Week 5: Response to "Cultural Miscommunication"

2/6/19

No everyone follow the cultural rules. Miscommunication can bring tragedy. In each culture people communicate in different form. Professor Ivers talked about miscommunication as a rampant between cultures. And it causes a lot of difficulties; it may even causes wars. Some times miscommunication in marriage can cause divorce. For this reason it is important to communicate effectively. In Mosiah 4:30 King Benjamin said; "Watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds." Improving communication involves watching our actions and or words. 
As English teachers sometimes we can speak a different language than our students. I not talking about the language, but the form that we send our messages. We need to be sure that students understand our expectations, instructions and we also need to take time to verify if our message it is good received. 

Communicate effectively implies to be a good listener, body language and clarifying when it is necessary. ESL teachers can use drawings, gestures, actions, emotions, technology to provide students a meaning for a new concept or idea. English learners need to communicate in their native language when is necessary.