Oral Comms-LANGUAGE WORKSHOP.html

► ASSIGNMENT GOAL: To increase your awareness & sensitivity about some of the ways (both obvious & subtle) by which the word choices we make when communicating can affect meaning & understanding

►BASIC PROCEDURE: In most cases, the same investigative task is assigned to several people. Nevertheless, this is an INDIVIDUAL assignment. EACH person should bring his/her own NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE clipping to class on the date specified above. Clippings will be compared & discussed via small groups.
IF YOU FOUND YOUR EXAMPLE ON THE INTERNET, BE SURE TO GET LOGGED ON TO NETWORK IN ORDER TO ACCESS IT FOR THE IN -CLASS GROUP WORK.

Whatever the format of your example, you need to be able to tell us WHERE it was placed so that we can analyze how the language was targeted to a particular audience.

►ASSIGNMENT: Find your section & name below & complete the particular language investigation that pertains to you. Of course, you should FIRST read the entire applicable chapters: primarily #4Verbal Messages & #14 Language [ previous editions = Chap3-Communicating Verbally)

After reading Chapters 4 & 14, each of you should find and bring in a newspaper or magazine clipping that either EXEMPLIFIES &/or PLAYS OFF OF &/or WORKS because of the language principles: Oral Language Style & Audience Centeredness -- which were discussed on pp.292-294 [14e= pp.332-336 { MindTap modules = Ch14.1}

You don't have to write anything down in advance, but be prepared to show your respective examples & explain how they coordinate with the text's concepts.

After reading Chapter__4_ <search in index> , each of you should find and bring in a newspaper or magazine clipping that either EXEMPLIFIES &/or PLAYS OFF OF &/or WORKS because of the language principles: Denotation/Connotation (as part of Semantics) -- which were discussed on pp. 71-74 [14ed= pp.79-80 /13 ed= 50-51 //] . MindTap 4-2a/b.
You don't have to write anything down in advance, but be prepared to show your respective examples & explain how they coordinate with the text's concepts.

TO: GS-- Courtney ACHILLE , Troy KANESHIRO , Christina PEPE , Matt LAPOLLA

After reading Chapters 4 & 14, each of you should find and bring in a newspaper or magazine clipping that either EXEMPLIFIES &/or PLAYS OFF OF &/or WORKS because of the language principles: Insensitive Language &/or Inappropriate Language -- which were discussed on pp. 296-297 [14ed= pp.337-339; 13ed= 58-62 {incl. "pop comm"}] { MindTap modules= Ch4:2b & 14-2d/e

You don't have to write anything down in advance, but be prepared to show your respective examples & explain how they coordinate with the text's concepts.

After reading Chapters 4 & 14, each of you should find and bring in a newspaper or magazine clipping that either EXEMPLIFIES &/or PLAYS OFF OF &/or WORKS because of the language principles: Abstract vs. Specific|Concrete-- which were discussed on pp.298-302 [14ed=- pp. 81 & 340-342 {incl."speaking vividly"}; 13ed=52-54]. MindTap Ch14-3/a/b/c. Include connsideration of the Direct vs Indirect concept mentioned in Chapter 4
You don't have to write anything down in advance, but be prepared to show your respective examples & explain how they coordinate with the text's concepts.

After reading Chapters 4 & 14, each of you should find and bring in a newspaper or magazine clipping that either EXEMPLIFIES &/or PLAYS OFF OF &/or WORKS because of the language principles: Culture, Meaning & Connotation -- which were discussed as part of sociolinguistics on pp. 76-79 & Review Chapter 3- [14ed = pp. 86-89 & Ch13 - //13ed=p.51 & pp.127-130] . g

You don't have to write anything down in advance, but be prepared to show your respective examples & explain how they coordinate with the text's concepts.

THE REMAINING 2 CONCEPTS WERE NOT GIVEN SEPARATE FOCUS IN THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE TEXT, BUT THEY ARE STILL IMPORTANT FACTORS & PRIMARILY WILL BE COVERED EITHER BY YOUR PROFESSOR OR the DESIGNATED "VOLUNTEERS".

After reading Chapters 4 & 14, each of you should find and bring in a newspaper or magazine clipping that either EXEMPLIFIES &/or PLAYS OFF OF &/or WORKS because of the language principles: Gender & Language (i.e. men & women encode and decode differently.) -- which were discussed In p47 & 53. [13 ed= pp.52 [12th ed = 59 - 61]. MindTap modules to be added.
You don't have to write anything down in advance, but be prepared to show your respective examples & explain how they coordinate with the text's concepts.

After reading Chapters 4 & 14, each of you should find and bring in a newspaper or magazine clipping that either EXEMPLIFIES &/or PLAYS OFF OF &/or WORKS because of the language principles: Dating &/or Indexing techniques -- which were discussed on pp. ___13 ed= p.54 [12th ed = 66-67]. You don't have to write anything down in advance, but be prepared to show your respective examples & explain how they coordinate with the text's concepts.