ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT 11

Date: _________________________
Name: ____________________________________ Module 1 – 1st Quarter – SY20202021
Grade and Section: __________________________ Teacher: Ms. Alyssa Mae Navarro

I. Topic: Definition of Communication

II. Objectives:
After accomplishing this module, you must be able to:
1. define communication;
2. determine the factors in order to have a successful communication; and
3. explain the importance of communication.

III. Material/s:
Module #1: Definition of Communication

IV. Concept:
In this modern world, man needs to communicate so he can fulfill certain situation like informing,
motivating, persuading, instructing, controlling, coordinating and the like in order to survive in this very
challenging and demanding place he lives in. Communication is the process of exchanging information
from one person to another. Communication is derived from two Latin words: communis which means
“commonness” and communicare which means “to share”.

Communis - People who are engaged in communication should have something in common for
successful communication act to happen and they are the following:
1. Language Two persons who are communicating should speak the same language or dialect
so they will understand one another.
2. Knowledge Knowledge means how much information a person has about a certain topic. If
one has limited information about a topic under deliberation, then there will be
imbalance in terms of the sharing of information.
3. Interest They should possess the same level of interest so that there will be a continuous
exchange of information.
4. Experience Having similar experience or experiences with the person we are conversing with
will enable us to relate to the other person as we are familiar with what he is
going through or what he went through.
5. Culture Lastly, persons who are communicating should in a way have the same culture to
facilitate comprehension of the message being transmitted.

Communicare - This means that communication is a two-way process in which there is a give and take
relationship.
Chatting/Texting/Calling/Video calling
Letters
Conversations
Debate
V. Activity: Let’s try these!
Directions: Read and analyze each situation below. Determine the factor missing in order to have a
successful communication and illustrate how to make the situation better.
Rubric for Scoring:
A. Answer: The factor written is correct. – 2 Points
B. Making the situation better: Changing the situation makes the communication successful. – 3
Points Score:
Situation: Teacher Annie is Factor How to make it Criteria A: _______
1. discussing subject-verb agreement to missing: better? Criteria B: _______
the grade 8 students; however the Total Score: ______
students are thinking about what they
would eat for lunch.

Situation: Jamie decided to have a Factor How to make it Score:

2. vacation in Pampanga. missing: better?
Unfortunately, Jamie only speaks Criteria A: _______
Tagalog and English while the locals Criteria B: _______
Total Score: ______
only speak Kapampangan.

Situation: Two students started Factor How to make it

3. arguing because they were talking missing: better? Score:
about the discrimination between
Manila people and people from Criteria A: _______
provinces. Turns out, one of them is Criteria B: _______
Total Score: ______
a Bisaya while the other one was
born and grew up in Manila.

VI. Evaluation: Let’s check your understanding!

A. Look at the picture below and answer the question that follows:

After understanding of the meaning of communication,

can you say that communication took place in the given picture?
Why or why not?
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B. Communication’s importance may vary depending on the relationship of the individuals. Briefly
explain the importance of communication on the perspective of the following:

1. Friend to friend:

2. Child to parent:

3. Student to teacher:

VII. Reflection:

SO WHAT? Now that you have the basic definition of communication and basic information about
it, how do you think communication affects our daily lives? How important is a successful
communication?
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