Assignment 1:

Writing Two (2)

Short Essays

Name: Zaid Kushaal Dean

Student ID: S11207407
Course Code: LNF21
Facilitator’s Name: Virendra Prasad
Campus: Laucala
Essay 1

The Communication Process

To begin with, communication is simply the process of transmitting a message from the
source to the receiver. Communication carries an important role in our day-to-day lives as
communication is what holds societies together. Communication can be in the form of written
or spoken words.

Firstly, the main components of a communication model include a sender, channel, code,
encoding, message, decoding, receiver, and feedback. For example, the sender, who is my
father (Sender), is talking to me (Receiver) and asks me, "What time do I have class
tomorrow?" In this situation, the message being transmitted is, "What time do you have class
tomorrow?" (Message). Therefore, my father (the sender) chooses a channel on which the
message will be transmitted, in this case, sound (channel). After the process of choosing a
channel has been completed, my father (the sender) then chooses which code will be used for
the message to be transmitted and interpreted effectively. My father chooses the code as
spoken English (Code). My father (the sender) then must encode the message Encoding is
simply the process of putting the message that is to be transmitted into a code Encoding
involves choosing the appropriate symbols from the code so the message being transmitted
can make sense. Encoding is simply the process of choosing from the variety of symbols
present within the code being used to convey the message.

Furthermore, when I receive the message and want to understand its contents, I will break it
down. This process is known as "decoding the message. After the message has successfully
reached me (receiver), and I have understood the contents of the message, I will send
feedback such as "Yes, I have a lecture tomorrow at 9 a.m." (feedback). This feedback
indicates to my father (sender) that the message has been successfully received by me
(receiver). There are other factors in a communication model, which include for
communication to be effective, the fields of experience of the sender and receiver must
overlap This simply means that the receiver and sender must share common ground when it
comes to the channel and code that are being used in the communication. There are other
factors which can cause disruption in the communication process, such as noise, both internal
and external. External noise can be the loud noise of a kettle hissing (external noise) whilst
the communication process is taking place. This may cause a disruption in the
communication process, which may cause misunderstanding. Whereas internal noise occurs
within the communication process, an example of this could be me (receiver) getting late
while the communication is taking place. Due to this, I (the receiver) may not be able to
decode the message accurately.

To conclude, communication is deemed effective when it carries out the communication

process accurately and isn’t disturbed by any other contributing factors, such as noise and
underlapping fields of experience.
Essay 2
Features of Language

Languages have some common features which distinguish them from other communication
methods and systems, such as gestures, traffic lights, and symbols used by animals to
communicate. This essay seeks to discuss two features of language and provide examples.

To start with, cultural transmission states that the language we know and speak is not
inherited but is rather learned from the society we grow up in. For example, even if I was
born in an Indian household but the language spoken around me daily is English, I will grow
up to speak English. This is a clear indication that language is learnt but not inherited from
cultural-break grounds.

Moving on, displacement is a feature of language. It states that the languages spoken by
humans are much more complex than those spoken by animals. This is in a sense that animals
can only communicate about things that happen in the present, whereas humans can
communicate about past events as well as future and current events. These interactions do not
necessarily have to be at the exact location where they are spoken or written. For example, I
can send a text message to my mother asking her what’s for dinner. This is an example of
displacement, as I am asking about a future event that is not occurring at the same place, I am
writing the text message.
To conclude, humans have a complex communication system that consists of features that
differentiate it from the communication systems used by animals and other communication
systems.