Intercultural Communication in 
                Context
   Think about your own communication practices and 
   the role of context in them and vice versa.
   How are talk and silence influenced by what you 
   talk about, with whom, when and where, and for 
   what intended purposes?
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                            Francis 
   Environmental Communication
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      Environmental communication as:
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        A symbolic resource for making sense of our 
       world
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        A place of conflict
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        Gendered
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        In the context of ecotourism
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        Inherently cultural 
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                                    Francis 
   Symbolic Resource: Functions
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      Pragmatic function
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        Communication-in-action
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        Enables us to talk about our world (e.g., 
       nature), to educate about it, and to persuade
      Example: When car manufacturers use ads using 
      words and images to oppose higher fuel standards
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                                    Francis 
   Symbolic Resource: Functions
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      Constitutive function
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        The language we use makes up or composes 
       representations of the world
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        The language we use influences our awareness 
       and perceptions about our world and shapes our 
       attitudes and ideologies about our world
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                                    Francis 
   Environmental Communication: 
                   Key Terms
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      Consider, discuss, and analyze the following key 
     terms. What attitudes and ideologies do they 
     constitute?
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        Anthropomorphizing
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        Ecofeminism
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        Other-than-human
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        Exotic other
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        Cosmovision
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                                    Francis