INTC 1F90 Lecture : Grand Narrative.docx

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burgundyplatypus606

14 Apr 2012

School

Brock University

Department

Intercultural Studies

Course

INTC 1F90

Professor

Jeff Reichheld

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Strangerness is anything that makes you stand out. Communication definition and role in culture. Definition fusting and koester (2010) define communication as a symbolic, interpretive, transactional, contextual process in which people create shared meanings (p. 13). A symbol is a word, action or object that stands in for or represents a unit of meaning (lustig and koester, 2010, p. 13) In language, a combination of (symbols) words creates a complex message (sentence, etc. ) that conveys a particular concept. Emblem: artificially created, but accepted as meaningful: ex surgite! Is accepted as an emblem of brock university. Sign: bears some logical relationship i. e. deer track (a trace left by a deer"s foot), indicates that the deer had been there. People must interpret the symbolic behaviours of others and assign significance to some of those behaviours in order to create a meaningful account (lustig and koester, 2010, p. 14)

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You can choose ANY one (1) of the following topics to write a short essay about:

Diversity in the Workplace

Importance of Good Communication Skills

How Corporate Culture Can Affect Communication in an Organization

Importance of Word Adaption in Communication

Importance of "Relationship Context" in Communication

Why Some People Consider the You-ViewPoint Harmful

Role of Social Media in Today's Business

For your assignment you must write a MINIMUM of 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph must contain a MINIMUM of five sentences.

Which of the following is not a basic component in the communication process?

a. Noise

b. Message source

c. Message receiver

d. Symbols

lemonbear929

please read the below and write down your own thoughts and ideas.

Communication skill is the vital for all aspects of our lives; from personal to professional, our lives function because of it. The way someone communicates could entirely differ from the other. But communication is really just a way of establishing relationships. Communication is not only an exchange of words. But at the same time the body is also saying a lot more than the words. Our gestures, hand movements do a lot of the talking for ourselves. This gets a whole lot complex when the interaction is among a diverse community. With different cultural backgrounds, different beliefs and perspectives, the message can be hard to interpret and/or examined. In order to have a positive impact of all the communications and interactions we might have with an individual possessing a different mind-set and culture. We must champion progressive thinking; to listen thoughtfully, debate tolerantly, to freely voice their ideas, and to let others voice theirs and avoid any seeming judgement. John Dewey a pragmatic philosopher and professor at University of Chicago was also a firm believer in progressive thinking mainly influenced by the political times he was living in(WWII). As a communication professional he realized the importance of understanding the reasons behind growing prejudice and hate among certain social groups, and the changes in attitudes and beliefs. (Julia T. Wood; Communication Mosaics; Text. Chapter 2; pg 27)In todayâs diverse world; progression is up another level; awareness of individual differences is extremely important to have an effective communication. This will enable people to have a deeper connection with people who differ from them in some way or the other. Not only will this help in creating relations but also bridging gaps and solving problems that might occur along the way in our lives.

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