Communication_challenges_in_a_multicultural_learning_environment4.pptVIP

1.The source 2.The authors 3.The main idea 4.The structure 5.The theoretical frame 6.The methods 7.Findings 8.The data 9.Conclusion 10.References The theoretical frame A method of qualitative analysis based on the use of two or more theories to explain how the data might be interpreted. --internet The theoretical framework is supposed to help the reader make logical sense of the relationships of the variables and factors that have been deemed relevant/important to the problem. It provides definition of relationships between all the variables so the reader can understand the theorized relationships between them. or A theoretical framework is a collection of interrelated concepts, like a theory but not necessarily so well worked-out. A theoretical framework guides your research, determining what things you will measure, and what statistical relationships you will look for.  --Wikianswers Findings 2.Non-verbal communication or body language was also regarded as a major contributor to a communication breakdown. 3. The learners were keen to learn about other cultures and suggested that there should be open dialogue in their classrooms to enable them to share information about their cultural beliefs and values. * * Communication challenges in a multicultural learning environment Penny Singh and Renitha Rampersad The source Journal of Intercultural Communication http://www.immi.se/intercultural/ Issue 23, June 2010 The authors Prof. Penny Singh, educator and Head of the Media, Language and Communication Department at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). He has been teaching in a multicultural and multilingual environment since 1992 and has a great passion in researching and addressing the education challenges that diversity poses to the students and to members of staff in his department.Dr Rampersad is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing, Retail and Public Relations in the Faculty of Management Sciences at DUT in South Af