1. How is your communication style different in the classroom than when you are in other contexts? How does written communication change in academic settings compared to other forms of written communication (email, texting, business, etc)? How do nonverbal cues function in online classroom communications?
2. Understanding written communication relies on a shared understanding between the reader and the writer. Thus, to ensure you are maximizing the value of written communication, it is important that you utilize effective reading strategies. Conduct an Internet search for each of the following (you may utilize the following search terms or substitute terminology with similar meaning):
• effective reading strategies
• maximize reading comprehension
• improve reading skills
As you search, explore the various websites and identify the strategies that you find most valuable to enhancing your reading effectiveness. Create (and share) your list of "top five effective reading strategies." What one strategy do you plan on implementing to improve your reading skills?
Assignment:
Journal: Language and Situation
This week you will explore how language changes based on the situation. Imagine a situation in which one person is asking another person for a favor (identify one favor and utilize it for the entire assignment). Select three of the following situations:
• Grandchild talking to grandparent
• Two romantically involved people talking
• Employee talking to boss
• Student talking to professor
• Two siblings talking
• Two neighbors talking
• Parishioner talking to a pastor
• Parent talking to a child
• Two colleagues talking
For each situation that you select, write a dialogue between the two fictitious people; the dialogue should focus on one person requesting a favor from the other person.
Reflecting on your dialogues, answer the following questions:
How did the dialogues change?
Why did the dialogues change?