Learning Objectives

  • Explain how cultural understanding affects speakers and audiences.
     
  • Define and discuss the importance of ethics, identifying where you draw the line when faced with specific ethical dilemmas.
     
  • Define plagiarism, explaining why it is an ethical issue.
     
  • Define critical thinking, explaining its significance for speakers and audiences.
     
  • Describe the relationship among ethics, critical thinking, and multiculturalism/cultural understanding.