Integrate relevant insight and experiences explaining how these ideas can be applied into your own life.

You will (1) post one essay on the COMM 2150 discussion forum and (2) respond to two classmates’ postings.

Discussion Topic:

Watch the YouTube from Sienfield, “The Close Talker.”
View the PowerPoint on Proxemics.
Review Hall’s theory of “Proxemics” (Martin & Nakayama, pp. 284 and Course Reading Packet, pp. 80-82)
Experiment with invading someone’s personal space and be careful under current circumstances.
Analyze your experience using the theory of Proxemics.

How to post your essays:

1. Read the Discussion topic for the chapter
2. Compose your answer on a word processor first. You are responsible for lost documents, even if it’s due to a server crash, so keep a back-up copy of EVERYTHING you submit on this site.
3. Preview your comments to check for spelling and grammar.
4. To post your message, click on the Reply box, at the end of these instructions, and cut and paste your discussion post into the box.

Requirements for the essays:

Each discussion essay should include the following:
• Answer each part of the question.
• Incorporate vocabulary, definitions and ideas from the readings and lectures.
• Include references: the page numbers of the text or the title of the lecture. Place these in parenthesis, right into the sentence in which you use the information.
• Integrate relevant insight and experiences explaining how these ideas can be applied into your own life.

Requirements for responses to classmates’ postings:

1. You will learn a lot from reading the essays posted by your classmates. You read other students’ posts by clicking on the Discussion tab and then the Chapter. All the students’ posts for that chapter should appear.
2. After you’ve read your classmates’ posts, choose two students to respond to. Please reply to students who have answered a different question than you did. Type your response on a word processor and save a back-up copy. Preview your comments to check for spelling and grammar.
3. To post your reply, click on the Reply box at the end of the post. Paste your reply in the text box.

Requirements for the responses:

A satisfactory response entails more than “good idea” or “I agree.” The response should be one paragraph in length and should address the following:
• Explain WHY you agree or disagree with the essay.
• Include vocabulary and/or concepts from the readings or lectures.
• Cite the source of the concepts.
• Add a new insight/example of your own.