Oral Communication in Context: Quarter 1 - Module 1: Functions, Nature and Process of Communication
Oral Communication in Context: Quarter 1 - Module 1: Functions, Nature and Process of Communication
Oral Communication in Context: Quarter 1 - Module 1: Functions, Nature and Process of Communication
in Context
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Functions, Nature and Process of
Communication
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Oral Communication
in Context
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Functions, Nature and Process of
Communication
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners,
can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-
step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can
best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part
of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And
read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the
tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the nature, process and function of communication. The scope of this module
permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used
recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow
the standard sequence of the course.
Directions: Read each item carefully then choose the letter that corresponds to
your answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
14. It is a communication process used by Teacher Jenny when she would like
to ask Marco some details about the upcoming quiz bee.
a. activating the stimulus c. encoding the message
b. decoding the message d. giving a feedback
What’s In
Believe it or not, your coming to your family is a great joy! Your first cry immediately
after birth announced your arrival into this world. Afterwards, your mother
understood that when you cried, you were hungry and gave you milk in response.
Your face also expressed your feelings. As years passed by, you started pronouncing
short words and responded by waving your hands or nodding your head and most
of the times, laughing out loud. Today, you can act out, speak, and write to tell
everyone what you think and feel. These are the ways you communicate.
When you exchange ideas with someone or you send information to others, you do it
in two ways. You either use words to say what you want to say or you express yourself
through gestures and facial expressions. Since then, people have the inherent need
to communicate. Humans are social beings. They live to interact regularly with
others. In fact, their endurance is due to their ability to express themselves and
connect to one another and the world they live in.
When you look back in the history of humankind, you will find that early man could
not speak as you do today. Records show that people have used various
communication techniques such as the use of symbols, gestures, sounds, drawings,
and sign languages (Littlejohn, 2002 as cited in Amudavalli, n.d.). Words and
languages developed much later in human history.
Look at the pictures below. Identify the different ways of communicating with others.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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Nature of Communication
Communication is a two-way process of connecting to both living and non-living
things. It is also a means of sharing and exchanging messages, information, ideas,
and feelings for mutual understanding (Gregoriom, J.C., 2015).
Communication connects people and the world they live in. It is through
communication that people are able to express their thoughts and ideas or convey
information and messages through word of mouth, gestures and signals, signs, and
others. People have always communicated with one another in various forms.
Let us further define communication using the two key terms stated above,
“message” and “understand”.
1. Communication is a message understood. Unless a message is understood, we
cannot say that communication has taken place. Let us send a message to
someone and say, “where came first”. The person who gets this message would
wonder what it means, for the arrangement of the words does not make any sense.
The message is sent but the receiver does not understand it. Therefore, for
communication to take place, we have to consider two conditions. First, there
should be a clear message. Second, the message must be understood by the
receiver for whom it is meant.
2. Communication is social interaction through messages. Think of someone
telling, “It is very warm today.” In this case, we are communicating what ‘we
experience’. The weather being warm is what we feel or experience physically. In
this scenario, we are sharing our feeling or experience with someone else. Thus,
we may say that “communication is a sharing of experience.” In our society, we
all interact with messages. Without interactions, a society cannot survive. Social
interaction is always through messages.
We discuss problems and arrive at solutions. We exchange ideas and interact with
others. We transact, and then we negotiate. In doing all these, we use
communication. Imagine a situation where we are not able to speak and interact with
others or think of a family living in the same house without speaking to each other
or relating any form of message to one another. Such situation can be very lonely
and problematic. Without communication, all forms of human relationships will
vanish and die. Communication is therefore crucial in building and maintaining
relationships.
From the above table, we realize that communication serves many purposes.
Whether we are at home, in school, at work, or at play, we engage in communication.
We will discuss these functions in detail in Module 4.
You may probably have recalled many situations that occurred from the time you
woke up until the time that you are about to sleep at night. This is because
communication transactions happen every time we interact with our own selves and
with others. We cannot help but communicate!
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Directions: Read each item carefully then choose the letter that corresponds to
your answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
15. This refers to the responsibility of the person who receives the message for
communication to take place.
a. feedback
b. non-verbal clues
c. perception
d. self-concept
Additional Activities
Let’s Talk. Write a short dialogue for any of the topics below and determine the
nature and process of communication reflected in your output. Provide a paragraph
explaining these concepts below your dialogue. Be guided by the rubric below in
making your output. Use a separate sheet of paper for this activity.
Choose one topic that might interest you:
1. Fake News
2. ECQ/MECQ/GCQ
3. Use of Technology in Online Communication
4. Gulayan sa Tahanan
5. Essential Needs vs. Non-Essential Needs
6. Others
3 2 1
Content/ The output clearly The output partially The output has no
Elements explains the explains the clear connection of
concepts of nature concepts of nature the concepts of
and processes of and processes of nature and
communication. communication. processes of
communication.
Relevance The output clearly The output partly The output has no
talks about the talks about the clear discussion of
topic chosen. chosen topic. the chosen topic.