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| Self Assessment Exercises Using adequate examples, differentiate between monologue, dialogue and multilogue 3.7 Interpersonal Discourse Interpersonal discourse is the kind of discourse that involves two or more person. One of the commonest forms of interpersonal discourse is a conversation. If you will remember, we earlier dealt with conversation. Interpersonal communication is not restricted to face to face communication, it may also be a feature of written or even distance communication, eg, telephone discourse, letters, communication through electronic media, such as email, mobile phones, SMS texts and so forth. Interpersonal communication may not necessarily be verbal. They can also be nonverbal, using movements and body positions, such as kinesics, posture, gesture, eye gaze, etc. It is important that every human being possess the skills for interpersonal discourse. Such skills help them to build, manage and sustain intimate relationships with other people around them. Interpersonal discourse skills also help us to counsel, negotiate for prices in the market, teach or coach, mentor others and manage conflicts in our relationships and other people’s relationships. To engage successfully in any interpersonal discourse, the people involved must use simple and clear language based on the premise that the others) involved in the discourse will be able to understand. It is more difficult for people from different cultural background to successfully engage in interpersonal discourse even sometimes when they share same language. For instance, a Nigerian English speaker and a Canadian English speaker do not share the same cultural background, yet they speak 26 the same language. When two people from different cultural backgrounds are engaged in interpersonal discourse, they should not base their discourse on too much assumption. Every expression that is likely to be misunderstood must be expressed in simpler terms. Download 0.49 Mb. Share with your friends:
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