Pre-service Emerging Issues 2nd Year

Unit 70: Types of communicationCivics and democracyObjectives: By the end of this unit you will:• Understand how to communicate clearly• Understand how to minimise miscommunicationIntroduction In this unit we will look at the advantages and disadvantages of the typesof verbal communication.Activity 1: Advantages and disadvantages of 1 & 2 way communicationAdvantagesDisadvantagesOne waycommunicationTwo waycommunicationConclusion Communication is the single most important element of constructivebehaviour and peacemaking and you should be very clear about this importance.Unit 71: Communication and MiscommunicationCivics and democracyObjectives: By the end of this unit you will:• Understand how to communicate clearly• Understand how to minimise miscommunicationIntroduction Open communication is where people are honest, where they listen andwhere they try to understand the other person’s point of view. This is the cornerstone topeace and constructive behaviour.Activity 1: The miscommunication cycle: Sometimes communication is based onwhat we assume about other people.Read this drama and then answer the questions.Yegbeh: ‘I need some help from my old friend Munda. ‘Hmmm, he doesn’t look veryhappy today. Perhaps I’ll wait for a better time to ask him my favour.’Munda: ‘Look there is my friend Yegbeh. What? She walks by without even greeting me.Obviously she is too proud to remember to speak to her old friends. See if I ever speakto her again.’Yegbeh: ‘See now he refuses to speak. What is he trying to prove? Well, I will just avoidhim from now on.’Does this drama seem familiar?Have you seen this and the misunderstandings that arise as a result?20