Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism

Nimrod L Delante

Publications

• Research Article
  Ã?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?Ë?Reasoning outÃ?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?â?¢ as as Intercultural Competence: An Exploration of Rhetorical Practices of Filipino Domestic Workers (FDWs) in Singapore
  Author(s): Nimrod L DelanteNimrod L Delante
  
  In a cross-cultural domestic space, such as those Singapore homes where domestic help exists, intercultural competence is at play when the employer and the domestic worker, despite their differing status in the social hierarchy, show respect and positive regard for one another. However, in such domestic space in Singapore and across the world, the rights of many domestic workers to express their opinions and to reason out are almost always silenced due to their abusive employers, unscrupulous agents, the fear of losing their jobs, and other forms of exploitation. Using communication as a lens, this paper analyses the rhetorical practices of Filipino domestic workers (FDWs) in Singapore who operate in a cross-cultural and/or multicultural domestic space. It has been influenced by the rhetorical tradition of communication theory which views communication as the practical art o.. Read More»
  

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