphasize on the protestant values and morals, a work ethic, the English language, British traditions, justice and the limits of government power, and a legacy of European art, literature, philosophy, and music”. As a consequence hereof the American people can lose their national identity and unity, as ideology alone is a weak glue to hold people...
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...employees’ behavior, attitudes, and performance (Noe, et al. 2006). An analysis of work is considered a building block for most HR systems in organizations. Corporate restructuring processes, quality improvement programs, human resource planning, job design, recruitment strategies, training programs, succession planning, and compensation systems are among the other HR activities that are based on work analysis (Bernardin, 2008). Choosing a job that interested me to perform a work analysis was not easy; I really wanted to take this opportunity to put to work the information learned in Chapter 3 and 4 of our class with a job that it always interested me in learning on how they perform their job and what it takes to do the job. I chose a sign language interpreter from my previous job at the National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center. I worked for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center for 7 years and felt totally committed in complying with their mission to clinical research. The NIH Clinical Center (CC) is the clinical research hospital for the National Institutes of Health. It's the nation's largest hospital devoted entirely to clinical research. Through clinical research, clinician-investigators translate laboratory discoveries into better treatments, therapies and interventions to improve the nation's health. About 1,500 clinical research studies currently are active at the NIH Clinical Center. About half are the first tests of new drugs or medical treatment...
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...Semiotics: Signs, Syntax, and Linguistics Describe Advertising Mickey Mouse ears, sleigh bells, snowflakes, dog houses, mail boxes, and stop signs; chances are you know at least one of these things if not more. How do we describe them? In what way are they described to us? And above all How do we recognize and accept these things? The theory of semiotics aims to explain how we recognize these symbols in our lives and, more importantly tries to describe the way we communicate to, with, and around objects. The theory of semiotics has been around since the late 1800’s. A Swiss linguist, Ferdinand de Saussure developed the theory and explained it early on as the use of language and how certain symbols and objects obtain meaning. The theory or science of signs and their meanings became known popularly as semiotics. Language is something of a system of mutually defining entities. Saussure distinguished between diachronic and synchronic linguistics. Simply put the use of linguistics defines objects and the way that we, as a culture, see and describe the world with which we interact. From its inception the theory of semiotics has been useful in regards to all different aspects of communication. It can be used to examine persuasion, social interaction theory, media cultivation and penetration theories as well as interpersonal communication. This wide range of applications for this theory make it particularly pertinent to the discipline of communication. Large companies...
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