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Language and Misunderstandings.
Pragmatic language suit
Effective vs. Polite.
Relations and Communication.
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Have an open mind.
How does Karen Lund think we should try to avoid misunderstandings?
100
The person you interact with to be considered when "wearing" the pragmatic language suit.
Who is the receiver?
100
She was too polite when negotiating her wages with her European boss.
Who was the Vietnamese employee?
100
It is both a means of establishing social relations and communication.
What is Language?
200
It is what the guy at the Turkish train station did to indicate the train was long gone.
What is whistling and gesturing.
200
It is what you are to each other and that is the second thing that should be considered when "wearing" the pragmatic language suit.
What is your relation to the receiver?
200
He was too polite and the interviewer might have mistook his politeness.
Why couldn't the Pakistani man get the job at the museum?
200
It can make all the difference when speaking Danish - Like saying the word "Please" in English.
What are "Godt" and "Gerne"?
300
No matter how well a second language learner knows this there can be misunderstandings.
What is L2?
300
It is the balance that determines how to interact and speak with the receiver while "wearing" the pragmatic language suit.
What kind of power balance exists between you and the receiver?
300
When the native female employee was negotiating her wages it seemed almost like this type of fighting.
What is boxing.
300
The third thing we do when using language, besides using it to convey information or establish relations...
What is negotiating the power balance?
400
A key factor in successful intercultural communication.
What is pragmatic competence?
400
When you consider whether your message is to complain or maybe to confess your utter devotion to the receiver.
What is your aim or purpose?
400
The European boss did this and was misunderstood by the Asian applicants, who thought they could negotiate the rejection.
What is a smile?
400
Within this there will be varying degrees of information and relation-building.
What is all communication?
500
It is the hardest ares to navigate though in intercultural communication.
What is the cross section between language and sociocultural factors?
500
It is not just about learning new pragmatic rules but learning too...
What is conveying and decoding relations pragmatically?
500
Being considerate, generous, positive, modest, agreeing
What are the principles of politeness?
500
A cartoon with an Indian, a man with flags, and a slightly miffed woman illustrated this...
What are complex communication techniques?