Homework JTT

Reflect on the "face negotiation theory" by stella ting toomey and the "speech codes theory" by gerry philipsen. Both the theories are attached in the documents! DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES! due on tuesday at 11:30 am.

Reflections Guidelines:

1. Briefly, summarize and explain each theory in your own words. 2. Illustrate how the theory explains “real world” situations. 3. Choose one of the following options to illustrate and apply the theory: a. Movie or television: Choose a scene or set of scenes from movie or television program you think is a good illustration of a communication theory in the assigned reading chapters. Explain how/why this movie or television episode illustrates the theory. b. Print media: Choose a passage or set of passages from a book or written article (news, commentary, comic) that exemplify a communication theory in assigned reading text. Explain how/why this passage can be understood in terms of the theory. c. Personal experience: Choose a personal experience you have had that exemplifies a communication theory in assigned reading text. Explain how/why this experience exemplifies the theory. 4. What questions come up for you as you reflect on the reading chapter; i.e., critique and/or questions that you would like to explore and find answers to. 5. Reflections are MINIMUM two pages - Times New Roman – 12 font and 1.5 spaced. Sources, if any used, are properly cited according to APA citation format.

2. Illustrate how the theory explains “real world” situations i.e. for each theory use real life situations/experiences and tie it up to each theory respectively.

 3. Choose one of the following options to illustrate and apply the theory: a. Movie or television: Choose a scene or set of scenes from movie or television program you think is a good illustration of a communication theory in the assigned reading chapters. Explain how/why this movie or television episode illustrates the theory. b. Print media: Choose a passage or set of passages from a book or written article (news, commentary, comic) that exemplify a communication theory in assigned reading text. Explain how/why this passage can be understood in terms of the theory. c. Personal experience: Choose a personal experience you have had that exemplifies a communication theory in assigned reading text. Explain how/why this experience exemplifies the theory.

4. Come up with questions as you reflect on the reading chapter; i.e., critique and/or questions that you would like to explore and find answers to.

5. MINIMUM two pages - Times New Roman – 12 font and 1.5 spaced. APA  format. Do not use any outside sources Apart from the attached documents ( NO CITATION REQUIRED).