{"id":1,"date":"2014-10-07T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/template-faculty01\/?p=1"},"modified":"2022-08-31T14:00:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T18:00:51","slug":"new-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/bobbyhobgood\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/new-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Parlons! Hablemos! Let&#8217;s talk!<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0Interpersonal communication breaths life into an otherwise uninteresting day. The alternative could be something akin to\u00a0the extreme isolation\u00a0experienced by\u00a0Tom Hank&#8217;s character in the movie, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0162222\/\">Castaway<\/a>.&#8221; \u00a0 Unless you&#8217;re comfortable engaging a soccer ball in daily discussions of your thoughts, your life events, and your ideas, you might otherwise consider the value of a knowledgeable other in your life.<\/p>\n<p>This site is devoted to the concept of interpersonal communication, and in particular, serves as a virtual megaphone for its author. \u00a0It will feature\u00a0musings\u00a0of linguistic and cultural significance in the University of Charlotte educational community. \u00a0I&#8217;ll periodically write about current events taking place within the <a href=\"http:\/\/languages.uncc.edu\">Department of Languages and Culture Studies<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/education.uncc.edu\/\">College of Education<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/uncc.edu\">UNC Charlotte Campus<\/a>, and across the globe!<\/p>\n<p>For this inaugural entry, and as a test case for the interactivity I&#8217;d like to promote here, I invite your thoughts on the following question:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Does studying \/ speaking a second (or third, or fourth) language enhance your interpersonal skills in your first language?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you&#8217;re uncertain as to what constitutes &#8220;interpersonal skills,&#8221; then take a look a this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/blog\/list-of-interpersonal-skills\">List of Interpersonal Skills: \u00a010 Must-have Attributes<\/a>\u00a0from the Udeym.com website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holla back,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/bobbyhobgood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/685\/2014\/10\/BEHsig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-51\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/bobbyhobgood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/685\/2014\/10\/BEHsig-300x110.jpg\" alt=\"Bobby Hobgood's signature\" width=\"188\" height=\"69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/bobbyhobgood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/685\/2014\/10\/BEHsig-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/bobbyhobgood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/685\/2014\/10\/BEHsig.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parlons! 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