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Munication in The Digital Age
Munication in The Digital Age
Poor pronunciation
Confused thinking.
Communication overload
Attitude
Fear and anxiety
Suspicious, jealousy, anger
Resentment, antagonism and prejudices.
Lack of interest and lack of listening.
PHYSICAL BARRIERS- THINGS THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE
HEARD, SMELLED USING ONE OR MORE OF THE SENSES WHICH KEEP
MESSAGES FROM BEING HEARD.
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VISUAL
The visual mode refers to the images
and characters that people see.
For instance, the “No Guns” symbol
has no alphabetic text and no sound.
Like many signs, it relies for its meaning
on visual information.
AURAL
The aural mode is focused on sound An example of an aural mode — one
including, but not limited to, music, that depends almost exclusively on
sound effects, ambient noises, silence, sound — might be the recording of a
tone of voice in spoken language, public speech that was delivered orally
volume of sound, emphasis, and accent. to a live audience, such as William
Howard Taft’s 1908 speech “The
Farmer and the Republican Party.”
GESTURAL
The gestural mode “refers to the way The gestural mode works with linguistic,
movement is interpreted. Facial visual, aural, and sometimes even
expressions, hand gestures, body spatial modes in order to create more
language, and interaction between detail and convey it better to the
people are all gestural modes. This has consumer”
always been important in face-to-face
conversations and in theater, but it has
become more apparent on the web lately
with the wide use of YouTube and other
video players.
LINGUISTIC (OR ALPHABETIC)
The linguistic mode refers to written or Linguistic is probably the most widely
spoken words. The mode includes word used mode because it can be both read
choice, the delivery of written or spoken and heard on both paper or audio. The
text, the organization of words into linguistic mode is the best way to
sentences and paragraphs, and the express details and list.
development and coherence of words
and ideas.
SPATIAL
The spatial mode, as the name implies, A good example of the spatial mode
refers to the arrangement of elements in might be the different ways in which
space. It involves the organization of chairs and desks are arranged in a
items and the physical closeness classroom.
between people and objects.
ACTIVITY 1-ANALYZING A
MULTIMODAL TEXT
Watch a TV Commercial. As you watch 1. What is the message?
the video, answer the following 2. What is the purpose of the message?
questions: 3. How is the message conveyed by the text and/or
video?
4. What did you feel while and after watching the
commercial? Cite the scene/s that elicited the
feelings that you mentioned.
5. Who is the target audience of the message?
6. What modes were used in presenting the
message?
7. Do you think it effectively integrate the different
modes in conveying its message? Explain your
answer.