Answer:
A. Increase awareness of the differences in discourse conventions across different groups
Explanation:
According to the Gumperz reading and the video ‘Crosstalk’, the best way to address cross-cultural miscommunication is to <em>increase awareness of the differences in discourse conventions across different groups. </em>Gumpertz was a linguist who studied socio-linguistic and called it ethnography of communication. He studied the variation of discourse in different speech communities. The culture of the interlocutors affected both the discourse and meaning.
John Smith became the leader of the Jamestown Colony because he wants to help the colony survive and grow.
Answer: The U.S entered the war because they were afraid communism was going to spread
Explanation: Hope this helps :)