COMMUNICATION THEORY


Day two assignment.
The module which am understanding is the one which state that ANALYSING SELECTED COMMUNICATION THEORY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING.  In this module we study about oh how we analyze the selected communication during learning and teaching process, and also it consist with three sub-parts.
The first sub-part is Theories of Communication in this part deals with different theories which explain about on how communication are,  by starting to know the meaning of communication which means that the act of conveying information from one person to another or from one group to another through the use of signs,  symbols,  and words. 
Also when we talk about Communication theory  deals with the technology of the transmission of information between people and machines or machines and machines.(Roobert Coover 1984).  So according to Roobert is explain the different theories which explain how communication is. a) Actor-Network Theory this suggest that human and non human are equally in succes of technological innovation. 
b) Adaptive structuration Theory  deals with groups and organizations create rules and resources which are defined as structure.
c)Communication accommodation Theory which deals with when people accommodate their communication styles to others.
d) Cognitive Dissonance Theory deals with pschological conflict that results from beliefs or attitudes.
e) social learning  Theory 
f) social exchange Theory
g) muted Group  Theory
 h) Face Negotiation Theory and the last but not in list  Cultivation Theory. All of this it explain on how communication is.
Also another part is Selected Communication  in this part is deals with the selecting of communication to be used in learning and teaching process for example as a teacher in class should select the communication which are used when teaching either by using non verbal communication or verbal communication in order to make clear undeestanding of all student in classroom  also it contain the information to the device based on a correlation for the device and transmitting the transmission of thr device.The last part is about characteristics of effective communication in the classroom. 
Effective communication is all about delivering an information unambiquously. So that the receiver can decode it correctly.  (Scott M.Cutlip )  this is very important to use in classroom during  teaching and learning process because as a teacher must choose the hints which must follow in the class durin teaching such as respect to both teacher and student when communicate also teacher must repeat the message derivered to student in different ways for more clarification.   "Scott Cutlip also explain different characteristics of effective communication in classroom.
a) Completeness, the effective communication must be complete in order to make understanding for the student a sentence must be complete
b) Consideration the communication must consider the receiver background and points of view.   c) Courtesy means when communicating must respect the receiver’s culture values and beliefs.     d) Correctness a language use must be correcfcinterms of grammar and syntax.
 e) Concreteness the message should be fact information.                       
   Module which am not understand and is complex to me is managing effective use of overhead projectors (otp/ohps) in education. and its part    first types of otps  and the second part is setting up an otps.


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