Name: STEPHEN SHAUAN BAHL VINLUAN MAGNO YEAR LEVEL: GRADE 11

PLT College Incorporated

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
www.pltcollege.edu.ph

MIDTERM

ORAL
COMMUNICATION
MODULE
Prepared By:
Ritz F. Valdez
Senior High School Teacher

Contact Details
Phone No.: 09057163094
Email: ritzvaldez12@gmail.com

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MODULE 1/WEEK 1
CONTENTS:
 Etymology of Communication
 Nature of Oral Communication
 Importance of Oral Communication

CHECKING OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

DIRECTIONS: Give words/phrases that are related to the word COMMUNICATION and use
at least three (3) among the listed words to come up with an original definition.

information
transfer
sender

connect COMMUNICATION delivery

intelligence
recipient
media

DEFINITION: Communication is simply the act of transferring information from one place, person
or group to another. Every communication involves (at least) one sender, a message and a recipient.

Etymology of Communication
 Communication came from a Latin word ‘communicare’ which basically means to share and
come up to a common understanding
 An act of conveying meanings from one entity or group to another through the use of
mutually understood signs, symbols, and semiotic rules
 Communication provides central meaning to human experience
 Keith Davis: Communication is a process of passing information and understanding
from one person to another.
 John Adair: Communication is essentially the ability of one person to make contact with
another and make himself or understood.

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Communication Theory Framework

Let try us examine communication through the following viewpoints:
 Mechanistic - The mechanistic view point says that communication is simply the
transmission of information from the first party to the second party. The first party being the
sender and the second party being the receiver.
 Psychological - According to the psychological view point, communication is simply not the
flow of information from the sender to the receiver but actually the thoughts, feelings of the
sender which he tries to share with the recepients. It also includes the reactions, feelings of
the receiver after he decodes the information.
 Social - The social view point considers communication as a result of interaction between
the sender and the receiver. It simply says that communication is directly dependent on the
content of the speech. “How one communicates” is the basis of the social view point.
 Systemic - The systemic view point says that communication is actually a new and a
different message which is created when various individuals interpret it in their own way and
then reinterpret it and draw their own conclusion.
 Critical - The critical view point says that communication is simply a way with the help of
which an individual expresses his power and authority among other individuals.

ACTIVITY 1.1: IDENTIFYING DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES

DIRECTIONS: Summarize the distinctive features of communication according to the
different viewpoints and identify its similarity. 20 POINTS

communication communication communication communication communication

is simply the is simply not as a result of is actually a is simply a way
transmission of the flow of interaction new and a with the help of
information information between the
SIMILARITIES different which an
from the first from the sender sender and the message which individual
Communication
party to the is everywhere.
to receiver. It theory frameworks simply tell us that
the receiver The five communication is created when expresses his
simply says
second party.
communication
MECHANISTIC butis actually
the
PSYCHOLOGICAL the
transfer of ideas or thoughts
SOCIAL or even emotions from
various
SYSTEMIC the sender to the
power
CRITICAL
and
that
The first recipient.
party thoughts,
It also simply tells us that communication individuals
is part of our day-to-day activities and authority
communication
being the feelingscommunication
of the canisbe interpret it in
verbal and non-verbal.
directly among other
sender and the sender which dependent on their own way individuals.
second party he tries to the content of and then
being the share with the the speech. reinterpret it
receiver. recipients. It “How one and draw their
also includes communicates” own
the reactions, is the basis of conclusion.
feelings of the the social view
receiver after he point
decodes the
Nature of oral information.
communication
 Oral communication is a process that involves a message, sender, receiver, and channel.

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 is symbolic which could be enhanced through the use of nonverbal cues involving facial
expressions, gestures, body language, volume, tone, and pitch of the speaker's voice.
 is a verbal communication that uses words to share information with others.
 employs readily understood spoken words. It mainly uses words to express one’s self.
 could be one-way or maybe two-way process.
 involves the flow of information from a sender to the receiver.
 ensures appropriate enunciation , stress and tone of voice for common understanding to take
place.
 Verbal communication includes sounds, words, language, and speech.

Importance of oral communication

 Oral communication is important because the goal of learning a language is to communicate
in order to be understood. Without understanding, there is no communication
 Oral communication skills are fundamental to the development of literacy. Literacy is the
ability to read and write
 Oral communication is essential for thinking and learning
 Oral Communication is the “glue” that puts all the components of a language together
 Oral communication plays an important role in the development of the country
 Oral Communication reduces the distance and makes the flow of information faster
 Oral communication enables one to be a voice or instrument of truth and a light of the
world
ACTIVITY 1.2: ESSAY WRITING
DIRECTIONS: Explain the statement “Without understanding, there is no
communication” using two hundred (200) words ONLY. (25 POINTS)
SCORING RUBRIC
CRITERIA GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT TOTAL
CONTENT 5-9 points 10-14 points 15 points 15 POINTS
ORGANIZATION 3-5 points 6-9 points 10 points 10 POINTS

The issue with regards to communication does exist if there is no understanding is a

wide discussion because of several technicalities and considerations. Well, in my own
understanding as a student, technically there is communication. If part of the
understanding means a message has been sent. For communication it is not required to
understand the message, only for it to be received. So, in technical details, yes, there is
communication without understanding. However, it is futile. But there are plenty of times
when you ‘send’ a message which is then misunderstood. This will happen on a daily basis
for you and everyone. I see this a lot, for example recently when institutional racism has
been discussed versus individual racism under the common name of ‘racism’. Both sides
spoke towards each other using the simple shorted version being just but ‘racism’.
Therefore, the side with the institutional racism clashed with the individual racism due to
misunderstood concept of ‘racism’. Basically, what we saw with all the protests in the US.
You could argue there was definitely communication going on there, but it was not
understood. People acted like it was, but really, it wasn’t. That’s why there is still no
solution

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REFERENCES:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/thinkliteracy/files/Oral.pdf
https://www.managementstudyguide.com/communication-theory.htm
https://www.google.com/search?q=ELEMENTS+OF+COMMUNICATION

REMINDERS:

 Read the module comprehensively and answer every activity

 Always prepare for probable quizzes to be given on next modules
 Additional Activities may be announced/given on the Group Chat
 Submit modules ON TIME

TASK:
 Do an advance reading about the Different Models of Communication

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‘WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER-AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS

TOGETHER!’
STAY HOME, KEEP SAFE, KEEP PRAYING!

PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY:

RITZ F. VALDEZ MR. JOEL DOLADOL

Teacher Principal