Learning Objectives

UPON COMPLETING THIS CHAPTER’S TRAINING, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

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