Dialogical Coordination Essay

We believe our communication ethics position (assuming that we have understood this concept and chapter, though we acknowledge that we may not) is in coordination. Distancing ourselves slightly from choosing a particular author that matches our style the most, our highest understanding of the text was in the discussion of dialogical coordination. Arnett et al. speak of this and generally all point to the paradox that “respect[ing] communication that is not dialogic is the beginning of dialogic ethics” (90). Therefore, setting the parameters and being sensitive to those parameters of a dialogical conversation is important, and strikes us personally as second most if not the most important thing to one’s ethical position can achieve. The reasons it may not be the most important is because understanding one’s own narrative and it’s relevance to dialogical communication can be more important than maintaining the parameters of such a discussion. However, if the guidelines are not maintained or even set up, then the self-reflection, while important, has less impact. …show more content…
If we know where the boundaries are and what the rules are, we stand a better chance at having a truly dialogical conversation. We “listen, attend, and negotiate” (95). I anticipate that our largest difficulty will be “listening without demanding” (95) and negating the impulse to tell our opinions as opposed to pure engagement. I think this is partially gendered behavior: many girls I know are used to being spoken over and I’m no exception. We are used to speaking quickly lest we be over-ridden, and when those two behaviors join together is can mean a lot of fast talking and a lot of accidental