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ORAL COMMUNICATION
QUARTER 1
Week 1.1

Capsulized Self-Learning Empowerment Toolkit

Schools Division Office of Zamboanga City

Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga City

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Capsulized Self-Learning Empowerment Toolkit

SUBJECT & ORAL

COMMUNICATION QUARTER 1 WEEK 1 DAY __________________
GRADE/LEVEL dd/mm/yyyy

TOPIC Nature, Elements and Process of Communication

Explains the functions, nature and process of communication
LEARNING Code: Objectives:
COMPETENCY EN11/12OC-Ia-2 • Examine the nature and process of communication
• Familiarize and expound the elements of communication
IMPORTANT: Do not write anything on this material. Write your answers on the Learner’s Activity
and Assessment Sheets provided separately.

UNDERSTAND
Topic Title: Nature, Elements and Process of Communication
2. Communication occurs between two or more
What is communication? people (the speaker and the receiver).
Communication is a process of sharing and
SAQ-2: Check your understanding.
conveying messages or information from one person
to another within and across channels, contexts, (Answer on the separate sheets provided.)
media, and cultures (McCornack, 2014). There is a
wide variety of contexts and situations in which Read the short dialogue below. Then answer the
communication can be manifested; it can be a face-to- succeeding activity.
face interaction, a phone conversation, a group
discussion, a meeting or interview, a letter Mother: Dillan, did you feed Catring already?
correspondence, a class recitation, and many others. Dillan: Mom, I fed her already but she seems to
have lost her appetite.
Now let us study the nature of communication. Mother: Oh, perhaps, we need to bring her to the
There are three points to remember. Vet Clinic.
Dillan: Yes Mom, she has been like this for two
1. Communication is a process.
days already.
Study the flow chart below and find out how
communication works. 1. From the conversation above, how many persons
are involved in the communication activity?
2. Identify the following in the communication
activity.
Speaker: ___________ Receiver:___________

3. Communication can be expressed through

written or spoken words, actions (nonverbal), or
both spoken words and nonverbal actions at the
same time.

When we communicate, we do not just use

SAQ-1: Check your understanding. words to convey our message, but we also
associate actions, gestures, facial expression,
body languages, etc. We call this type-
(Answer on the separate sheets provided.) nonverbal signals.
Let see how well you understood the flow of ideas Say, for exampleS, if we agree on to
above. Answer the following questions? somebody’s idea, we make thumb up. While
1. What is the initial step in communicating? greeting somebody a good morning, we
2. Who converts the idea into words or actions? associate it with a smile. Sometimes, we nod
3. What is the next step after the message has after somebody asked us something, then that
been interpreted by the receiver? means we agree.

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Now, what exactly comprise the 6. Receiver – the recipient of the message, or
communication act. What are its elements? someone who decodes the message
7. Feedback – the reactions, responses, or
information provided by the receiver
Elements of Communication
8. Context – the environment where communication
takes place
Communication is divided into elements which help 9. Barrier/Noise – the factors that affect the flow of
us better understand its mechanics or process. These communication
elements are the following:
1. Speaker – the source of information or message SAQ-3: Check your understanding.
2. Message – the information, ideas, or thoughts
conveyed by the speaker in words or in actions
Let us try(Answer
this task.onI want
the separate sheetsthe
you to match provided.)
3. Encoding – the process of converting the element from Column A to its other term in
message into words, actions, or other forms that the Column B.
speaker understands A B
___1. Receiver a. medium/means
4. Channel – the medium or the means, such as ___2. Channel b. encoder/source
personal or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal, in ___3. Noise c. interference
which the encoded message is conveyed ___4. Message d. listener
___5. Feedback e. response
5. Decoding – the process of interpreting the f. information
encoded message of the speaker by the receiver
Let’s Practice! (Answer on the separate sheets provided.)

A. Directions: Arrange the following B. Directions: Read and provide your explanation to
communication activities in correct order according the following items below. (Follow attached rubrics.)
to the process involved in communication. Number
the items from 1-5, 1 as the first step. 1. Pick one element of communication and explain
how important it is in the communication process.
_____Daphne loves Rico, her suitor, as a friend.
___________________________________________
_____She tells him, “Rico, mahal kita bilang
___________________________________________
kaibigan.”
___________________________________________
_____Rico hears what Daphne says.
2. Elaborate this nature of communication,
_____She thinks of how to tell him using their
“Communication can be expressed through written or
native language.
spoken words, actions (nonverbal), or both spoken
_____He frowns and does not say something,
words and nonverbal actions at the same time.”
because he is in pain.
___________________________________________
_____He tries to analyze what she means based on
___________________________________________
the content and their relationship, and he is
_________________________
heartbroken.

REMEMBER
Key Points

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TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!
(Answer on the Learner’s Activity and Assessment sheets.)

A. Directions: Read and understand each sentence below C. Directions: Recall the steps involved in a
and identify what is referred to. Choose your answer from communication activity. Explain in your own
the pool of words given in the box. words the process involved in communication.
( 5pts)
channel speaker message _________________________________
_________________________________
Encoder feedback noise
_________________________________
verbal signals nonverbal signals _________________________________
_________________________________
____________1. It completes the cycle of _________________________________
communication process. It tests whether the _________________________________
communication is successful or not. _________________________________
____________2. It is the element of communication _________________________________
sent or exchanged from one person to another. _________________________________
____________3. These are examples of a type of _________________________________
communication: actions, gestures, body movements, _________________________________
facial expressions and the like. _________________________________
____________4. This is the means through which the _________________________________
message travels/delivers in order to reach its desired _________________________________
target or destination. _________________________________
____________5. It affects the effectiveness of the _________________________________
communication. It creates interruptions or _________________________________
interferences in the communication process. ___________.

B. Directions: Identify each item below whether it is This is how you will be rated:
verbal or nonverbal symbol. Write V if it is verbal and
NV if it is Nonverbal. 0-2- steps involved- 1 point
3 steps involved- 2 points
_______1. You must be kidding! 4 steps involved- 3 points
_______2. A sigh 5 steps involved- 4 points
_______3. Standing ovation 6 steps involved – 5 points
_______4. I like people who are outspoken.
_______5. Handshake

Books

Source:Maria Teresa M. Antonio et. al., Oral Communication in Context for Senior
High School.Malabon City: Mutya Publishing House, Inc.,2016, 10-15.
REFERENCE/S
Source: Philippe John F. Sipacio and Anne Richie G. Balgosc. Oral Communication
in Context for Senior High School. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc., 2016,4-5.

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