Ethnographic Exercise 1: Language

Think about some communication situations that you've experienced that demonstrate some of these differences.

You might discuss how you use a different communication style at home as opposed to at work.

You might describe an example of "code-switching" that you observed, overheard, or participated in.

You might consider how your expectations of how someone should speak (based on their age, sex, gender, or clothing) were not met when you encountered their actual speaking style.

You could discuss a situation in which you were faced with a specialty communication (such as an occupational or other microcultural jargon) that may have been intended to clarify the message but actually ended up confusing it.

Should be about 750 words