Communication and

Globalization
 Globalization

- increasing economic, political, and cultural

integration and interdependence of diverse
culture
Diversity

the recognition and valuing of

difference, encompassing such
factors as age, gender, race,
ethnicity, ability, religion, education,
marital status, sexual orientation,
and income
 Why GLOBALIZATION?

Digital Technology

territorial boundaries between countries

Multiculturalists - persons respectful of and egaged with people from

distinctly different cultures
“Effective communication and the
abiltiy to understand cultural
differences are skills that are too
frequently deficient both in
students and in educators.”

Do you agree?
Reflect on these questions:

- Do you feel prepared to communicate in a society

that is a nation of minorities?
-Do you have the understandings and sensitivity you
need to interact in a global community in which other
persons may look, act, and think differently than you
do?
- Are you ready to embrace diversity?
PREPARING TO
COMMUNICATE ACROSS
CULTURES

Assess your personal preparedness to communicate effectively with

persons of different cultures by labeling each of the following statements
as true or false.
1. I enjoy communicating with persons unlike me as much as with
persons like me.
2. I am equally sensitive to the concerns of all groups in our multicultural
society.
3. I can tell when persons from other cultures do n ot understnad me or
are confused by my actions.
4. I do not fear interacting with persons from minority groups any
more than I fear interacting with people from the dominant culture.
5. Persons from other cultures have a right to be angry at members of
my culture.
6. Persons from other cultures who don't actively participate in a
conversation, dialogue, or debate with others may act that way
because of their culture's rules.
7. How I handle disagreements with persons from other cultures
depends on the situation and the culture(s) they are from.
8. My culture is not superior to other
cultures.
9. I am knowledgeable of how to behave
with persons of different cultures.
10. I respect the communication rules of
cultures other than my own.
“Flight from Conversation”
(Sherry Turkle)

Connected but Alone

1. What is the main idea?
2. How does the writer support the main idea? Enumerate the
examples provided.
3. According to the writer, what is the difference between
“conversation” and “connection”? What does face-to-face
conversation teach us? How?
4. What does “being alone together mean”? Cite specific
instances.
5. What does the title mean? What does our “flight from
converstation” to do us?
6. Explain the following lines:
“We expect more from technology and less
from one another...”

“I share, therefore I am.”

7. What does the writer suggest we do so we can

make room for conversations?
8. Do you agree with the writer? Explain your
answer.
 Preparing to React
What constitutes a reaction paper?
How do you prepare for it?
Read whatever you've been asked to respond to, and while
reading, think about the following questions:
 How do you feel about what you are reading? What do
you agree or disagree with?
Can you identify with the situations?
What would be the best way to evaluate the story?
Keeping your responses to these questions in mind,
consider the following prewriting steps.
https://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/reaction.html
Prewriting for Your Reaction Paper

My Reaction to What I
Just Read Is That...

I think that
I see that
I feel that
It seems that
In my opinion
 Organizing Your Reaction Paper

The introduction should contain all the basic information in one or two paragraphs.

Sentence 1: This sentence should give the title, author, and publication you read.

Sentence 2, 3, and sometimes 4:

These sentences give a brief summary of what you read (nutshell)
Sentence 5: This sentence is your thesis statement. You agree, disagree, identify, or
evaluate.
Your introduction should include a concise, one sentence, focused thesis. This is the
focused statement of your reaction/response.
 Organizing Your Reaction Paper
The body should contain paragraphs that provide support
for your thesis. Each paragraph should contain one idea.
Topic sentences should support the thesis, and the final
sentence of each paragraph should lead into the next
paragraph.

Topic Sentence.detail -- example --quotation --detail --

example -- quotation -- detail -- example -- quotation --
detail -- example --quotation. Summary Sentence
You can structure your paragraphs in two ways:
Author
You

OR

Author
in contrast to
You
The conclusion can be a restatement of
what you said in your paper.
It also be a comment which focuses your
overall reaction.
Finally, it can be a prediction of the
effects of what you're reacting to.

Your conclusion should include no new

information.
In Summary
Prewriting

 Read the article and jot down ideas.

How do you feel about what was said?
Do you agree or disagree with the author?
Have you had any applicable experience? Have you read or
heard anything that applies to what the writer said in the
article or book?
Does the evidence in the article support the statements the
writer made?
Organizing

 Write the thesis statement first.

 Decide on the key points that will focus your ideas. These will
be your topic sentences.
Develop your ideas by adding examples, quotations, and details
to your paragraphs.
Make sure the last sentence of each paragraph leads into the
next paragraph.
 Check your thesis and make sure the topic sentence of each
paragraph supports it.
 Workshop 1: Writing a Reaction Paper
Watch the videos.
Choose one of the videos and write a reaction paper about it.
Consider the key points discussed earlier.

Guidelines: Reaction Paper

* 4-paragraph essay (I-B-C)
* 2 to 3 pages only
*short bond paper, TNR,
double-spaced, black ink, 1” margin
*APA 6th edition
Process Writing
Task Context
•V1: Connected but Alone

•V1 : How cellphones, Twitter,

Facebook can make history

•V2: Wiring a web for global good

The Writing Process
Pre-writing Stage helps prepare students through
generating, planning, and organizing their ideas.

Writing Stage is actual drafting based on ideas

generated during the pre-writing stage.

Post writing Stage allows students to edit, revise, and

proofread.
 Pre-writing
Use any of the pre-writing techniques to
generate ideas for your paper:
semantic webbing/ mapping
free writing
listing down
outlining (informal/ formal)
using graphic organizers
 Writing/ Drafting

Refer to your pre-rwiting activity notes as you draft your article for
the school paper.

Remember that you need to write a reaction paper on Technology

in the 21st Century.

Also, you need to refer to one of the videos and use it as your basis
for the reaction paper.
 Post Writing
Reviewing: Exchange papers with a partner and use the assigned
rubric to review your partner's work.
Revising: Consider the following guidelines - use short bond paper,
TNR, double spacing, font size 12, 1” margin, black ink, APA 6th ed.
format.

Due date: January 5, 2018

 Reaction Paper Grading Rubric
commfaculty.fullerton.edu/.../Grading%20Rubrics/Grading%2.

•Introduction: 1 2 3
-Clear thesis statement and purpose-
-Objectives and main
points are clear
-Relevant to topic
• Content: 1 2 3
-Accurate information
-Analysis of data
-Explanation and illustration of concepts

• Reaction: 1 2 3

-Clear opinions and reactions

-Well-developed arguments
• Conclusion: 1 2 3

-Logical progression to ending

-Summary of analysis
-Reiteration of thesis statement
 •Style and Organization: 1 2 3
-Clear and helpful transitions from idea to idea
-Well-developed paragraphs
-Compositional rules
*Grammatical and punctuation rules followed
*Referencing
-Compositional style
*Clarity of expression
*Conciseness
*Creativeness of expression
*Appropriate language
-Form
*Superior form (spelling, typing, proofreading)
*Appropriate margins, font, page length
(1” margins, Times New Roman ,12pt Font), two to three pages, double-spaced, and typed