Humor in Leadership Discourse — A Mystery of the Abominable Snowman Introduction Bennis and Nanus (1985:19) describe leadership as “the abominable snowman‚ whose footprints are everywhere but who is nowhere to be seen”‚ which indicates its complexity but also its attraction for academics and practitioners. Although humor has been considered an crucial aspect of leadership discourse‚ only in recent years there appeared empirical investigations regarding this topic and the number of related
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and the self: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of addiction and its impact on the sense of self and identity. Journal of Addiction Research and Theory‚ 17(2)‚ pp. 152-167. • Thornborrow‚ J & Coates J. (2006) The Sociolinguistics of Narrative. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company • TJVlogs (2012) An Alcoholic’s Journey to Sobriety. Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yHNi3R5xkA (Accessed: 27th December 2012)
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2010 Table of Contents Introduction Chapter I. Interaction in Writing § 1.1 The Language of Correspondence: Epistolary Identity or Overview § 1.2 Letters as a Source for Building Social Networks § 1.3 Classification of Written English Correspondence § 1.4 Genre and Register of Written Correspondence Chapter II. Analysis of § 1.1 § 1.2 § 1.3 § 1.4 Chapter III. § 1.1 § 1.2 § 1.3 § 1.4 Conclusion Bibliography Chapter I. Interaction in Writing § 1.1 The Language
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Interpersonal Communication 3rd edn. Routledge‚ London. 19. Heron‚J. (2001) Helping the Client London: Sage 20 23. Hymes‚ D. (1972). Models of the interaction of language and social life. In J. Gumperz & D. Hymes (eds.)‚ Directions in sociolinguistics: The ethnography of communication. New York: Holt‚ Rinehart and Winston 24 25. Munoz‚C. and Luckmann‚J. (2005)Transcultural Communication in Nursing London: Thomson Learning 26 27. Nolan‚ MR.‚ Davies‚ S.‚ Brown‚ J.‚ Nolan‚ J. and Keady‚
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Introduction Technological advancements the last decades have contributed to the creation of a globalized era‚ with the English language as a common denominator‚ as the major language spoken between those who do not share any language. Globalization have made it possible for an extreme output of popular culture that has mainly origins of English speaking countries with U.S.A. as the main exporter of popular culture through music‚ movies‚ television etc. In this essay I explore the positive
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Creating a Learning Theories Advanced Organizer In prior deliverables‚ different concepts and theories of instructional models and common terminology were discussed and were introduced to an intra-field debate. Learning theories are no different; there are as many theorists of each of the major theories‚ Behaviorism‚ Cognitivism‚ and Constructivism‚ and just as many models. Within this deliverable‚ an understanding of the theories will be made‚ through the use of an advanced organizer‚ comparing
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Introduction Despite differences in languages‚ there are still a number of differences between the accents of a language. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary‚ accent‚ in terms of sociolinguistics‚ is defined as the unique manner of pronunciation to a specific individual‚ region or nation. (Oxford University Press‚ 2005) Lippi‚ the author of English With an Accent: Language‚ Ideology‚ and Discrimination in the United States‚ believes that accents identify nationalities‚ socio-economic
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Communication Challenges in Building Successful Global Virtual Teams Due to Diversity and Cultural Differences Abstract This paper introduces an approach to effectively communicate within a global virtual team by discussing the challenges faced by them‚ understanding cultural differences in communicating‚ diversity within a team‚ building trust in virtual communication‚ and communicating across different regions and time zones. This approach appears in many discussions surrounding the difficulties
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NTNU | A comparison of the bilingual and the multicompetent | HOME EXAM – ENG2153 | | Flittig Student | Spring 2013 | Exercise 5 | A comparison of the bilingual and the multicompetent Previously‚ monolingualism was seen as the norm and the natural case of language development and consequently‚ bilingualism was devaluated (Meisel‚ 2004: 91). Today‚ however‚ this belief has changed and researchers point to the many advantages of bilingualism. Still‚ not all are provided with the
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