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Week 9
 Today’s Goals
• To discuss different communication
styles
Survey!
Low-context and high-context
communication
 Western Communication Styles
• Read the text on page 66-67.
• What is the difference
between:
a. High Context Communication
Style
b. Low Context Communication
Style
 Monochronic [adj.]
Having or relating to a personality type
(distinguished from polychronic) which prefers
to set a certain time to perform each task.
• Western Europe tends to have a
monochronic time orientation, as exemplified
by the adage "there is a time and place for
everything".
 Polychronic [adj.]
Able to perform multiple tasks at the same
time.
• A polychronic person may watch
television, surf the Internet and talk on the
telephone at the same time.
Word Combinations!!!
• to take (something) literally
• to beat around the bush
Stop telling us about communication styles
and get to the point about the mid-term
exam!!!
To get to the point
=
???
I can’t tell you about everything that is on the
exam. You’ll just have to take my word that
it will not be too difficult.
To take (someone) at their word
=
???
When I told you to go jump off a cliff, I didn’t
mean that you should take it literally.

To take (something) literally

=
???
Don’t beat around the bush. Ask your boss
for your paycheck, and get paid immediately!

To beat around the bush

=
???
 Analyze the following illustration of an Indian
English novel
The Babu took up two dishes in his hands and brought them up to Mr. England’s nose…He recoiled from the
attack of the syrupy stuff on his senses with a murmur of ‘No, thank you.’
‘Oh yes, sir, yes, sir’, urged Babu Nathu Ram.
‘Some pakoras, then?’ said Babu. ‘They are a specialty of my wife.’
The peon brought up the dish of the maize-flour Mr. England looked at it as if it were poison and said, ‘No, no
thank you, really, I had a late lunch.’
‘Well, if you don’t care for Indian sweets sir,’ said Nathu Ram in a hurt voice, ‘then please eat English-made
pastry that I specially ordered from Stiffles. You must sir.’…
‘No thanks. Really, I can’t eat in this hot weather,’ said Mr. England, trying to give a plausible excuse.
‘Sir, sir,’ he protested, thrusting the food again under Mr. England’s nose. ‘Do please eat something—just a
little bit of a thing.’
‘No, thank you very much, Nathu Ram.’

Anand 1932
 Discussions
• Why did Babu insisted Mr. England on
having some of the food he served?
• Why did Mr. England insisted on not eating
any of the food?
• In terms of communication, were they
good communicators? Why?