Discussion Questions: Verbal Communication
Due: Monday, November 28, 2016; 8am

Academic Article Question:

1.Why do you think some lies are considered “acceptable” and why do you think gender is a factor in lying?


Current Event Question:
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/lying-sets-liars-brain-lie-more

2. If someone tells an "acceptable" lie, is it his/her fault if it spirals into a big lie? How can this be prevented?

Discussion Questions: Culture
Due: Monday, November 7, 2016; 8am

Academic Article:

1. Question: How do you think teaching a British curriculum to Thai students help or hinder the students cultural awareness?

Current Event:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/imane-ait-daoud/overcoming-bigotry-throug_b_9181652.html

2. Question: Do you think that being culturally aware has an affect on your own culture?

Discussion Questions: Conflict
Due: Monday, October 31, 2016; 1pm

Current Event Question:
 http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/11/12869726/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest-seahawks-brandon-marshall-nfl

1. Question to current event: Why do you think that Colin Kaepernick’s protest is a cultural conflict?

Academic Article Question:

2. Question to academic Article: Does volunteer tourism help or inhibit cross-cultural understanding? Why?

Discussion Question: Listening
Due: Monday, October 24, 2016; 8am

Academic Article:

1. There are three types of listening barriers, which listening barrier is used in this article and how do you know? Also, can you give a person example?

Current Event:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tykiisel/2012/01/25/is-social-media-shortening-our-attention-span/#27f51d566945

2. Throughout the day, what would you estimate the number of times you look at social media during a conversation with someone? Out of those times, did you miss valuable information or ask the person to repeat themselves?

Discussion Questions: Chapter 10-Relationship Types
Due: Monday, October 17, 2016

Current Event Article:

Current Event: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/couple-waited-9-years-to-open-a-wedding-gift_us_57c9cb76e4b0a22de095f7f5

Current Event Question:

1. What romantic attachment type do you see Kathy and Brandon exemplifying? Why?

Academic Article Question:

2. Do you see a correlation between infant-caregiver attachment and adult romance attachment, and does one influence the other?

Discussion Questions: Chapter 10-Relationship Types
Due: Monday, October 17, 2016

Current Event Article:

Current Event: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/couple-waited-9-years-to-open-a-wedding-gift_us_57c9cb76e4b0a22de095f7f5

Current Event Question:

1. What romantic attachment type do you see Kathy and Brandon exemplifying? Why?

Academic Article Question:

2. Do you see a correlation between infant-caregiver attachment and adult romance attachment, and does one influence the other?

Discussion Questions: Interpersonal Relationships
Due: Wednesday, October 5, 2016; 8am

Current Event:
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/01/teens-technology-and-romantic-relationships/

From these survey’s taken, how are teens taken away from being able to express themselves in young relationships?

Academic Article:
In your opinion do you think technology is making our interpersonal relationships closer or making them more distant?