comm 1008 week 3 assignment interpersonal interactions in film

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Assignment: Interpersonal Interactions in Film

Films can hold up a mirror to us about ourselves and our relationships, but they can also demonstrate an exaggerated, stereotypical, simplistic, or dysfunctional view of our interactions. This Assignment provides you with an opportunity to apply what you are learning about interpersonal relationships as portrayed in a movie of your choosing. You will evaluate communication skills as you analyze the movie. Choose a movie that allows you to analyze significant interpersonal relationships.

Consider what the movie is about, who the characters are, and who holds the significant relationships. Analyze the verbal and nonverbal communication present in the major relationships of the movie. Choose a scene in which two characters from different cultural backgrounds (race, age group, nationality, etc.) interact with each other, and analyze the communication that takes place in that scene. Perhaps the two characters are having a deeply emotional conversation (anger, sadness, fear, etc.) that warrants your consideration. Apply lessons learned in this course, and from your own experience, to your analysis of the scene and interactions.

This week, you will start the analysis portion of your film of choice, focusing on the interpersonal interactions it portrays. You will also apply the knowledge you have gained on interpersonal communication to a relationship in the movie you chose.

To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Read the Communication Program Professional Writing Guidelines.
  • Choose a film that contains a significant interpersonal relationship and watch it, looking for a scene that has an extensive conversation between two people. This should be one scene, not multiple ones throughout the movie.
  • Read Chapter 3, Section 3 Functions in Language and Chapter 4 Nonverbal Communication in Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies.

By Day 7

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following:

  • A brief paragraph that describes the scene that you have chosen and the characters involved. This should give an overview of what took place in the scene.
  • An analysis of the verbal and nonverbal communication that took place between the characters in that scene. You should be looking at the different verbal communication concepts and nonverbal communication types you see taking place in the scene. You will want to write about these, pointing to the specific cues from the scene that are showing the concept or type of communication that you identified.
  • What was the outcome of the conversation? Was it positive or negative? Could anything have been done to make it better?

*** BELOW IS EXTRA INFO FOR ANYTHING YOU MAY NEED TO FINISH ASSIGNMENT***

Week 3: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication

You’ve probably heard the old adage, “It’s not what you say but how you say it that counts.” While true in a sense, as professional communicators we recognize that both words and actions impact relationships. Words can be like arrows that, once set in motion, cannot be taken back. Our nonverbal communication can give us away in a second, contradict our own verbal message, and influence our interactions. Words and actions provide us important insights into others and ourselves. Learning the importance of verbal and nonverbal communication as critical elements of our soft skill set is an important step in your personal and professional growth.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

  • Distinguish the differences between verbal and nonverbal communication
  • Identify concepts regarding verbal and nonverbal communication
  • Apply verbal and nonverbal communication concepts to the analysis of interpersonal situations

Learning Resources

Required Readings

University of Minnesota. (n.d.-a). 3.3 functions of language. In Communication in the real world: An introduction to communication studies. Retrieved June 12, 2019, from
https://open.lib.umn.edu/communication/chapter/3-2…

University of Minnesota. (n.d.-e). Chapter 4: Nonverbal communication. In Communication in the real world: An introduction to communication studies. Retrieved June 12, 2019, from
https://open.lib.umn.edu/communication/part/chapte…

Vagianos, A. (2017). 1 in 3 women has been sexually harassed at work, according to survey. Retrieved from
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/19/1-in-3-w…

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