Comments on: Pidgin Learning https://blog.learnlets.com/2010/12/pidgin-learning/ Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:12:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: virginia Yonkers https://blog.learnlets.com/2010/12/pidgin-learning/#comment-105437 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:12:25 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1861#comment-105437 One other thing this illustrates: communication (especially in cross-cultural situations) are more than words. I have found it easier to communicate with those that don’t share a common language than those that do as when there is a language barrier, the assumption is that it will take more effort to communicate. When we share a language, the assumption is that we have the same assumptions and common understanding.

]]> By: Katrin Becker https://blog.learnlets.com/2010/12/pidgin-learning/#comment-105159 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:46:08 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1861#comment-105159 Very nicely put. I’ve been mired the writing of two chapters of my book that talk about definitions, and I think you’ve hit it bang on. In academia, much has to do with territory and attribution. Giving credit is important, but that too often becomes about territory – credit is given to those in one’s own field, but not to ‘outsiders’.

So I guess the question is, how do we motivate people to commit to the process?

In Quaker practice, for example, there is no voting on anything – all decisions proceed by consensus, which in this case means ‘permission to proceed’ as agreement is not required. The process assumes everyone is committed to the process, and here that’s usually true. It can be a slow process though as it requires that all participants have a chance to speak and to be heard.

The actually hearing what someone is saying is something many academics have a great deal of trouble doing.

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