Idea 5: Exploring Language (or another concept)

Introduction

• Attention Grabber to start
• Topic Revealed
  • These examples helped me better see why language, or verbal communication is defined as________________________ (CITATION)
  • To me, this means….
  • It is not easy to define, but I believe….. (narrow and set up your thesis)
• Thesis/Preview
  Language can confine and define, this can provide challenges and rewards. Specifically:

Transition

Body

• Part 1: Defining Terms — Culture, Language and Intercultural Communication:
  •  Culture
  • Define Terms: Several definitions for ______ [culture in this outline] are included in the book that offer insight into the nature of this term.
    1. According to _____________, culture is defined as. “____________________________________” (CITATION).
    2. Paraphrase/Explain Citation: When I read this definition, I think ______________________________________.
    3. The definition explains: ________________________.
  • Language/Verbal Communication:
    1. According to _____________, language [or verbal communication] is defined as,
       “__________________________________________” (CITATION).
    2. Paraphrase/Explain Citation: When I read this definition, I think ______________________________.
    3. The definition explains: ________________________.
• More about a culture I interacted with:
  1. For this assignment, I interacted with the culture/co-culture of:
     1. Describe
     2. What happened?
  2. The Outside Research I conducted indicates that: explain/cite sources.
  3. From this research I wanted to learn:
  4. Testing it out: to learn more, I explored the culture by …and applied the following terms:
     1. Term-Example-Your Interpretation/Takeaway about this concept.
     2. Term-Example- Your Interpretation/Takeaway about this concept.
     3. Term-Example- Your Interpretation/Takeaway about this concept.
  5. Synthesis and section conclusion.

• From this experience, I learned that:
  1. What I have learned about myself.
     1. Explain
     2. Example(s)
     3. Tie back to terms/conclusions.
  2. What I want to explore about others.
     1. Explain
     2. Example(s)
     3. Tie back to terms/conclusions.

Conclusion

• Summary
• Concluding remarks