In this assignment you will collect examples from everyday communication in whic

In this assignment you will collect examples from everyday
communication in which you participate to underscore the point that
language is about CULTURAL COMPETENCE (knowing what to say and when to
say it, and to whom to say it – with “say” being used here to include
both speech and Sign) as much as it is about LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE
(being able to construct an utterance that uses grammar flawlessly) 3 pages

The categories of communication you might pay particular attention to include:

1. Examples
   of learning a new word or phrase, or a slang term. Is it enough to be
   able to recreate it and insert it into a sentence in a grammatically
   correct way? What cultural and social cues are important to know as
   well?
2. Examples of people making mistakes in what they
   communicate, not because they cannot be understood, but because their
   intentions are misread, or because they don’t assess the situation well
   enough to know what to say or how to say it (think of children, or
   people unfamiliar with English – or any other language you choose to
   discuss).
3. What about gesture and body language? What kinds of
   social and cultural expectations attach themselves to visual and
   kinesthetic components? What is acceptable and not acceptable (and in
   what contexts) in terms of how one uses one’s hands, body or face in
   speech communication? If the modality is Sign, what is acceptable and
   not acceptable visually and kinesthetically there?
4. Finally, how
   does tone of voice, or how fast or slowly one speaks factor into all
   this? What meanings flow from how a person sounds when they talk?

Use at least two of the above suggestions for your study.

Make
your observations, taking careful notes. Then compose your examples
into a short essay (around 3 pages in length, double-spaced, 1 ” margins
etc. etc.) in which you argue for the anthropological view of language
as a socio-cultural as well as a cognitive/technical achievement.

A possible outline of a good essay is as follows:

1. Define
   linguistic and cultural competence. Explain how they differ from one
   another. (You can jump straight into this, there is no need for a
   separate introduction).
2. What situations or events did you observe?
3. Briefly
   describe how each situation illustrated the difference between
   linguistic and cultural competence. (There is no real need for formal
   conclusion either, so just finish up with your last example).

I
don’t use formal rubrics but the table below may be helpful to you in
setting out what I look for in a successful (versus an unsuccessful)
answer.

Requirements: