管理学专业英语chapter12_Communication教材教学课件.ppt

Chapter 12 Communication;Framework;communication channels: it refers to the different ways that people communicate information in a company. □ formal: memos, newsletters □ informal: grapevine (passing information from a person in an informal unofficial way) ;What Are Some Barriers to Communication?;Semantic problems;Cultural Elements;Connotations ― denotation : it is the thing itself. E.g. A specific car or table ― connotation : it refers to the different meanings we give to words. in this process, misunderstandings may occur to people from different cultures. E.g. When someone uses the word table, we may think of something that has four legs, but another table may have three legs or one leg or no legs at all. ;what are some ways to reduce communication problems?;Exercise#7 Decide what kinds of phrases these are. Put R for reflecting back, P for paraphrase, E for example, and C for clarifying.;Exercise#8 Here is a dialog between two people. Let’s call them Pablo and Kim. Put an appropriate word or phrase in the space. Remember the four types of phrases that we have been practicing: (1) example, (2) paraphrase, (3) clarifying, and (4) reflecting back:; WORDS MEANINGS Classifying. Which groups do these words belong to? Put the words in the correct category:; Word Study. Put the correct form of the word in the right blank space:;3. private (adj), prívatize(v), privatizátion (n) There are two kinds of property: public property and private ?????property. In some countries, the government owns many businesses. Some of these businesses are profitable; others are not. Since unprofitable ?????businesses reduce the money available for important infrastructure projects, governments are trying to privatize some of their enterprises. ????However, many problems are involved in the privatization process. When a government privatizes , or sells property, to individuals, it is important to get a fair price for it.