Entry ten

I use slang in my everyday conversations slang is the use of informal words or expressions that are not considered in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when use socially. It’s often used as euphemism and may use informal lexicon to identify one's peers. I use it with friends and family for a clearer understanding of what I say .slang is only appropriate depending on your environment or listeners for instance you can use it in a personal letter to a close friend or when you are communicating informally with people who definitely understand what you are talking about you cannot use it in business meetings or formal places because people in business or formal places are looking for people who are proper and formal using slang would be inappropriate and sloppy.

Entry nine

I am a effective verbal communicator because I always try to know my audience, know my topic, plan my presentation and I own the room I think it helps you when you do the above tips because it helps you grasp your listeners attention and you can free style in your speech id you forget something because you know and understand your topic  and when you plan your presentation you don’t say too much and you have too many points to get across just use the more basic and informative points .I try and speak clearly but sometimes I mumble or have some articulation errors I demonstrate linguistic sensitivity for persuasion ,memorization and description in my speech

Entry eight

The article I choose is “  HOT ATTRACTIONS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO”EzineMark.com, it talks about carnival how it’s the biggest show on this earth and how participants prepare themselves many months in advance. I perceive this to be foreign tourism describing how great carnival is in Trinidad and Tobago inviting foreign people to come and enjoy themselves in the various fetes and come participate in playing carnival with different bands. My perception after reading this article was to bringing foreign exchange in the country and to improve the tourism of our country. 

Entry seven

I’ve learnt the name of the country which is St. Jago de la Vega or Spanish Town and some of their major music artiste such as Bob Marley who sang about freedom and opened the wider world to Jamaican culture, life style, language and music. In the 80's reggae music took on a new form called rub-a-dub, in which a new style came out, instead of singing the artist chanted. Lieutenant Stitchie and Papa Stan were two of the first artists to adapt this style. Lieutenant Stitchie was considered the most lyrical and Papa Stan the fastest. They sang about their community, women, violence and what was happen in their lives. But today the Lieutenant and Papa Stan are converted to Christianity. The reason for this change is the spiking rise in crime in the area. They are now singing songs to bring folks closer to God and about their various religions and foods and traditional wears. Their culture is not strange to me because Trinidad has a lot of the same cultures as them the new information I’ve learnt influences the way I communicate now cause it gives me a broader knowledge on communication the various slangs and non verbal communication of another country.

ENTRY six

The in class presentations on culture thought me a lot I learnt a lot of cuisines from Spanish town, Jamaica we have ackee and salt fish, Jamaican patty Jamaican festivals, from Japan we have sushi, seaweed, wasabi and yakitori, from Antigua and Barbuda fungie and the maroons in Suriname, bojo cake I learnt their histories traditional wears and religion and there language.

Entry five

My culture impacts the way I communicate negatively at times, my culture language is English but we speak broken English we use a lot of slangs that is informal vocabulary used by particular groups in society and a lot of jargons are used as well this is technical terms understood only by selected groups. my non verbal behaviors are also influenced to for instance if I raise my middle finger at you it is a sign of dislike or disrespect, if I raise my eye brow it either means I am questioning you or I realize you are telling a lie and I am calling you out on it.

Entry four

The article I choose was “WOMAN BITES OFF WOMAN’S EAR” By JADA LOCITOO, as the heading states Carlene Richards bit off Petronella Clarence left ear. The perception I gathered from the information given was puzzling the story was very vague it didn’t have the basics of the whole scenario I perceive this story to be neighbors having problems could not take it anymore and decided to scuffle after words were exchanged the3m fight which Clarence’s common law husband intervene which Richard’s left Clarence yard and brought back a “a big black tall guy” who started fighting Clarence’s husband then the women continued fighting in the house which they fell on Clarence’s son’s bed ,Richards who was on top of Clarence leans over and bit Clarence’s left ear gets off and then says “look piece of your ear” this article’s perception is a aggressive, brutal, gutsy, jealously, quarrelsome and vicious this story has a motive behind it.