GE 2 (for 2nd exam)

Question 1

What are the principles of communication?

Answer 1

RELEVANCE
BE POSITIVE
CHOOSE THE BEST MEDIUM
STUDY YOUR AUDIENCE
BE ENTHUSIASTIC
MAINTAIN AN INTENSE FOCUS

Question 2

An important consideration in sending your message is the value or relevance of your message to your receiver.

Answer 2

RELEVANCE

Question 3

Formulate your message with an open and positive attitude. It is an accepted rule in physics that an action requires an equal amount of reaction.

Answer 3

BE POSITIVE

Question 4

An equally important principle in communication is the medium, the means that a speaker or a writer uses, as the channel of communication.

Answer 4

CHOOSE THE BEST MEDIUM

Question 5

It is a must that a speaker or writer knows the audience or reader. Thus, the speaker or writer should study the socio-economic profile, the interests, and the aspirations of his/her audience/reader; more importantly, what appeals to them. If your audience/ reader is politically inclined, then talk of something related to current political issues.

Answer 5

STUDY YOUR AUDIENCE

Question 6

is a very important quality of a speaker or writer. It is defined as divine inspiration or frenzy. Simply said enthusiasm is the intensity of feeling, excitement interest, or eagerness.

Answer 6

BE ENTHUSIASTIC

Question 7

To be effective, a speaker or writer should be fired with intense feelings or be passionate. Webster believes that the sender of the communication should be given to strong feelings, sometimes even romantic and/or sexual.

Answer 7

MAINTAIN AN INTENSE FOCUS

Question 8

Communication is ___

Answer 8

Culture-bound.

Question 9

Communication is a reflection of the culture of a ____

Answer 9

of a society or community.

Question 10

This theory was validated by ________ when he observed that communication is culture and culture is communication.

Answer 10

Edward Hall

Question 11

is interaction and communication among persons and communities with varied cultural backgrounds.

Answer 11

Intercultural communication

Question 12

The effect globalization is

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is internationalization and interculturalization.

Question 13

One should be knowledgeable of developments and issues obtaining in countries around the world. We are blessed by information technology to have global television channels and media to search for information from any part of the world, thus one should take advantage of this.

Answer 13

Global Awareness.

Question 14

To be an effective communicator, we have to know, accept, and respect the culture of our audience/readers.

Answer 14

Cultural Sensitivity.

Question 15

This quality relates to the capability of a person to adjust to and cope with situations in which differences in cultures and beliefs have been observed.

Answer 15

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Competence.

Question 16

Our success in our relationship with others hinges on our respect for their cultures and beliefs. In other words, respect begets respect. People will respect you if they sense that also respect them. This applies to communication situations. Respect to your audience/reader begets respect to you.

Answer 16

Respect for the Cultures and Beliefs of Others.

Question 17

The key to a successful relationship is an open and positive attitude towards others. Start a conversation with/by a positive and you will almost certainly get a positive response.

Answer 17

Openness and Positive Attitude towards Others.

Question 18

Factors that Affect Cross/Multi-cultural Communication

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Inability to understand one’s culture, values, and beliefs
Lack of acceptance of the culture of a person/ attitude
Prejudice/bias
Lack of education/limited exposure
Language barrier

Question 19

The lack of understanding of the culture of the persons involved in the communication process affects the interaction among them.

Answer 19

Inability to understand one’s culture, values, and beliefs

Question 20

inability to accept the culture of the person you are interacting with, results in poor communication.

Answer 20

Lack of acceptance of the culture of a person/ attitude

Question 21

Some people tend to think superior of themselves over other cultures, hence have the tendency to pre-judge others and thus, hamper communication.

Answer 21

Prejudice/bias

Question 22

people who lack education do not have the appropriate information about other cultures, thereby affecting interaction and communication.

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Lack of education/limited exposure

Question 23

inability to speak a common language obviously hampers understanding and communication.

Answer 23

Language barrier

Question 24

The Webster Third International Dictionary defines ______ as a habitual disposition to judge foreign peoples or groups by the standards and practices of one’s own culture or ethnic group.

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Ethnocentrism

Question 25

It is a belief that one's own practice is the proper way of life. People from another country tend to judge those coming from other countries, based on their standards, cultural practices, values, and beliefs thus, the tendency to look down upon the culture of other peoples, resulting in inaccurate assumptions.

Answer 25

Ethnocentrism

Question 26

could be a source of bias or prejudice that may hence affect relationship and communication in an intercultural setting. To illustrate, negative pre-judgment and dislike of food from other countries is an example of ________ For instance, the Indo-Chinese people love to eat raw vegetables, which for Filipinos may be a practice that would not be too welcome.

Answer 26

Ethnocentrism

Question 27

What are the possible effects of ethnocentrism to intercultural and global communication?

Answer 27

Bias Prejudice Discrimination Loyalty Miscommunication Division

Question 28

Is the inclination, predisposition, or partiality towards something. _____ connotes a favorable impression towards a culture or belief. Thus, the effect of bias in a relationship or communication situation is something positive.

Answer 28

Bias

Question 29

______ is the opposite of bias.

Answer 29

Prejudice

Question 30

is defined as an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand, without knowledge of the facts.

Answer 30

Prejudice

Question 31

is the unfair treatment of a person or group as a consequence of an adverse judgment or opinion of a culture.

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Discrimination

Question 32

ethnocentrism can cement loyalty within the same social grouping or people belonging to the same society. For instance, the world football games had strengthened loyalty among the competing countries, since the tendency is for people to support their own team.

Answer 32

Loyalty

Question 33

communication is affected by either bias or prejudice, positive or negative. Bias for another culture could create a positive impression, thus facilitating better communication. On the other hand, pre-judgment of one culture brought about by prejudice could lead to misunderstanding.

Answer 33

Miscommunication

Question 34

unity could not be achieved among different cultures under a situation where prejudice abounds. If people have adverse assumptions about foreign peoples or groups, this could adversely affect communication and thus lead to division, or even worse to conflict or at the extreme, war.

Answer 34

Division

Question 35

The concept of ________ implies that a person's beliefs and practices should be perceived by others, in the context of his culture.

Answer 35

cultural relativism

Question 36

This also means not judging the culture of other people who are not the same as yours.

Answer 36

cultural relativism

Question 37

Happens when a person attempts to appreciate and study about another culture, for one to widen his understanding and relate with others in a cross-cultural setting.

Answer 37

Cultural appreciation

Question 38

could facilitate cross-cultural understanding and communication.

Answer 38

Cultural appreciation

Question 39

is taking one component of a practice belonging to another culture and using it for a purpose. For instance, buying an ethnic clothing from the natives of the Mountain Province and using it to make someone look fashionable, without knowing the appropriate occasion and its meaning when this clothing is used, may be offensive to the ethnic group.

Answer 39

Cultural appropriation

Question 40

Greetings all over the world

Answer 40

They have different meanings across the world.

Question 41

for example, one of the Filipinos' customs is the mano, which is a traditional and customary practice of showing respect to their elders. This is done by the younger member of the family to reach for the elder's hand and place it one one's bowed forehead. This is a sign of humility and respect as well as a form of acknowledgment of someone's age and position in the family.

Answer 41

In Philippines

Question 42

What place were they greet each other with a bow?

Answer 42

In Japan

Question 43

men greet each pressing other by their noses together. They do this with eye contact to prove and show their sincerity and full respect.

Answer 43

In Oman

Question 44

usually stretch out their hands and touch the other person's fingertips and then bring their hands to their hearts. It symbolizes that they're greeting you from their hearts.

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Malays

Question 45

stick their tongue out to greet people. They also press their hands together and place them in front of their chest to show that they "come in peace". They started doing this to prove that they were not the reincarnation of a cruel king from the 9th century that had a black tongue.

Answer 45

Tibetan monks

Question 46

Communication competence is one factor in the success of an individual, including success in business.

Answer 46

Communication competence is one factor in the success of an individual, including success in business.

Question 47

Because of globalization, _____ has become in vogue, thus has accelerated the flow of communication in exponential terms. Around ten or so years ago, one has to make an overseas call to communicate with a friend or relative in a foreign country. Nowadays, through the use of the internet and modern gadgets, communicating to any part of the world has become as easy as the click of a finger.

Answer 47

virtual communication

Question 48

The channel of communication has become doubly efficient brought about by the availability of service providers offering internet, cable TV and mobile telephone facilities.

Answer 48

Information Highway

Question 49

The speed and efficiency of communication entails new approaches to transact business around the globe. Traveling to another country to transact business could be forgone, in lieu of internet facilities and mobile services, a number of them for free.

Answer 49

Business Transactions

Question 50

is defined as the appropriateness of the level and style of speaking and writing. It guides a speaker or writer in the use of vocabulary, structure, and grammar.

Answer 50

Language register

Question 51

At least three language registers have been identified as the most common ones:

Answer 51

FORMAL INFORMAL NEUTRAL

Question 52

the _______resgister is the style of writing or speaking for an unfamiliar audience/readers or for your superiors in an office.

Answer 52

formal register

Question 53

the ______ register, otherwise called casual or intimate is recommended when writing/speaking to friends and familiar persons.

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informal register

Question 54

this register is the more objective, impersonal, and factual type of writing or speaking.

Answer 54

neutral register

Question 55

Is the type of speaking/writing appropriate for formal speeches, articles, studies, technical reports, announcements, business letters, and emails for business purposes

Answer 55

Formal register

Question 56

the undersigned, instead of "I", the reporter, instead of he/she.

Answer 56

Use the third-person

Question 57

use would not, instead of won't, cannot instead of can't. However, note that apostrophes are used to show possession, as in Anna's law office. On the other hand, an apostrophe can be used to indicate a plural symbol or numbers, e.g. BMW's, 7's, etc.

Answer 57

Avoid contractions

Question 58

sixteen, eight, ninety-five, etc.

Answer 58

Spell out numbers below one hundred

Question 59

examples of slang are: "cool" for very good or "dough" for money.

Answer 59

Use formal words rather than slang and clichés

Question 59

you have to spell it out first and put the acronym in parentheses, e.g. non-government organization (NGO), thereafter you may use the acronym in other parts of your paragraph.

Answer 59

Acronyms may be used in formal speaking and writing,

Question 60

avoid the use of phrases and clauses, in lieu of a complete sentence.

Answer 60

Use complete sentences in your write-up/speech

Question 60

Use "A singer entertained the guests" instead of "The guests were entertained by a singer."

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The use of active rather than passive sentences is preferred.

Question 61

would help make your write-up/speech shorter and easier to understand.

Answer 61

Simple sentences rather than compound and complex sentences,

Question 61

________ to indicate transitions or imply continuity or cause and effect relationship in the ideas of your sentences.

Answer 61

Use conjunctions

Question 62

Conjunctions such as however, nevertheless, similarly, on the other hand could help relate or show contrast in the ideas in your sentences.

Answer 62

true

Question 63

is used for informal and friendly letters/speeches for your acquaintances, friends, and family members, thus written in an informal style.

Answer 63

Informal language register

Question 64

This is the type of writing you adopt for short messaging system (text messages) friendly letters, personal e-mails, diaries, journals, and blogs. Informal writing is the opposite of formal letters, hence, does not require formal and strict rules to follow. Here you may use figures of speech, personal pronouns, symbols, acronyms, slang, and even incomplete sentences, phrases, and clauses.

Answer 64

Informal language register

Question 65

is neither formal nor informal, thus applicable for non-emotional and factual themes. This style of writing/speaking is usually seen in articles, technical reports, and magazine reviews.

Answer 65

neutral language register

Question 66

There are at least three main varieties of English

Answer 66

British English, American English, and Australian English.

Question 67

Have you eaten all those Happybee fried chicken?

Answer 67

British English:

Question 67

Did you eat all those Happybee fried

Answer 67

American English

Question 68

Have you ever watched the TV series, Ang Probinsyano?

Answer 68

British English

Question 68

Did you ever watch the TV series, Ang Probinsyano?

Answer 68

American English

Question 68

I'll upload these pictures in my Facebook, will I?

Answer 68

British English

Question 68

I'll upload these pictures in my Facebook right?

Answer 68

American English

Question 69

(AmE)

Answer 69

American English (AmE)

Question 70

(BrE)

Answer 70

British English

Question 71

Critical evaluation, one of the levels of comprehension advanced by Benjamin Bloom requires a thorough analysis and critical look at information, messages, and images that we get from or use for reading materials, lectures or presentations, for one to obtain or use accurate information.

Answer 71

Evaluating Messages and/or Images

Question 72

Since media messages are developed, they could be altered or disintegrated. Lately, many fake news and altered media materials misled people into accepting and believing them. Thus, media messages and images should be evaluated to ensure their validity, reliability and appropriateness.

Answer 72

Evaluating Images

Question 73

The following questions can be used in evaluating messages and/or images:

Answer 73

1. What is the message? 2. What is the purpose of the message? 3. How is the message conveyed by the text and/or image? 4. Who is the target audience of the message? 5. What is the effect of the message being conveyed in this manner to the receiver?

Question 74

includes aspects such as vocabulary, generic structure of both oral and written language;

Answer 74

Linguistic

Question 74

A text may be ________ l if there is a combination of two or more semiotic systems. The following are the 5 semiotic systems (Anstey, Michele & Bull, Geoff. 4 June 2010):

Answer 74

multimoda text

Question 74

includes aspects such as colors, vectors, and still and moving images.

Answer 74

Visual

Question 75

includes aspects such as volume, pitch, and rhythm of music and sound effects

Answer 75

Audio

Question 76

includes aspects such as movements, speed, and stillness in facial expression and body movement.

Answer 76

Gestural

Question 77

includes aspects such as proximity, direction, and position. of layout, and organization of objects in space.

Answer 77

Spatial

Question 78

is a collection of pictures, charts, and graphs that gives an understanding of a topic's overview. It is used because a human's brain recognizes visual patterns faster than reading texts.

Answer 78

Multimodel Text in Infographic