Purposive Communication Lecture PDF

 PONDER POINTS “What we do in life is determined by how we communicate. In the modern world, the quality of life is the quality of communication.” 1. describe the nature of communication; 2. explain the communication process and its elements through various models; 3. d...

 PONDER POINTS “What we do in life is determined by how we communicate. In the modern world, the quality of life is the quality of communication.” 1. describe the nature of communication; 2. explain the communication process and its elements through various models; 3. discuss the principles of communication and their ethical implications; and 4. examine how communication works as applied to various texts and situations.  SEMANTIC WEB: ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS In this activity, gather your ideas associated with communication in a semantic web. For 3 minutes, write as many words or phrases as you can. Afterwards, construct your one-sentence Communicatio definition of communication by putting n together the words you used in the semantic web. Definition :  Communication is the Communication is a process of encoding, Communication is the process cognitive process involving transmitting, and by which a message is the interpretation and decoding information transmitted from a sender to a exchange of information, receiver through a channel, emotions, and meanings through a shared system with the potential for noise to between individuals. It is of symbols, signs, or interfere with the signal. The shaped by the mental behavior. It involves the effectiveness of states, experiences, and use of language and other communication is measured by cultural contexts of both the semiotic systems to the accuracy and efficiency of sender and receiver. convey meaning between message transmission and a sender and a receiver. reception.  Communication is the Communication refers to Communication in a social process through the exchange of data business context refers to which individuals create, between two or more the process by which share, and interpret information, ideas, and computing devices through instructions are exchanged meanings within a societal a network. This process within and between context. It involves the involves the use of organizations. It includes use of language, symbols, protocols to ensure data is both formal and informal and behaviors to influence transmitted correctly and channels and is critical for social relationships, roles, securely between the decision-making, and norms. source and destination. coordination, and collaboration.  The word "communication" originates from the Latin term communicatio, which is derived from the verb communicare, meaning "to share," "to make common," or "to impart." This Latin verb comes from the root communis, meaning "common" or "shared by all or many." The concept at the heart of communication is the idea of sharing or exchanging information, thoughts, or feelings to establish a common understanding among individuals or groups. “Language is very important to us... we try to make sense of the world through language. Language can either bring us together or set us apart.” -Larry Andrews, Language Exploration and Awareness  Communication is the process of using messages tp generate meaning, (Pearson, et al, p10) Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages sometimes through spoken or written words, and sometimes non-verbally through facial expressions, gestures, and voice qualities. (Ober & Newman, 2013, p.5) In casual conversation, many English speakers might say, "He don't know" instead of "He doesn't know." Descriptive grammar notes this usage as a common pattern among some English speakers, even though it doesn't align with the standard rules of formal grammar.  NOUN KINDS OF NOUNS  COMPOUND NOUNS SEPARATED life preserver, coffee table, swimming pool HYPHENATED daughter-in-law, self-esteem, editor-in-chief COMBINED dreamland, firefighter, wallpaper, baseball PRONOUN  CASE FUNCTION 1st 2nd 3rd (the person talking) (the person spoken to) the person spoken to Subjective/ the subject of the I, Me, We You He, She, It, They nominative sentence object of a verb, me, us You Him, Her, Objectiv compound verb, It, Them e preposition, or infinitive phrase Possessive marker of possession; My, mine, Your, yours His, Her, Hers, ownership of a our, ours Its, Their, particular object or Theirs person  ACTIVITY: KNOW YOUR PARTNER Hi, my name is (your name). Today I am here, together with my seatmate, to share with you great and interesting things about us. My partner’s name is (your partner’s name). (He/She) lives in (home address). (He/She) is __(age)___. (He/She) likes to (1st hobby) , 2nd hobby, and 3rd hobby. (His/Her) favorite movie is ________________. What I like about (your partner’s name) is that (he/she) is very (1st characteristic), (2nd characteristic), and (3rd characteristic. (His/Her) favorite color is _____________. (Your partner’s name) and I are great friends, and we share some commonalities. We both like (1st shared interest) , (2nd shared interest), and (3rd shared interest). My first impression of (him/her) is that (he/she) is (first impression).  NOMINATIV OBJECTIV POSSESSIVE E E SINGULAR 1st Person I me my, mine 2nd Person you you your, yours 3rd Person he, she, him, her, his, her, hers, it it his PLURAL 1st Person we us our, ours 2nd Person you you your, yours 3rd Person the the their, y m theirs  DEMYSTIFYING GRAMMAR CONUNDRUMS: NOMINATIVE CASE Pronoun-Action Verb Example: He and (I, me) sang. He and I sang. Be verb-Pronoun (am, is, are, was, were) Example: The singer is (he, him) The singer is he  DEMYSTIFYING GRAMMAR CONUNDRUMS: OBJECTIVE CASE Action Verb-Pronoun Example: I gave (he, him) a chance. Preposition-Pronoun Example: I smiled at (he, him)  DEMYSTIFYING GRAMMAR CONUNDRUMS: POSSESSIVE CASE Ownershi Example: The bag is (I, mine) p The bag is mine INDEFINITE PRONOUNS refer to an indefinite but not specified person or thing SINGULAR PLURAL any, anybody, nobody, anyone, All, some, few, several, many each, everyone, one, someone, somebody, every, either, neither, Example: Several people have anything expressed interest in the event. Example: Everyone is welcome to join the meeting. REFLEXIVE AND INTENSIVE PRONOUN myself, yourself, herself, itself, himself REFLEXIVE PRONOUN INTENSIVE PRONOUN refers back to the subject in the used to emphasize the antecedent sentence; gives emphasis to the subject Grammar Tip: remove but okay (can be deleted) Grammar tip: cannot be deleted Example: I myself made that Example: I owe it to myself decision. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN pointing pronoun This (singular) (near) Example: This is my handbag. These (plural) (near) Example: These are my shoes. That (singular) (distant) Example: That is my bag. Those (plural) (distant) Example: Those are my book.  RELATIVE PRONOUN used to link one phrase or clause to another phrase or clause. who, whose, whoever, whom, that, which, whichever Example: The girl who saved the little boy was appreciated by everyone INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN who, which, what, whom, whose, whoever Examples: 1.Who wrote the novel Les Miserables? 2.Whom do you think they should talk to? GRAMMAR CONUNDRUM: WHO or WHOM? WHO refers to a person (as the verb’s subject) acts as the subject in the sentence the person or thing (a noun or pronoun) that does the “action” WHOM refers to a person (as the verb’s object) functions as object (recipient of the action) GRAMMAR CONUNDRUM: WHO or WHOM? WHO refers to a person (as the verb’s subject) acts as the subject in the sentence the person or thing (a noun or pronoun) that does the “action” EXAMPLE: The woman who came to the door left flowers for you. The man who lives next door is named Helner. GRAMMAR CONUNDRUM: WHO or WHOM? WHOM refers to a person (as the verb’s object) functions as an object (recipient of the action) EXAMPLE: I am not sure to whom this book belongs. The teacher with whom I spoke was able to help me. VERB a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence INFLECTION FUNCTION EXAMPLE -s present form (singular) sing (s) -d/-ed past form walk (ed) -en perfect form be (en) -ing progressive form walk (ing)