INTERNATIONAL

COMMUNICATION
(ENG 8)
What makes us,
human beings,
different from all
other living things?
Are animals capable
of communicating?
Are animals capable
of learning a
language?
Communications is derived from
the Latin word “common” which
means “belonging to many” and
“communico” which means to
confer with others.
CHAPTER 1: NATURE OF COMMUNICATION
Objectives:
• Define communication
• Identify and explain the inaccurate assumptions about
communication
• Identify and differentiate the levels of communication
• Explain the communication competencies
CHAPTER 1: NATURE OF COMMUNICATION

Lesson 1: WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?

It is a reciprocal process through
which individuals create and share
meaning
CHAPTER 1: NATURE OF COMMUNICATION

Lesson 2: Inaccurate Assumptions

• Communication is an ability that
comes easy and naturally.
BARRIERS IN COMMUNICATION
Lesson 2: Inaccurate Assumptions
• Effective communication is a receiver’s
responsibility alone.
• Communicators are competent by simply
reaching their goals.
• Communicators are born with certain
degree of communication ability.
RECIPE OF GREAT COMMUNICATION
Lesson 3: Levels of Communication
• Intrapersonal Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
1. Dyadic communication
2. Small Group communication
3. Public communication
• Mass Communication
• International Communication
• Divine Communication
Lesson 4: Communication Competence

• Functional Competence
Ability of a person to analyze and to
address a particular language task
embedded in a question or statement.
Lesson 4: Communication Competence

• Discourse Competence
Ability of a person to organize his/her
thoughts using various identifiable
methods of organization and the ability
to use appropriate transitional devices
Lesson 4: Communication Competence

• Strategic Competence
Ability of a person to use
communication strategies that would
compensate for possible
communication gaps or lapses.
Lesson 4: Communication Competence

• Sociolinguistic Competence
Ability of a person to use a language
appropriate to a person he is
communicating with and to the context
of the communicative situation
Lesson 4: Communication Competence

• Linguistic Competence
Ability of a person to use a language
with accuracy and fluency