Flora Mondi- Reflection #5

Flora Mondi

Getachew Godana

COMM 211

Reflection #5-

“Living on One Dollar”

Language is very important because its one of the main ways of communication besides nonverbal. Even if it’s a different language, people will still find a way to communication with each other. In chapter 6, what caught my attention was the section on critical perspective on language. “A critical perspective on language suggests that, in order to use language effectively in intercultural encounters, we need to understand the role of power and of power differentials in these encounters.” In the paragraph, it continued to go on into detail and give details on how discourse is social. Like the example of a boss and a worker referring to the company as a “family.”

Going off of the example, I remember when I used to work at McDonald’s. While working there, the managers and some employees called themselves families. I would here my manager even call some of the workers her “babies.” Even though the workers and the managers had different roles and positions, they were still able to come together at the end of the day and connect with each other as a big group who appreciated each other’s presence.