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Cross Cultural Communication: Spoken Discourse

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Friday, September 11, 2009. I think spoken discourse is pretty confusing. The lecture only mentions examples after examples of speech events as an extended version of spoken discourse but doesn't define spoken discourse. Like that how ah? A very typical phrase students use when confused about school content to communicate within local context. Is that a spoken discourse or a speech act? I believe my answers should be coming soon! Can be used to identify the other party! Me: Yes what's up? Me: I am me!

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Cross Cultural Communication: On Cross Cultural Communications and aftermath

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Thursday, August 27, 2009. On Cross Cultural Communications and aftermath. When I decided to dry up my entire General Account of 798 points to bid for a module titled Cross Cultural Communications and Discourse, I was expecting a fun class where examples of miscommunication would sprout out constantly cracking the whole class up for 3 delightful hours. Perhaps slapstick like the British sitcom - Mind Your Language. I hereby pronounce you man and wife.". It awes me. the power of speech act. That perhaps w...

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GEK 1036 X-Cultural C&D: Week 6: E-learning Face and Politeness

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GEK 1036 X-Cultural C&D. Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Week 6: E-learning Face and Politeness. Politeness in many different degrees. never thought about it like that before. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Week 8: Cross-gender interaction. Week 7: Computer-mediated Communication. Week 6: E-learning Face and Politeness. Week 5: Communication Systems 1: Components and Repr.

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Yiwen's gek1036 reflections: November 2009

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For my cross-cultural communications module. November 13, 2009. GEM is finally coming to a close! And then its exams and then its holidays! The lessons learned in this class were merely tools in which greater analysis could be done. Most would have used these tools to analyse the people and cultures around them, but I prefer to use them to analyse myself. And that, in my opinion is the greatest benefit that i've gotten back from this module. In a project discussion. In a family dinner.

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Yiwen's gek1036 reflections: Week 9: Computer Mediated Communication

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For my cross-cultural communications module. October 15, 2009. Week 9: Computer Mediated Communication. C u @ *$ 2ml. - No doubt that this looks like a string of profanities. Yet, it is not. More than the hidden message it carries, this string of weird looking characters represents an identity and a whole new language belonging to the advanced IT world today. It says, see you at Starbucks tomorrow, for the less computer-savvy bunch. Not complain to me ma.". One thing to comment on, its about sms greeting...

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Cross Cultural Communication and Discourse: This is it!

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Thursday, November 12. And it is down to the last one. This module has been insightful and fun to be in. The topics each week had touched on communication issues which we use on a daily basis, yet until taking this module, they didn't seem very significant and had hardly noticed them at all. For example, listener's responses and telephone openings and closings. It is part of our everyday speech yet I had overlooked it all my life! Posted by eiL . November 16, 2009 at 11:12 AM. 8 November - 15 November (1).

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Cross Cultural Communication and Discourse: Computer mediated communication

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Wednesday, October 14. I think this week's topic is really interesting. Technology has been so integrated in our daily lives that our language and communication methods has also changed. Here's a classic case. Not from my student's work, but was an answer I got when teaching a primary school kid. All thanks to video gaming. On the other hand, abbreviated forms add some colour to a conversation. It has become so popular that there is an entire website on CMC abbreviations! Posted by eiL . I think its not ...

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Cross Cultural Communication and Discourse: Phone Conversations- Rules still relevant?

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Sunday, September 13. Phone Conversations- Rules still relevant? This week's topic reminded me of the first thing my German lecturer told my class on the first day of class. It was how to communicate with her via the telephone. Here's the German way to opening a phone conversation:. Lecturer: Hallo Eileen, und wie gehts. Hello Eileen, how are you? And then followed by the conversation topic. Lecturer: (in German) Hello? I don't know anyone named Hello. I think you've got the wrong number. Similarly, when...