week 4

Question 1

influx of too much
information has caused

Answer 1

misunderstanding,
information overload,
or confusion.

Question 2

Nature of Communication:

Answer 2

We are social beings…
our ability to communicate that makes us different
words which we speak are reflections of your personality;
We communicate so much; we listen, speak, read, and write every day-

Question 3

this is the reason why we need to get along well with people every day;

Answer 3

We are social beings…

Question 4

6 Functions of Communication

Answer 4

1. Communication connects one person with another;
2. Communication involves interaction;
3. Communication is transitory;
4. Communication occurs in specific settings;
5. Communication is influenced by the fields of experience of the communicator/sender;
6. Communication does not contain the usual cues of writing.

Question 5

3 Views on Communication

Answer 5

1. Communication connects people;
2. Communication starts relationship;
3. Communication involves sharing.

Question 6

5Basic Functions of Communication

Answer 6

1. For interaction
2. For increasing our store of information
3. For a better understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live;
4. For changing people’s attitudes, beliefs, opinions, and actions and;
5. For making decisions.

Question 7

5 The Elements of Communication

Answer 7

SPEAKER
MESSAGE
CHANNEL
Receiver
Feedback

Question 8

the source of information or message

Answer 8

SPEAKER

Question 9

the information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker in words or in
actions

Answer 9

MESSAGE

Question 10

the medium or the means by which the message is being sent, such as
personal or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal, in which the encoded message is
conveyed.

Answer 10

CHANNEL

Question 11

the person or group who takes and gives meaning to the message.

Answer 11

Receiver

Question 12

the answer or reply of the receiver to the sender.

Answer 12

Feedback –

Question 13

TYPES OF COMMUNICATION

Answer 13

VERBAL COMMUNICATION
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION:

Question 14

4 5 meanings under verbal comm

Answer 14

Phenomenological Meanings
Semantic Meanings
Syntactic Meanings
Pragmatic Meanings

Question 15

involves the process of transfer of information or
sentiment from the source-message-channel-receiver-feedback. In verbal
or spoken communication, we have speakers and listeners who receive
verbal messages from each other.

Answer 15

Verbal communication

Question 16

cited different types of meaning based
on the distinctive signals that indicate how words used and sentences formed differ in meaning from
the other words and sentences in the language.

Answer 16

Madrunio, et. al. (2011, p. 30 citing Flowerdew and Miller in 2005)

Question 17

the signals for this type of meaning are distinctive sounds that
are put together to form a meaningful item.

Answer 17

Phenomenological Meanings

Question 18

the distinctive signal lies not in the sound itself, because there are some
words that have the same sound but have different spellings and meanings.

Answer 18

Semantic Meanings

Question 19

refers to your knowledge of grammatical rules. It involves the use of
correct word order and the difference in meaning that results in the change in the structure of
a sentence.

Answer 19

Syntactic Meanings

Question 20

this considers not just the words, but also the context/situation and the
relationship of the communicators to arrive at the meaning of the utterances.

Answer 20

Pragmatic Meanings

Question 21

is an integral part of the communication
process. The way a person positions himself, keeps his hands and tilts his
head all convey much information about the person.

Answer 21

Non-verbal communication

Question 22

Focus on the “Hidden Language.”

Answer 22

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION:

Question 23

2 NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION:

Answer 23

Communicators can reflect their emotions
non-verbal communication can enhance their message more.

Question 24

3 Categories of Non-Verbal Communication

Answer 24

1. Sign language
2. Object language-
3. Action language-

Question 25

words and numbers which are transmitted as a message through the use of gestures.

Answer 25

Sign language

Question 26

represents material objects like clothes, shoes, tools, or art objects.

Answer 26

Object language-

Question 27

refers to all movement that is not frequently used as signals on cues.

Answer 27

Action language-

Question 28

5 Functions of Non-verbal Communication

Answer 28

1. Repeating
2. Contradicting
3. Substituting
4. Complementing
5. Relating and regulating