Communication in English 2

On our last class we discussed about the meaning of communication

Today we're going to talk about processes of communication

A process is a connected series of actions, changed, etc. Process is any phenomenon which shows a continuous change in time

The process of communication is divided into three components

1. Actions

This refers to the initiative taken by someone (a sender) or an encoder to share information, observations or opinions with others

2. Reaction

This is a response to the action taken by the sender.

In other words, the person is addressed to as the receiver responds to the initiative of starting the communication

3. Interaction

This is primarily concerned with the exchange of messages between the sender and receiver.

Models of communication

Model simplifies reality and indicates relationships. Communication model is an idealized systematic representation of the communication

Elements of communication

Communication is a dynamic process involving the interplay of several essential elements

In the rhetoric, Aristotle postulated that in our study of our communication process, we have to look at three communication elements. Which are;

1. The person who speaks

2. The speech that he produces

3. The person who listens

He meant that each of these elements is necessary for communication and that we can organize our study of the process under the three headings

If the models of the communication are put together the elements of the communication process will be;

1. Stimulus

2. Encoder

3. Message

4. Channel

5. Decoder

6. Feedback

That's all for today........