Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Cebu Sacred Heart College, Inc.
Carcar Campus
Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu

ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT 11

Learning Module

Prepared by: Mrs. Chessa V. Tanudtanud

Subject Teacher
 First Semester

Nature and Process of

Communication

Week 1

Learning Targets

The Grade 11 students can:

 define communication; EN11/12OC-Ia-1
 identify the elements of communication;
 explain the nature and the process of communication; EN11/12OC-Ia-2

Key Concepts
 What Communication is
 Importance of Communication
 Value of Communication
 The Elements of Communication

Prepared by: Mrs. Chessa V. Tanudtanud, LPT.

Subject Teacher
 Cebu Sacred Heart College, Inc.
Carcar Campus
Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu

MELC Week 1
THE NATURE AND ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION

Learning Target

By the end of the session, you will be able to say

I can define and identify the importance and value of communication
comprehensively.

Greetings in the name of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus! Hooray Hearters!
What an amazing year to start, under these sessions, you will have to learn
and appreciate the essence of acquiring an effective communication. In this
chapter, I will bring to an amazing topic that will sure helpful for you to
develop your understanding towards contextualizing nature and elements of
communication.
So, let’s start!

Definition of Communication
If we consult dictionaries and other sources of information, there will be numerous meanings but the
essence is only one; that is, the exchange or the transmission of messages.

Most of us assume we know more or less what communication is and the important role it plays in our
lives. Analyze some other definitions:

“A transaction in which the participants are mutually engaged in the process of creating meaning.” –
Comeaux (1996)

“The communication process begins when a message is conceived by a sender. It is then encoded-
translated to a signal or a sequence of signals and transmitted by a particular medium or channel to a receiver
who then decodes it and interprets the message, returning a signal in some way that the message has or has not
been understood.” – Hill Watson (1997)

“Communication is defined as the transfer or delivery of thoughts, messages, ideas or knowledge,

whether by speech writing or signals from a Sender or Receiver.” – W. Bentham (1994)

“Communication is a process where audience understanding is created when a message is sent by a

communicator through an appropriate channel or medium.” – Harvest Missions International (2002)

The Importance of Communication

Is communication vital to man? Can man exist without a language? Will it be possible to have a society
of men who are not communicating with one another? These questions do not need a thorough research to find a
valid answer. By nature, man needs a language and certain communication skills to relate his experiences, air
his feelings and emotions, and take part in discussions in his daily routine life.

In other words, communication is an indispensable thing. People communicate to persuade, amuse,

inspire, and incite others to action. Trade, commerce, and industry are made possible through communication.
Through the use of oral and written media, man is able to see and hear what transpires in his surroundings and
around the world. Inventions and modern technologies are disseminated through the power of communication.

The Value of Communication

Almost everyone at one time or another has been told that good communication is valuable. It was
perhaps a teacher or a parent who first said it was essential to communicate one’s thoughts as clearly as
possible. At the time, you probably accepted the idea without really understanding what good communication
meant. Yet today, you are surrounded with messages about “credibility gaps” in newspapers, magazines, and on
televisions; you see movies and plays often which focus on the human crises resulting from failure to
communicate; then finally you find yourself taking a course dealing with that very subject. There must be
something in communication worth an entire book on your part and a lot of thought on yours.

The specific behavior which sets humans apart from other creatures is having the ability to use of
symbols for the purpose of communicating. Myers maintains that communication is at the core of our
humanness. It is the essential process through which we develop our individual humanity and our relationships
with others. Communication is basically tied to a person’s concern about individuality and to a person’s needs
for social relationships.

Nature of Communication
1. Communication is a process.
2. Communication occurs between two or more people (the speaker and the receiver)
3. Communication can be expressed through words (verbal), actions (nonverbal), or both at the same time.

“Communication is a systematic process through which individuals interact

through symbols to create and interpret meaning.”

Learning Target

By the end of the session, you will be able to say

I can define and identify the elements of communication comprehensively.

Communication has
elements that work
together to produce a
system. The composition
is being illustrated.
Cebu Sacred Heart College, Inc.
 Carcar Campus
Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu

Name: ________________________________________ Date: _______________

Grade Level & Section: __________________________ Score: ______________

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Task 1:
Choose an object inside your house to which you can compare communication. Discuss as to what way it can
relate to its process.

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Self-Assessment:

Reflecting on the elements of communication, relate an experience where a problem arose because you or
someone else did not communicate. What happened as a result of the failure to communicate? Did the
restoration of communication help resolve the problem? If so, how?
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Agreement:

Good Job! You’re almost close to the second session but before you proceed, cite two elements of
communication and briefly explain their roles in communication.

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Learning Target:
 By the end of the session, you will be able to say
I can explain the nature and the process of communication.

We take communication for granted because we

do it so frequently, but it’s actually a complex
process.
Cebu Sacred Heart College, Inc.
 Carcar Campus
Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu

Name: ________________________________________ Date: _______________

Grade Level & Section: __________________________ Score: ______________

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Task 1:
Describe the process of communication by identifying the role of its components.

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Self-Assessment:
Write an essay about the definition and nature of communication based from the discussed communication
theories. Use a word count limit between 10-300 words.
Use separate sheet if needed.
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Noted by: __________________________ Received/Checked by: Mrs. Chessa V. Tanudtanud, LPT.

Name of Parent/s and Signature Subject Teacher