You are required to use MLA format and must include at least two works on the Works Cited page. One of these works should be your class textbook. The other source should be a credible article from a scholarly journal.
Often we have an easier time understanding concepts when we are able to apply our “real life” experiences to the concepts we are trying to learn. In order to analyze interpersonal communication, then, it is practical to use our life experiences to better understand the concepts and theories that for the basis of our interpersonal communication and relationships. This paper requires that you observe a communication situation, analyze that situation, and then present that analysis in the form of an essay.
OBJECTIVES: This assignment is designed to:
1. Reinforce fundamental communication principles in the text.
2. Underscore the pragmatic value of interpersonal communication theory through direct application to a specific communication situation.
3. Demonstrate the utility of an in-depth understanding of interpersonal communication theory through its application to any given interpersonal interaction.
4. Utilize solution-based thinking by applying research from the textbook as well as one credible outside source.
5. Illustrate the potential alternatives in the chosen situation that may lead to more effective communication.
Select an interpersonal communication situation in which you were personally involved. It must also be a situation in which ineffective communication occurred. There may have been a direct conflict, an unspoken conflict, or a miscommunication. Perhaps it was a situation in which your needs were not met. It may be a situation that arose in connection with a class, a job, your family or friends, or a social occasion. Select an event which occurred in the not-so-distant past