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July 19th class

Communicative Competence

Education and Socialization

Bowers - Propositions: 1- Social reality is shared, sustained and continuously negotiated 2- Individuals internalize and set rules for making sense of everyday life 3- Much of social world is learned and natural. Most is taken for granted - this can get people in trouble. 4-Give heads up to kids - shape experiences
 * Through verbal and body language, individuals aquire the rules and assumptions of the culture
 * Social reality continuously renewed and undergoing process of gradual revision

Cumulative Nature of Intersubjective Self
 * Built up
 * Language plays crucial role
 * Your culture decides how you will communicate

Socially Shared Stock of Knowledge Examples: Knowing when to maintain eye contact, Knowing how to win without being socially offensive, knowing how not to interupt, knowing when it is okay to give a hug,

Teacher Socially Shared Stock of Knowledge
 * Student performance is a matter of competition
 * Imaginative answers vs. correct response