Essays on Communication Theory

Alexander Graham Bell was an innovator who invented the telephone. He is a very prominent figure in communication theory because it is through him that the telephone came into existence. He had an interest in speech, and that is what led him to the discovery of the vibrations of sound waves. He developed a device that could transmit the human voice by the use of an electric current. Bell was essential to the communication theory because he invented several technical methods of communication that enhanced human interaction. Bell wanted to bring a solution to the telegraph communication that was ...

My Friend

I have a friend back in my homeland who I talk to, almost every week, through Facebook Chat. She is my childhood friend. We grew up in the same street. I felt close to her as a friend because she was very nice to me and our parents are also friends so they would always see each other whenever there are special occasions. My friend is one year younger to me, so I am a little protective of her. Unfortunately, I needed to leave our homeland and settle here to study. So, in order to make sure that our ...

Introduction

Genetic counselling is defined as the information, guidance, and support provided by a genetic counsellor or medical geneticist to an individual, a couple, or a family about a genetic condition. The information may help the client (affected individual or family) understand how a gene variant underlies an observed phenotype, disease prognosis, and the probability of transmission to progeny. Apart from information to help the client make informed decisions about lifestyle, treatment, and reproduction, a counsellor provides psychosocial support to minimize the adverse psychological, intrafamilial, and social consequences of genetic testing. Therefore, genetic counselling has an educational as well as ...

Reflection

Reflection

While language is specific to humans, because this race is the only one capable of speaking due to its physical construction, communication is common to all other animals, regardless of species (Yule, 1996). Communication does not require words, but body language, signs, behaviors, etc., which transmit information, often unintentionally. On the other hand, language consists of sounds and syllables that shape an intentional information sharing process (Yule, 1996). Language is characterized by: displacement (the capacity of speaking about past, present and future), arbitrariness (the form of human language), productivity (the creativity to utter endless utterances), cultural transmission (passing ...

Interpersonal and Organizational Communication

Abstract Communication represents a significant component of institutions. Effective communication is mandatory for a particular business to meet its objectives. Communications among the employees as well as other stakeholders keep the business on track. It is essential for the management of an institution to be aware of the barriers to effective interpersonal as well as institutional communication. Besides, the managers must also understand the various communication modes that are appropriate to the business entity. Effective communication is a crucial ingredient in the success of a business entity. Therefore, a proper understanding of institutional and interpersonal communication is necessary. Keywords: ...

Communication Theory

Nowadays, the audience actively participates in the media message processing and influences the content that is channeled. Cognitive capacities of humans allow them to perceive and analyze the information presented in media and position it with the help of previous knowledge, scripts, expectations and attitudes. Facebook is one of the most popular social network sites that channels huge amount of information that is processed by the wide range of audience every minute. The two theories are applied to analyze Facebook as a form of media communication: a uses and gratification theory and schema theory. The way the audience approaches ...

Semantic knowledge includes general knowledge of things such as basic facts, knowledge of people, and meanings. Semantics are almost always taken for granted because it is an innate element of human beings. Meaning-making and meaning-sharing is a natural part of our day to day discourse. The meanings that people attach to words, objects, and even people are highly subjective(Hornsby, Stanley, 2005). The meanings that we have for the things around us speaks highly of our experiences, personality, and beliefs. The practicality of semantics is also what makes it a difficult topic to study. It is difficult to study ...

The Co-Cultural Communication Theory is defined as a theory that encompasses the different co-cultural groups that have been associated with negative cultural connotations, (Holton, S., 1998). The theory itself was principally created by a scholar by the name of Orbe who sought to uncover the similarities between members of co-cultures who were viewed as inferior to other members of a dominant society, (Holton, S., 1998). The Co-Cultural Communication Theory can absolutely be applied to how Blacks as a minority have been treated within American society. Unfortunately, there has been a great divide between Blacks and whites along with other ...

Instruction

Introduction In the contemporary world, obesity has become one of the detrimental global issues that are leading to the death of many individual regardless of their gender, age, or racial difference. Obesity occurs when a person exceeds the recommended body max index and is related to the prevalence of other chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Therefore, obesity is categorized as a life-threatening issue in the public health, and hence require more attention and focus since the disease is escalating at an alarming rate. Various studies indicate that obesity affects even the children at ...

Analysis Paper

Analysis Paper

Introduction

The purpose of this analysis paper is to demonstrate a connection or association between the theoretical concepts learnt in class with a particular communication case. The case under analysis is an article published on Yahoo News entitled, “Czech leader says Muslim integration ‘practically impossible in Europe”. The concept or theory used to analyze the case is the ‘Hypodermic Needle Theory’ of the Mass Communication module.

In the article published on Yahoo News on January 17, 2016, the President of Czech Republic has mentioned that it is ‘practically impossible’ for the Muslims community to integrate into the European ...

INTRODUCTION

Thesis: Communication accommodation theory (CAT), speech codes theory and Peplau’s interpersonal theory provide three distinct means by which greater communication can be accomplished within health care contexts. I. COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATION THEORY (CAT)

modifying communication behavior to resemble behaviors of partners in international interactions

CAT in health care communication

allows practitioners to behave in a more complementary manner to patients, emphasizes patient-as-central focus and facilitates more productive interpersonal dialogue Research indicates health professionals using CAT more attentive to emotional needs of patients, used greater emotional expression and offered more nurturing discourse (Watson & Gallois, 2009). II. SPEECH CODES THEORY

The way groups communicate according to communal factors

Relates to age, race, society, gender, ...