QUARTER 1

LESSON 1
Nature and Process of Communication

Content Standard

The learner understands the nature and elements of oral communication in context.

Performance Standard

The learner designs and perform effective controlled and uncontrolled oral
communication activities based on context
 Learning Activity #1
LEARNING COMPETENCIES

EN11/12OC-I-a-2 Explain the nature, process and functions of communication

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

A. Etymology of Communication
1. Communication is derived from the Latin word “communicare”, meaning to share
or to have something in common.
2. Communication provides central meaning to human experience
3. According to Keith Davis, communication is a process of passing information and
understanding from one person to another.
4. According to John Adair, communication is essentially the ability of one person to
make contact with another and make himself understood.

B. Nature of Communication

1. Oral communication is a process that involves the elements which help better
understand its mechanics or process.

a. Speaker - the source of information or message

b. Message - the information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker
in words or in actions
c. Encoding - the process of converting the message into words, actions,
or other forms that the speaker understands
d. Channel - the medium or the means such as personal or non-personal,
verbal or nonverbal in which the encoded message is
conveyed
e. Decoding - the process of interpreting the encoded message of the
speaker by the receiver
f. Receiver - the recipient of the message, or someone who decodes the
message
g. Feedback - the reaction, responses, or information provided by the
receiver
h. Context - the environment where communication takes place
i. Barrier - the factors that affect the flow of communication

2. Oral communication is symbolic which could be enhanced through the use of

nonverbal cues involving facial expressions, gestures, body language volume,
tone and pitch of the speaker’s voice.
3. Oral communication is a verbal communication that uses words to share
information with others.
4. Oral communication employs readily understood spoken words to express one’s
self.
5. Oral communication is a two-way process.
6. Oral communication involves the flow of information from a sender to the
receiver.
7. Oral communication ensures appropriate enunciation, stress and tone of voice
to common understanding to take place.
 C. Importance of Oral Communication
1. Oral communication is important because the goal of learning, a language is to
communicate in order to be understood. Without understanding, there is no
communication.

2. Oral communication skills are fundamental to the development of literacy.

Literacy is the ability to read and write.

3. Oral communication is essential for thinking and learning.

4. Oral communication is the glue that puts all the components of a language
together.

5. Oral communication plays an important role in the development of the country.

6. Oral communication reduces the distance and makes the flow of information
faster.

8. Oral communication enables one to be a voice or instrument of truth and a light

of the world.

Arrange the following situations to show the process of

communication. Put them on the colored boxes to show the
correct order.

 He tries to analyze what she means based on the content and their relationship,
and he is heart- broken.
 Daphne loves Rico, her suitor, as a friend.
 He frowns and does not say something because he is in pain.
 Rico hears what Daphne says.
 She thinks of how to tell him using their native language.
 She tells him, “Rico, mahal kita bilang kaibigan.”

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

. Arrange the following to indicate the flow/process of

communication based from the situation above. Put
them in the colored boxes.

 The receiver sends or provides feedback.

 The sender gets the message.
 The speaker generates an idea.
  The receiver decodes or interprets the message based on the context.
 The speaker transmits or sends out a message.
 The speaker encodes an idea or converts the idea into words or actions.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

. Create one situation where it tells the process of communication.

The situation should be related to the COVID – 19 pandemic. Share
Your output during the Zoom Meeting.

Reference:
Oral Communication in Context for Senior High School