Critical Exercise
- Analyse the texts using the SPEAKING acronym devised by Hymes; (To refresh your memory see Hymes, D. (1986). l Models of interaction of language and social life: Toward a descriptive theory. This is reprinted in Kiesling, S.F., & Paulston, C.B. (Eds.), (2005). Intercultural discourse and communication (see list of references) or look at the following websites:
www.cios.org/encyclopedia/ethnography/6sample_study.htm
Johnstone, B., & Marcellino, W. (2010). Dell Hymes and the Ethnography of Communication. Retrieved from
http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013& context=english pp. 7-8
Dell Hymes Speaking Model Retrieved from http://www1.appstate.edu/~mcgowant/hymes.htm[unique_solution]
- Comment on how effective the communication is overall as a speech act or speech event i.e. any misunderstanding, communication breakdown, pragmatic transfer or accommodation etc in the text;
3. Comment on any evidence of the dimensions of power, identity, adaptation or linguistic prejudice in the discourse;
4. Compare and contrast the two conversations and comment on any similarities or differences between the texts;
5. List any references in text and end text using APA 6th ed. style*.
*Note extra marks will be allocated for evidence of extended reading on the topics. See criteria for marking
and feedback sheet.
Readings
Glover, J., & Friedman, H.L. (2015). Transcultural competence:
Navigating cultural differences in the global community.
Washington: APA. Chs 1 & 8
Sato, y. (2015). Retrospective verbal reports as a way to
investigate cross-cultural pragmatic problems in oral interaction.
In B. Peeters, K. Mullen, & C. Beal (Eds.), Cross culturally speaking,
speaking cross culturally (pp. 11-46). Newcastle upon Tyne:
Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Ch 1
Kirkpatrick, A. (2015). World Englishes and local cultures. In
Sharifian, F. (Ed.) (2015). The Routledge handbook of language and
culture (pp. 460- 470). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Johnstone, B., & Marcellino, W. (2010). Dell Hymes and the
Ethnography of Communication. Retrieved from
http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
article=1013&context=english pp. 7-8
Dell Hymes Speaking Model Retrieved from
http://www1.appstate.edu/~mcgowant/hymes.htm
Kiesling, S.F. (2012). Ethnography of speaking. In C.B. Paulston, S.F.
Kiesling, & E.S. Rangel (Eds.). The handbook of intercultural
discourse and communication (pp. 77-89). Malden, MA: Wiley-
Blackwell. Ch 5.
Haig, T., & Oliver, R. (2003). Language variation and education:
Teachers’ perceptions. Language and Education, 17(4), 266-280.
Craith, M.N. (2007). Language, power and identity. Palgrave-
McMillan: UK. Ch 8
Van Herk, G. (2012). What is sociolinguistics? Chichester, West
Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. Chapter 14
Gassner, D. (2015). Formality as a cross-cultural issue: An analysis
of L1 and L2 speaker Australian employment interviews. In B.
Peeters, K. Mullen, & C. Beal (Eds.), Cross culturally speaking,
speaking cross culturally (pp. 47-76). Newcastle upon Tyne:
Cambridge Scholars Publishing.