What are the four types of non-verbal communication?
Space, Gestures, Touch, and Eye Contact
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What is discourse?
Communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.
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True or false? Topic selections in conversations among individuals vary from person to person
True
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True or False: ESL students will automatically adjust to the rhetorical patterns of their new language and not transfer the patterns of their native language to their L2 writing.
False
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In the video with the two men in the gym, which concept of non-verbal communication was being demonstrated?
Eye Contact
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What is an American's preferred distance of personal space?
From an arm's length up to six feet
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How long a person should remain silent or change/nominate topic shifts is a part of which discourse topic: conversational repair, speech register, turn-taking or appropriation?
Turn-taking
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Traditional cultures frown upon conversational topics including: culture, religion, politics, or all of the above
ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Which structure of written discourse does English tend to follow in expository writing?
Linear
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In the video of the young man and his teacher, which non-verbal communication concept was being demonstrated?
Personal Space
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Name one culture in which eye contact is frowned upon when one is being disciplined.
Asian or Hispanic
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What is conversational repair?
When a person uses self correction to be better understood by the listener.
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True or false: Many people shy away from certain topics to protect the face of the collective group.
True
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In which style of writing do these patterns of discourse usually appear?
Expository writing
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In the video of the young women demonstrating different meanings of words and phrases across cultures, which non-verbal communication topic was being addressed?
Gestures
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In which culture can one touch men freely, but not women?
Arabic
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“I need to renew my whatchamacallit-- my prescription today.” What is this sentence an example of?
Conversational repair
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How do native speakers learn to employ speech register?
By using slang with their friends and speaking formally in a classroom setting.
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This term refers mostly to evaluating how structures and writing styles are influenced by patterns in spoken languages; therefore, they differ between languages and cultures.
Contrastive rhetoric
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What is the symbol that is considered normal in the United States but offensive in Britain?
The backwards peace sign
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If you look someone directly in the eye while being reprimanded in Asian culture, what could happen?
Corporal punishment is a standard result of the disrespect shown when making eye contact while being reprimanded in Asian culture.
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When someone continues to talk when you are speaking is an example of what?
Turn-taking
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Are age, race and salary appropriate to discuss in Arabic cultures?
No!
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Which culture is known for its use of supporting the main idea with details that explain what it is not?
Oriental / East Asian
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In the video of the men in the office, which non-verbal communication aspect was demonstrated most?