Module Communication

Assignment Expectations:

• Length:

o 300-500 words for each of the three scenarios (900-1500 total)

• References:

o no references required

• Format:

o save your reflections as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Open Office (.odt) or rich text format (.rtf) file type

• Submission:

o submit your assignment to the Drop Box

Assignment:

Journal: Language and Situation

You will explore how language changes based on the situation. Imagine a situation in which one person is asking another person for a favor (identify one favor and utilize it for the entire assignment). Select three of the following situations:

• Grandchild talking to grandparent
• Two romantically involved people talking
• Employee talking to boss
• Student talking to professor
• Two siblings talking
• Two neighbors talking
• Parishioner talking to a pastor
• Parent talking to a child
• Two colleagues talking

For each situation that you select, write a dialogue between the two fictitious people; the dialogue should focus on one person requesting a favor from the other person.

Reflecting on your dialogues, answer the following questions:

1. How did the dialogues change?
2. Why did the dialogues change?