Class Journal Entry

Throughout this semester reading about different ways of interpersonal communication I came to the realization that there were many things I could work on to better myself as a person. Things I never thought about in depth until taking this class. Areas I have improved on throughout this semester are using I language more than the use of you language, what empathy was and how I choose to become better and lastly how I deal with conflict.

Since the start of this class, I have been reminded again and again that the concepts we are learning can be applied to everyday life. For instance, when we talked about non-verbal communication, I realized that it is impossible to not communicate. There are many activities, other than the use of language, that allow us to draw meaning from something we observe. When my mother widens her eyes at me without stating a word, I understand she is telling me to think twice about the action I’m about to take. It has been great to be able to assign concepts and vocabulary to interpersonal relationships and communication activity that I have been experiencing. Now let me introduce you to my friend Izzy and her boyfriend Ken as I analyze the

This course on Interpersonal Communication has opened my eyes to the importance of effective communication as it relates to personal relationships. The information that I’ve learned has inspired me to take a deeper look into how I communicate with my husband. It also provides an understanding regarding the differences in how we communicate. The communication style that I use is expressive, the style he uses is instrumental. He also interprets communication different than myself. It’s apparent that our non-verbal communication skills are very different.

The first speech we all gave was a getting started speech. Preparing for that speech and giving it was something that was different for me because I never really learned how to prepare for a speech before this class. Looking back on it after I got graded I felt as if I did ok. I realized that I was strong at keeping eye contact with the audience, as well as speaking loud enough and portraying my voice so everyone could hear me

1. At the start of this course, I wasn’t familiar with the concepts of interpersonal communication in an academic way. Now that I’ve been in the course, I realize that I was familiar with the concepts as they’ve occurred within my life, although these happenings didn’t have a name. Due to the fact that these concepts didn’t have a name, they weren’t fully acknowledged within my life. For example, I came into this course with a grasp of my conflicts and romantic relationship. I knew the necessities, my needs, his needs, and our areas that needed work. I also was having conflict struggles with my boyfriend’s mother and had what I thought was an understanding of the situation. However, I was struggling to navigate effectively within the

Throughout the past few months I've had the opportunity to improve my interpersonal relationship through the guidance of the interpersonal communication class. My three areas that I improved the most were strengenting my I-thou relationships, adapting to others, and properly solving conflicts.

During this semester I have learned a lot of qualities to help me in my future career. It has also been one of my challenging semester, having six classes of my final semester has been stressful. This English class one of my favorite class because it was not the “typical” class or English class. This class did not have the prototypical test or papers that most classes have. Instead it has been a hands on class that focuses on the things you need to be successful in order to find a career and be successful in finding that career.

Resist the urge to finish sentences and/or interrupt the person speaking. This can come across as rude and disrespectful.

Over the years, technology has enabled communications to occur over vast distances, allowing people to connect with one another, all throughout the globe. Modern day developments allow an assortment of channels for people to escape social isolation; people are able to express themselves through text, video, and photos. In the article “The Flight from Conversation,” Sherry Turkle emphasizes society’s willingness to confide in one another through the barrier of a communication device; people prefer regulating interpersonal communications that makes him or her comfortable. Van Willingham wrote the article “Scientists Look to Help Children with Autism Find a Voice,” to reiterate the idea that children with autism lack the ability to understand auditory information; as a result, people with autism are more likely to face complications while engaging in face-to-face conversations. Although the use of social media isn’t a permanent solution to end social isolation, the implementation of social media should be utilized in the speech therapy process for people with autism.

The significance of this ethical dilemma shows the vulnerability of the patient and how this language barrier may have unconsciously served as a manipulating tool of persuading the patient to have the therapeutic procedure. Thence, perpetuating the existing power relation differences between the patient and nurse relationship. The language barrier does not provide an excuse for not advocating a patient’s access to quality nursing care and for social justice as a human right. I have the moral obligation in recognising and ensuring that my patients have the knowledge and skills to make free and informed decisions. Therefore, developing skills to communicate with patients who speak in other languages other than English is pertinent for nurses as it ensures that patients with the legal capacity and sound mind have the right to be autonomous, make self-determined decisions and not out of mere compliance.

While taking Speech Communication 100, I realized that my learning in interpersonal communication improved many aspects of the way I communicated with others, reflecting in my personal life, my interactions with my journal partner, and in future relationships.

Over the past three and a half months I have been studying communication development and disorders of children and as a future teacher in America, I have learned so much. I have been granted the opportunity to learn about so many different challenges children of the world face from speech and language disorders to Dyslexia and Autism. All of this information has changed my views for the better and will forever change my impression of what makes a good teacher.

Conversation is changing dynamically as society ushers in a new era of communication. Social media has been a revelation in the way society interacts with one another. It is often celebrated for the ability to connect individuals over extensive distances; however, it is quickly creating a disconnect between people communicating face-to-face. There are three prevalent issues plaguing modern society’s interpersonal communication: Social media becomes an addiction, the interaction between reality and the online landscape, and social media teaches society to multitask. Social media has caused attention span to plummet and society has become increasingly enamored with an online world; thus, causing individuals to be detracted from their environment and less sociable in face-to-face communication.

During the in-service session at the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center, I was able to meet the lead teacher, Jihan, and classroom aides that I will be working with over the course of the semester. Jihan assigned Ahmed to my group and expressed her concerns about his delayed expressive language development. Ahmed is originally from the Sudan and speaks Arabic as his primary language. He has an older sister that is in kindergarten. Pheasant Ridge is Ahmed’s first experience in a childcare setting and Jihan said that he was very quiet when he first started attending. She said that this was probably his silent period, which I agree with her that it sounds like he was adjusting to the new environment, observing his surroundings, and absorbing the English language input from his peers and teachers. Jihan provided wonderful insight that he is typically developing in Arabic and demonstrates age-appropriate language skills in his primary language, which suggests that he is experiencing a language delay in the acquisition of his second language and not a language disorder. All the teachers agreed that he is beginning to ask for things in the classroom more, but usually uses Arabic to do so and continues to mostly use facial expressions, gestures, and his primary language as his main forms of communication. Jihan mentioned that Ahmed is very well behaved, attentive and engaged during class activities and play, and follows directions and classroom routines. It did not appear that Jihan

In the three communications I’ve written, text,email,and letter to insurance company. All of them had a different approach. Each written text were different people and they all had different responses. The background of the text I wrote to my friend was, my best friend I had known for years and we text every single day. The background of my email I wrote to my dad was tolerant because I not as close to my dad but, also, I should share how’s my life is going to him. In the letter, I wrote to my insurance company, it was urgent because I needed to tell them something needed to be done. They all come together as one whole story told in a different perspective.