COMMUNICATION

b. In the classroom
Lesson goals
• Understand communication process in the classroom

• Discuss the fundamental elements of communication in the classroom

• Compare and contrast different models of communication

• Appreciate the importance of feedback

Communication in the classroom
• It involves the transfer of knowledge from the teacher to the learners
• classroom communication to be an activity that is ongoing, dynamic, not
static but continuous (Fashiku, 2017)
• When you communicate with pupils, you are sharing; information-facts,
feelings, opinions or instructions

*effective communication in the classroom involves the encoder (the teacher)

and the de-coder (the pupils) understanding their interactions (Fashiku, 2017).
FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF
COMMUNICATION IN THE CLASSROOM
1. The sender (teacher) The choice of code may be
influenced by the teacher’s
• Originates information in the personality
lesson
• Facilitates sharing of facts and ideas
knowledge of the learners
which may not be hers/his Skills and competences
• Initiates communication
teaching objectives
2. The message (lesson)

• Lessons must be clear and • May be

understandable so that learners • Information
get the content of the lesson
• Concepts
• An attitude
• A skill
• Feeling
4. The receivers

(learners/students/pupils) • Decoding could depend on;

• listen, interpret, evaluate the • The learner’s personality
lesson • Maturity
• Ability
• Learning objectives
5. Feedback

• what the
learners/students/pupils
respond before, during and after
the lesson
• Can be of different forms
• Teacher responds by giving
attention to the learners’
feedback
Types or forms of communication
3. The medium (methods and resources

• Examples of methods; lecture, • Choice of medium can depend

demonstration, discussion, pair on ;
work, role-play, jigsaw-puzzle.
• Availability
• Examples of resources;
• Convenience in use
chalkboards, flip-chart, models,
videos. • effectiveness
* the teacher must choose the
best method and resource
Types of communication process
• One-way
• Two-way
(Mtunda and Safuli, 1986)

*Draw the two diagrams

Communication media

• Electronic media e.g. radio, television, telephones, telefax, emails, computer.

• Print media, letters, newspapers, journals, textbooks, modules.

• Interpersonal or face-to-face/oral- lecture

• Mass media- dissemination of information and awareness e.g. workshops &

general assemblies.
COMMUNICATION PROCESS MODEL
IMPOTANCE OF FEEDBACK
IN THE CLASSROOM
TO THE TEACHER TO THE LEARNER
• It indicates whether the learners • It helps learners’ to check if they
have understood the lesson or not are on tract
• It guides the teacher to adjust or • It shows their trends on
reconstruct the lesson performance
• It guides the teacher to modify the
• It provides motivation and
language if leaners do not get the
lesson encouragement
• It helps the teacher to evaluate the
lesson