DLAMINI LOMTHANDAZO IB 1 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE FOA REFLECTION In the discussion of l n!u !

e nd cultu"e I did #$ o" l cti%it$ &out '( )i cultu"e* Co###unic tion is the onl$ ( $ in (hich $ou c n + ss on ,no(led!e o" info"# othe"s* It is the"efo"e %e"$ i#+o"t nt to &e &le to co##unic te effecti%el$* - "ious fo"#s of co##unic tion "e used &$ the #edi nd these "e eithe" +h$sic l o" #ech nic l* Mech nic l co##unic tion co#es in the fo"# of %isu ls. &ill&o "d nd d il$ o" (ee,l$ ne(s+ +e"s* Info"# tion is eithe" ("itten o" + ssed on th"ou!h elect"onic #edi *Re de"s inte"+"ete it in thei" o(n ( $ & sed on thei" #ent l condition* In +h$sic l co##unic tion. the +e"son (ho is t l,in! c n &e seen nd he "d &$ the udience. thus I used the l tte" to educ te #$ colle !ues &out #$ cultu"e* I found it %e"$ #+o"t nt &ec use not onl$ did the$ he " the #ess !e &ut " the" s ( #$ &od$ #o%e#ents. (hich e#+h si)ed the su&/ect e%en #o"e*The #edi h s hu!e influence on societ$. s it "e ches to #ost +e+le* It c n the"efo"e s+"e d educ tion l info"# tion. es+eci ll$ th"ou!h the use of %isu ls* Lots of +eo+le lso &elie%e #edi "e+o"ts thus I "e lised th t +eo+le 0uestioned lot on #$ cultu"e s the$ h d le "nt so#ethin! diffe"ent &out it f"o# the #edi * The #edi h s the +o(e" to e1+"ess ide s in ( $ th t (ill &e con%incin! to e%e"$one. i""e! "dless of thei" +"e%ious ide s* M$ i# ( s to educ te nd sh "e #$ cultu" l &eliefs (ith #$ cl ss# tes. so to &"in! n unde"st ndin! &out #$ % lues s '( )i. &ec use cultu"e is & sic ll$ found tion f"o# (hich (e de"i%e ou" % lues of li%in!* I thin, I ( s successful in doin! this. the "e son &ein! th t I h %e % st ,no(led!e &out #$ cultu"e nd I # +"oud &out it. it is + "t of #e thus I ( s confident to s+e , &out it* U+on co#+letion of the FOA. I le "nt th t I # fluent nd confident (hen t l,in! &out so#ethin! I ,no( %e"$ (ell* Thou!h I l c, the &ilit$ to ,ee+ the udience ttenti%e t ll ti#e. +ossi&l$ &ec use I l c, e$e cont ct (ith the#* I le "nt th t l n!u !e nd the #edi +l $ n i#+o"t nt + "t in con%e$in! #esss !e nd e#+h si)in! on its i#+o"t nce* The l n!u !e used in the #edi # ,es thin!s to &e +e"cie%ed in ce"t in ( $* Th t is (h$ i# !es usu ll$ of co##on thin!s o" cele&"ities "e used in the #edi so th t thei" info"# tion is t ,en se"ious &$ #ost +eo+le* The o" l cti%it$ lso hel+ed #e de%elo+ so#e of the ch " te"istics of n IB le "ne"* These include &ein! o+en2#inded s I ( s &le to ++"eci te othe" +eo+le3s cultu"es nd cce+t ou" diffe"ences* I ( s &le to &e co##unic to" s I e1+"essed #$self confidentl$ &out #$ cultu"e* Afte" the +"esent tions I lso "eflected on e%e"$thin! th t I h d le "nt nd #$ e1+e"ience* I ssessed #$self nd I le "nt th t I need to i#+"o%e on #$ use of l n!u !e* 4"e+ "in! fo" the o" l # de #e to "eflect on #$ cultu"e once #o"e nd it "e#inded #e of #$ "oots. I lso de%elo+ed "ese "ch nd o"! nis tion l s,ills thus it ( s % lu &le le "nin! e1+e"ience fo" #e** I thin, it is i#+o"t nt th t the to+ic is "ele% nt to us s this # ,es us to de%elo+ confidence nd (e ! in inte"est in e1+lo"in! it*