any language means a contraction‚ reduction and impoverishment of the sum total of the reservoir of human thought and knowledge as expressible through language. To what extent do you agree with this? As globalization takes place‚ languages spoken by the majority became lingua franca of different regions. English for example as its most widely spread across the entire world‚ is spoken by 360 to 400 million as their first language and 470 million to more than 1 billion as their second language. It
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result in deaf people losing their jobs and dignity. How can you connect your argument to your peers? Why should your classmates take this problem seriously? On the off chance that everybody was hard of hearing‚ they would not struggle- they would sign‚ just like deaf people do. People who can
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The Deaf President Now Movement at Gallaudet University was very interesting to watch. I never knew much about the movement until this ASL class‚ and I find this information to be important in learning history in the 1980’s. Now after researching information‚ the significance of the protest was definitely necessary for the deaf community/culture. In reading this article‚ I had never thought much about the deaf culture‚ even though I had seen deaf people in my work place. Looking back in time‚ I could
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Part I: Nonverbal Communication Try This: Research what one hand gesture means in a different country. (You may ask people from other countries/and or conduct your own web search or library search for answers). Some suggested countries/cultures to research might be: Italy‚ Japan‚ China‚ Greece‚ and the Middle East (10 points) Hand gesture: Single clapping of the hands in front of the face Country/Culture referenced: Japan What does it mean? It means asking for forgiveness; favor
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a negative connotation to people. Scribbling flowers‚ squares‚ circles‚ and hearts on your notebook while the teacher is talking in front is like saying that you prefer to draw than to listen to such boring topics. Therefore‚ doodling is seen as a sign of lost of focus and concentration. But according to a study conducted by Professor Jackie Andrade‚ PhD.‚ of University of Plymouth‚ doodling can help us improve our memory‚ focus‚ and concentration. Wiley-Blackwell discusses in his article “Do
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Non Verbal Communication. Blanca Rodriguez Grantham University Crystal Sears Interpersonal Communication February 18‚ 2013 Non verbal communication is more commonly known as body language. Heptics communication is the sense of touch. Haptic communication is an important part of effective communicating for example when you touch someone to emphasize something that you are saying. Or for instance when a mother hugs their child to show them love or for something good that they have done
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across‚ trying to persuade someone to give you a discount‚ trying to make an impression on someone. 3: How might you build rapport? •Matching your body language (i.e.‚ posture‚ gesture‚ etc.) •Maintaining eye contact •Matching breathing rhythm •Giving gifts or doing favors without asking for something in return triggers feelings of obligation •Matching the tone‚ tempo‚ inflection‚ and volume of a person’s
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Chloe McPhern 4-2-13 Part I: Nonverbal Communication Try This: Research what one hand gesture means in a different country. (You may ask people from other countries/and or conduct your own web search or library search for answers). Some suggested countries/cultures to research might be: Italy‚ Japan‚ China‚ Greece‚ and the Middle East (10 points) Hand gesture: middle finger‚ pointer finger‚ and thumb
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A KILLER LANGUAGE It is undeniable that English language is a powerful language. It is spoken in most part of the world especially in developed countries for instance the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Canada. This is an inescapable process of globalization‚ the process of extending social relations across world-space. Globalization leads to the commonness of English in several fields such as science‚ technology‚ economy‚ politic etc. The result of this is English dominating the world and disregarding
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The Love Languages One of the biggest part of communication is how we send and receive messages. How we communicate takes may different forms. According to Author Gary Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages (1995). “We tend to speak our primary love language‚ and we become confused when our spouse does not understand what we are communicating.” Words of affirmation‚ quality time‚ receiving gifts‚ acts of services‚ and physical touches are the languages we are going to cover. The first love language
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