Course programme

Assertiveness for Women

YOU WILL LEARN:
· What it means to be assertive
· Which behavioural style you prefer
· How to use assertiveness in a variety of situations

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This half day workshop is for women who want to enhance their performance and relationships by understanding how to behave in a more assertive manner, or feel they may benefit from the support of an exclusively female group when discussing and practicing assertiveness.

(From http://www.emagister.co.uk/assertiveness_for_women_coursesec170002588.htm#)

2. The lecturer, a linguist called Deborah Cameron, refers to the work of Robin Lakoff. She is particularly concerned by the way expensive short courses (see the example above) are organised and women's magazine articles are written with the aim of changing the way women speak. She has just quoted from one such magazine article which criticised women for being too hesitant and tentative in their speech.

Listen to the first part of the extract from the lecture and complete these skeleton notes.

  Source of mag. article = Robin Lakoff, 19….., In this bk. RL describes a distinctive register in English ‘……………….’ (opposite = ………………….) This register characterized by: 1. hedge words (perhaps etc.) 2... 3... 4. polite expressions Women use such lang. because   Result of using such lang. =   The argument in this bk. has resulted in  

Now listen to the second part of the extract and take your own notes on what you hear. Use any style of note-taking that you prefer. Remember how abbreviations, numbered points, initials, drawings and punctuation can all help you to write quick and clear notes.

4. Compare your notes with those written by a partner. Do your partner's notes make you want to add anything to your own or to change anything in your own?

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