The Communication Accommodation Theory Through...

This paper is going to show insight and inside knowledge of the communication accommodation theory through convergence, divergence, social identity, and initial orientation. Throughout this paper, evidence will be shown through these four different elements and four studies on how they play an enormous role within communication behavior. Research that I have conducted show studies that have tested and analyzed how participants in each test use these four elements when speaking with a foreigner. I am going to apply these tests and results to my own experiences when I am speaking with a foreigner, specifically for when I am in Sweden each summer when I am communicating with Swedes. Then I will to go through and analyze how I converge, diverge, use initial orientation and social identity while speaking with a Swede. I am a dual-citizen of Sweden and the United States, I have the privilege to go back to Sweden and stay there every summer. Since I am not the best Swedish speaker, I am going to apply my experiences while I am there through the communication accommodation theory, and four significant elements within that theory; which include convergence, divergence, initial orientation, and social identity. In this paper, I argue that past studies are not as in-depth in analyzing all possible situations such as my own situation applied through these elements. Especially since applying this to foreigner communication, there is a twist since all Swedish citizensShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pages Many of the designations by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and the publisher was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial caps or all caps. 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