CAGAYAN DE ORO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)
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Subject: Oral Communication in Context
Lesson Title: Nature and Elements of Communication
Lesson Competency: Defines communication. (EN11/12OC-Ia-1)
References: DepEd Learning Portal, Internet Sites, Oral Comm. Books from different Publishing, MELC
CONCEPT NOTES

Communication
 the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or to express
your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else (http://www.merriam-webster.com)
 the exchange of information and the expression of feeling that can result in understanding
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org)
 Communication is derived from the latin word “Communis”, which means “to share”. It can be sharing of ideas,
concepts, feelings and emotions. Communication creates meaning through the exchange of messages. The prefix
“C-O-M” means “together”. There must be an understanding or a coming together for successful communication
to take place.
2 ways to communicate:

Verbal Communication Non-verbal Communication

 Through the words we use.  Bodily actions and vocal qualities that
 Consists of speaking, listening, writing and reading. accompany a verbal message.
 More personal and informal.  Unwritten and unspoken messages.
 Makes immediate impact.  Facial expression, Gestures, Eye contact, Body
 Provides opportunity for interaction and feedback. Movement, Voice, Touch
Types of Communication:
1. Intrapersonal Communication
 involves talking to yourself. It may involve deliberation, where you think about your decisions or possible
courses of action.
2. Interpersonal Communication
 involves talking to one or a limited number of people. It can be dyad or small group.
3. Public Communication
 Involves communicating to a wide group of people with very varied traits, background, interests and
persuasion.
4. Intercultural Communication
 Involves communicating with person of group of people who may not share same assumptions, values,
allegiances, as that of yours and may have different associations, with the symbols you take for granted
for having a particular meaning.

Exercise 1: Choose an object to which you can compare communication and explain your reasons why. Write an essay
and be creative with your answer.

Scoring:
Criteria 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Quality of Writing Very informative and Somewhat informative Gives information but Gives no new
well organized and organized poorly organized information and very
poorly organized
Grammar, Usage and No spelling, Few spelling and A number of spelling, So many spelling,
Mechanics punctuation and punctuations errors, punctuations or punctuation and
grammatical errors minor grammatical grammatical errors grammatical errors that
errors it interferes with the
meaning.

Exercise 2: List down 10 examples of non-verbal communication commonly used by Filipinos. List down their meaning in
the next column.
Non-verbal Communication Meaning or Context
Ex. nodding or slightly lifting the head indicate 'yes', which means you acknowledge something.
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Prepared by: URBANO, E. | RENDAL, N. | ESCOLANO, M. | CABIARA, C. | CABRILLOS, L. | BOLOTANO, C Competence. Dedication. Optimism
SHS Faculty Honest. Industrious. Polite. Honest. Punctual.
 CAGAYAN DE ORO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
✓ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)

Prepared by: URBANO, E. | RENDAL, N. | ESCOLANO, M. | CABIARA, C. | CABRILLOS, L. | BOLOTANO, C Competence. Dedication. Optimism
SHS Faculty Honest. Industrious. Polite. Honest. Punctual.