The Role of Communication in The Great Debaters Movie: A Study on Social Identity Theory

Running head: Communication 1
Communication
The Great Debaters Movie

Communication 2
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Brief orientation...........................................................................................................................3
Thesis statement...........................................................................................................................3
Preview of the major factors........................................................................................................3
Summary of theory..........................................................................................................................4
Synopsis of Chosen Media Material and Application of the Theory/Model...................................5
Sufficient description of the material...........................................................................................5
Reason behind choosing media....................................................................................................5
Implications.....................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Reference list...................................................................................................................................8

Communication 3
Introduction
Brief orientation
The paper is based on the role of communication in which a movie taken to describe the specific
model of communication. The Great Debaters movie is opted to accomplish the assignment in
which Social Identity theory is taken. Intercultural interaction should be developed by the
government in an adequate manner so that discrimination can be removed from the society.
Thesis statement
“The importance of Intercultural Interaction in society” is the thesis statement of this paper.
Preview of the major factors
Social identity theory is explained as a theory that forecast the behaviours of intergroup as per
perceived group status differences, apparent legitimacy and stability of status differences
(Scollon, Scollon and Jones, 2011). The paper will cover the summary of social identity theory
and the synopsis of The Greater Debaters will be given in the paper which entails sufficient
description of the material and the reason behind choosing this movie for this paper. The learning
from the model will be elaborated in this assignment.