1 writer-responsible vs. reader responsible Conclusion: In Chinese,it is not the responsibility of the speaker to communicate his message in a clear and direct way.It is the responsibility of the listener or reader to understand what the speaker or writer intended.This apparently requires people to be able to read between the lines. Scollon(2002)points out that the desire to write or speak clearly is an integral and historically long standing part of English culture.1) writer-responsible vs. reader responsible Conclusion: In Chinese, it is not the responsibility of the speaker to communicate his message in a clear and direct way. It is the responsibility of the listener or reader to understand what the speaker or writer intended. This apparently requires people to be able to read between the lines. Scollon (2002) points out that the desire to write or speak clearly is an integral and historically long standing part of English culture