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ELECTRONICALLY MEDIATED INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

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1. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Music can be a way of finding common ground or understanding a perspective of another person or culture. Discuss the music linked below. Do you think the music is typical? Do you think this music might be popular with a particular group? What does the music suggest about interpersonal communication? If a link doesn’t work, search the Internet to find your own example for discussion.

Music from Haiti

Kanaval 2008 - Legend (Haiti music) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wCNnIJD814

Video Platinum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgo4624hyUE

Haitian Music Now http://www.livestream.com/haitianmusicnow

2. MUSIC

Many popular songs discuss principles of interpersonal communication. Listen to this music—or view the video—and discuss how this music supports or negates principles of interpersonal communication discussed in the textbook. If a link doesn’t work, search the Internet to find your own example.

Blondie-Call Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH3Q_CZy968

Song for Selena Gomez - Text Me With Ur Phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DgR13k5sY4

Boyz 2 Man - Roll With Me http://www.myvideo.de/watch/5017082/Boyz_2_Man_Roll_With_me

Lethal ....TExT Me /YungBergDiss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnBXARpCSTw

3. PORTFOLIO

Write your answer to these questions in your own words. Add them to your course portfolio as part of the course's core assessment. You will need to synthesize each segment together into a coherent whole before the end of the course.

What are the philosophical roots of communication and the history of the field of interpersonal communication?

4. USING AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC)

View this video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8343634176195671432&ei=JRRWS674LZSGqAPcqO2xBw&q=communication&hl=en# or another that provides information about the use of technology for assisting people with disabilities. Give a brief presentation on the topic to the class or your class team.

5. ONLINE DATING AND MARRIAGE

According to one source, "one in five people who've used dating sites have gone on to marry someone they met online" < http://www.switched.com/2009/02/17/online-dating-often-leads-to-marriage-study-shows/ >. Talk to someone you know who has used online dating sites to see what advise they have. How do you think a person can best make the transition from an online to a face-to-face relationship?

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