Personal Space Invaders
Discourse is the best!
Discourse is my favorite!
International Composure
Video and Picture Pot Luck
100
What are the four types of non-verbal communication?
Space, Gestures, Touch, and Eye Contact
100
What is discourse?
Communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.
100
True or false? Topic selections in conversations among individuals vary from person to person
True
100
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
100
In the video with the two men in the gym, which concept of non-verbal communication was being demonstrated?
Eye Contact
200
What is an American's preferred distance of personal space?
From an arm's length up to six feet
200
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
200
Traditional cultures frown upon conversational topics including: culture, religion, politics, or all of the above
ALL OF THE ABOVE
200
Which structure of written discourse does English tend to follow in expository writing?
Linear
200
In the video of the young man and his teacher, which non-verbal communication concept was being demonstrated?
Personal Space
300
Name one culture in which eye contact is frowned upon when one is being disciplined.
Asian or Hispanic
300
What is conversational repair?
When a person uses self correction to be better understood by the listener.
300
True or false: Many people shy away from certain topics to protect the face of the collective group.
True
300
In which style of writing do these patterns of discourse usually appear?
Expository writing
300
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
400
In which culture can one touch men freely, but not women?
Arabic
400
“I need to renew my whatchamacallit-- my prescription today.” What is this sentence an example of?
Conversational repair
400
How do native speakers learn to employ speech register?
By using slang with their friends and speaking formally in a classroom setting.
400
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
400
What is the symbol that is considered normal in the United States but offensive in Britain?
The backwards peace sign
500
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.
500
When someone continues to talk when you are speaking is an example of what?
Turn-taking
500
Are age, race and salary appropriate to discuss in Arabic cultures?
No!
500
Which culture is known for its use of supporting the main idea with details that explain what it is not?
Oriental / East Asian
500
In the video of the men in the office, which non-verbal communication aspect was demonstrated most?
Touch (Will also accept personal space)