Module 1: Area 1: Activity 1
Module 1: Area 1: Activity 1
Module 1: Area 1: Activity 1
Module 1: Area 1
CHAPTER 1
COMMUNICATION PROCESSES, PRINCIPLES AND ETHICS
Introduction
What Communication Is
The Latin word “communis” which is Communication means “to share”. It is an activity of
exchanging or sharing of information, ideas, thoughts, and messages. Communication can be compared to
water. Both are found everywhere in the world, both are essential in one’s existence, but both are taken
for granted. Through signs and non-verbal signals, humans in the Stone Age communicate. But the
process has developed and considered a natural process in daily life.
Communication unites people. And it leads to success in business and useful tool to develop a
diplomatic relation between countries in a global environment.
Learning Outcome:
After the lesson, you should be able to:
define communication,
enumerate the benefits of engaging healthy communication with people,
determine the importance of communication and its use,
identify the elements of communication,
diagram the different processes of communication model,
discuss the key principles of communication,
explain the ethical principles in communication,
enumerate the guidelines in ethical communication, and
Activity 1:
Uses of Communication
For Education
To educate someone, we need to communicate the ideas in the syllabus or the study material to
the student. Education involves a collection of all kinds of communication i.e., audio, video, books and
lectures. However, herein the deal is not just to communicate, but to communicate effectively. Inefficient
communication can lead to transfer of ambiguous knowledge.
To Update Oneself
In the modern world, nothing is more important than staying up-to-date. Only through proper
channels of communication can people be updated with current affairs and important events across the
globe. Communication is the actual transfer of information through various mediums in such a way that it
caters to the needs of people from different strata of life. News can actually stand for as a collection of
information from the 4 directions, i.e. North, East, West and South, that, in turn, is delivered to us through
various communication channels.
For Entertainment
Entertainment, today, is mostly based on the channels of mass communication, like films and
television. Moreover, theatre and other arts also communicate certain ideas to its audience. Internet is
another common platform for entertainment, which again is a mode of communication. In short, we can
safely conclude that communication and entertainment are entwined in today’s world.
To Understand the World
Unless we communicate with the world, we will never understand the way things function and
how things are piled up and related to one another. People are just a fragment amongst these things. We
need to interact with the environment in order to understand life.
1. Why do you think communication skills are considered essential in being good
citizens?
2. Can dirty statements lessen a person’s credit as good citizen? (Consider the dirty
expressions of Pres. Duterte)
Feedback: Share your views about the questions. Use the space below:
Activity 4:
From the ideas presented above,
1. You should also explain the results if there is no communication used in one’s life.
2. You are to summarize, the diagram below, the benefits of communication to one’s
existence, its uses, and its role in the society.