Lesson 1 Nature, Elements, Barriers of Communication.pdf

ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT  Oral Communication in Context is one of the core subjects offered in the Senior High School that aims to develop the listening and speaking skills and strategies for effective communication of the students  It addresses the need of deve...

ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT  Oral Communication in Context is one of the core subjects offered in the Senior High School that aims to develop the listening and speaking skills and strategies for effective communication of the students  It addresses the need of developing the students’ oral communication skills in preparation for the world of work, entrepreneurship and pursuing higher education Nature, Process and Barriers Of Communication COMMUNICATION  COMMUNICATION Comes from the Latin term “Communicare” which means “to share” or “to make common” to (Weekley, E., 1967)  COMMUNICATION is a process of sharing and conveying messages or information from one person to another within and across channels, contexts , media and culture (McCornack, 2014)  NATURE OF COMMUNICATION Communication is a process - It is active and cyclical  Communication occurs between two or more people - It is interactive Communication can be expressed through written or spoken words, actions (nonverbal), or both spoken words and nonverbal actions at the same time. - It is symbolic  ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION  SENDER OR SPEAKER Refers to the source of information or message  MESSAGE the information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker in words or in actions  ENCODING the process of converting the message into words, actions, or other forms that the speaker understands  CHANNEL the medium or the means, such as personal or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal,in which the encoded message is conveyed  DECODING the process of interpreting the encoded message of the speaker by the receiver  RECEIVER the recipient of the message, or someone who decodes the message  FEEDBACK the reactions, responses, or information provided by the receiver  CONTEXT the environment where communication takes place  BARRIER the factors that affect the flow of communication  PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION  “How are you?” MESSAGE ENCODING CHANNEL DECODING BARRIER BARRIER RECEIVER SENDER FEEDBACK “I’m doing good!”  ELEMENTS Sender Message Encoding Channel Decoding Receiver Feedback Context Barrier COMMUNICATION BARRIERS COMMUNICATION BARRIER implies any form of hindrance in the flow of communication i.e. when one party is not able to get the message conveyed by another party accurately, clearly and intendedly. PHYSICAL BARRIER ATTITUDES OR EMOTIONAL NOISE LINGUISTIC OR SEMANTIC BARRIER PHYSIOLOGICAL OR MENTAL BARRIER CULTURAL BARRIER LACK OF COMMON EXPERIENCE INFORMATION OVERLOAD JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS  PHYSICAL BARRIER Are result of our surroundings or physical environment  ATTITUDES OR EMOTIONAL NOISE Attitudes or emotions towards something or someone Extreme emotions Nervousness  LINGUISTIC OR SEMANTIC BARRIER due to various meaning of words and symbols Occurs when sender/receiver have a limited language proficiency Different language Same language but … Different generations Different regions of the same country Use of slang and jargon  PHYSIOLOGICAL OR MENTAL BARRIER Refers to the physical inability to sense the message  CULTURAL BARRIER Different cultures whether they be a societal culture or simply the culture of a company, can hinder developed communication if two different cultures clash  Egypt “Be patient” Italy “What do you mean?” Greece “That’s just perfect!”  LACK OF COMMON EXPERIENCE Communication can be effective only to the extent that the experiences (mental, physical and emotional) of the communicators are similar. INFORMATION OVERLOAD Too many details can overwhelm or distract the audience JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS Making assumptions before listening to all the facts can be problematic.