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How Code-Switching Explains The World

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Code switching is the practice of adjusting a language in varying circumstances and atmospheres. The ability to embrace code switching, success and acceptance at a job site, with your family, friends and strangers is achievable. The ability to successfully code switch also helps form a bond between a speaker and listener. My corporate experience, education and family/friends have influenced the way I speak and write. Gene Demby, the writer of “How Code-Switching Explains The World” addresses how codes switching can be utilized in different situations. The excerpt from Malcolm X’s autobiography explains how his ability to develop a new persona which he could use to code switch, contributed to his mental freedom. The success and acceptance of …show more content…

Being a teenager and working with executives requires a lot of training and experiences. During my first year of interning I had no experience talking to business people and I had very poor professional emailing skills. My supervisor Daniel Biglin was aware of my weaknesses and devote two years to helping me become professional in the corporate world. One scenario, I vividly remember while working at AT&T in Bedminster, NJ was when I went on a business trip to New York City with my supervisor to preview the launch of the new blackberry. Being that my supervisor and I had to take public transportation and walk through tie square, my aggressive New York persona started to show. I began to realize that I didn't adequately code switch and my supervisor began to notice my actions. When we arrived to our destination my supervisor and I began to talk on the elevator and he began to laugh about the way I acted but then said he understands why I did. Even though my supervisor was able to comfortably address the situation I still believe the way I acted negatively effected our connection. While working at these corporate jobs my ability to code switch grew immensely throughout the four years. The difference between

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