Chapter 2 interpersonal communication reflection paper

Learning Goals: This reflection paper assignment is directly linked to two of the three student learning outcomes for this course. It will allow you to demonstrate familiarity with research and thought in the field of interpersonal communication and analyze your own relationships using concepts of interpersonal communication. This assignment will allow you to demonstrate what you’ve learned after reading Chapter 2 and reviewing the course materials. It will help you prepare for the first exam and other assignments.

Instructions: Your reflection paper should be 2 pages, typed, double-spaced, size 12 font, with one inch margins all around, and in essay format. DO NOT just list answers to the questions (should be in essay format). Submit your paper here on Canvas by the due date. Late papers will not receive full credit. Please proofread your work before submitting it.

Answer the following questions in your reflection paper: Include Chapter 2 concepts when answering the following questions in your paper:

According to our textbook, interpersonal encounters are marked by degrees of cultural and co-cultural salience. What are the most salient intercultural differences you are likely to encounter in your interpersonal relationships?

What key values characterize the culture in which you communicate most comfortably? Please reference the section in the textbook on cultural values & norms. What communication challenges arise when you communicate with people with different values? Cite one example of this from your personal experience.

What co-cultures do you belong to? How can you best manage your communication with members of other co-cultures?

What steps might you take to improve your intercultural communication competence when interacting with people of different cultural backgrounds?

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d, L. B., & Proctor, R. F. (2018

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Interpersonal Communication

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th Ed.). New York: Oxford Press University

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.