Journal #4

Directions:

  • Answer the following questions based on your interpretation and application of the text. Your responses must have content from the reading included within them to receive full credit.
  • Each response should be at least one paragraph in length (5+ sentences). THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS JOURNAL ENTRY!
  • Please do not copy directly out of the textbook.
  • Submit in this format; write the questions out and do not submit one long block of text – for this journal entry it is OK to submit it in question format with your answer underneath the question. You can submit this assignment as a Word Document or PDF. Please do not submit a “pages” document as I am unable to read those and I will have to ask you to resubmit or a link to a google doc because I will not be able to open it.

Chapter Two: Intercultural Communication

Part One:

Watch this video on Code Switching

Part Two:

Answer these questions in at least one paragraph each (connect to the reading and your own experiences for full credit).

  1. Can you please describe an example of when you have code-switched yourself? (EVERYONE code-switches at some point – for example, if you speak another language; if you’re struggling with this, please message me).
  2. Do you think that you can be an effective communicator without code-switching? Have you ever judged another person for not code-switching to meet the needs of the context?
  3. Does code-switching make you any less of “yourself” if you’re doing it to fit in? Example: are you being fake?