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| + | == '''COMMUNICATION''' == |
| + | A single most important quality of an instructor is the ability to communicate. An instructor may have everything else; all the knowledge, skills and proper attitudes, but if he/she cannot communicate effectively, then learning won’t take place. Therefore, all teaching is about communication, though not all communication is about teaching. |
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| + | '''Communication means establishing “commonness” between two or more parties through a particular medium.''' |
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| + | Often, in a classroom setting, this medium is the language. And essentially a language consists of words, symbols, phrases, gestures and gesticulations. Now, while communicating, the teacher should ensure that the medium (singular) or media (plural) should meet the following criteria:- |
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| + | • Simple and down-to-earth. |
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| + | • Clear-cut - to refer to one common meaning and interpretation. |
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| + | • Familiar - to both the teacher and learners. |
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| + | • Understandable - brings out the desired idea and interpretation. |
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| + | • Unambiguous - is not bound to cause confusions in the learners. |
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| + | • Stimulating and exciting - can convey clarity and vividness of a situation, object or example being used or given. |
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| + | == '''EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION''' == |
| + | In communicating, the initiator of the communication process (in this case the instructor) seeks to influence the receivers (Learners) in terms of their perception of the knowledge communicated through: |
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| + | •Behaviour - what the instructor wants them to do. |
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| + | •Meaning - what they ought to understand. |
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| + | •Message/idea - what they need to think about. |
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| + | •Value/attitudes - how they should feel about what is communicated. |
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| + | Difference between Oral and Written Communication would be discussed followed by : |
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| + | == '''Sub-Skills of Writing''' == |
| + | 1. Mechanics - handwriting, spelling, punctuation |
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| + | 2. Word selection - vocabulary, idioms, tone |
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| + | 3. Organization - paragraphs, topic and support, cohesion and |
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| + | 4. Syntax - sentence structure, sentence boundaries, stylistics, etc. |
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| + | 5. Grammar - rules of verbs, agreement, articles, pronouns, etc. |
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| + | 6. Content - relevance, clarity, originality, logic, etc. |
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| + | 7. The writing process - getting ideas, getting started, writing drafts, revising etc. (Stages of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and publishing) |
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| + | 8. Purpose - the reason for writing, justification |