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Berko, R. M., Aitken, J. E., & Wolvin, A. D. (2010). ICOMM:  Interpersonal concepts and competencies. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

CHAPTER 1 Activities - PowerPoint - Quiz

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

            •Define the characteristics of communication, intrapersonal communication and interpersonal communication.

            •List and explain the components of human communication.

            •Identify and illustrate the linear, interactional and transactional models of communication.

            •List and explain the classifications of communicative noise and how to deal with them as they relate to interpersonal communication.

            •Explain the basis for interpersonal communication including the roles of nurture and nature..

            •Explain the role of culture in interpersonal communication.

            •Compare some of the basic concepts of interpersonal communication.

 

CHAPTER 1

 

FOUNDATIONS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

COMMUNICATION DEFINED

THE COMPONENTS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION

            THE LINEAR MODEL OF COMMUNICATION

            THE INTERATIONAL MODEL OF COMMUNICATION

            THE TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF COMMUNICATION

COMMUNICATIVE NOISE

            ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE

            PHYSICAL-IMPAIRMENT NOISE

            SEMANTIC NOISE

            SYNTACTICAL NOISE

Organizational Noise

cultural noise

psychological noise

dealing with noise

THE BASIS FOR COMMUNICATION

            ethnographic theory of needs

                        Survival

                        pleasure-seeking

                        security

                        territoriality

INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

the role of cultural in interpersonal communication

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

            ETHNOCENTRISM

ETHICS AND COMMUNICATION 

basic concepts of interpersonal communication

key terms

competencies check-up

I-CAN PLAN!

activities

END NOTES

 

 

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