M6: Journal Entry 5

The journal assignments are designed to assist you in understanding course concepts by recognizing them in your own life. For more information about these assignments, please review the introduction to the journal entries in .

Write your journal entry in response to the prompt below. You need to answer all of the following questions. Note that only you and the instructor can see the response.

Prompt

1. Have you and your partner ever experienced a disconnect due to language? Explain. What caused the difficulty and what would have fixed it?
2. Do you tend to be assertive, aggressive, or passive in how you verbally communicate with your partner? Give an example of when you were not assertive. Why weren’t you? How could you have better asserted yourself?

Directions

Your journal entry should:

• Demonstrate deep reflection on personal communication and apply relevant concepts about personal relationships that we have covered so far in this course.
• Be written in clear, concise language and in a tone appropriate to the audience. Be sure to proofread and correct any grammatical errors.
• Each question in the prompt should be answered separately and each response be at least 100200 words in length.

Journal entry due by the posted due date

Please review the

for detailed grading information.