For this activity, you will write a short paper about high context and low context cultures and languages, comparing your own use of language with the use of ASL in the Deaf community. You can choose to write about other languages as well, but you must include English and ASL.

Research the cultural norms, communication styles, and values of each culture, and compare these to the characteristics of low context and high context cultures. Your research may include your personal observations of context in both English and ASL conversations. Research the underlying reasons or origins of Deaf cultural practices and connect them to the issue of high or low context.

Bring all of your ideas together, stating your positions on the links between culture, behavior, and communication in terms of high or low context. Postulate whether certain behaviors come from language or from other factors affecting the culture. Make sure your paper has an introduction and a conclusion that restates your main ideas.