Communication and Language: A Comprehensive Guide
Unit 1: Sounding the Bell
Communication
Communication is the exchange of messages between two or more people with a particular intention.
Verbal communication is established by linguistic signs. It may be oral or written.
Nonverbal communication is established through non-linguistic signs: mainly visual, gestural, and auditory.
Key Components of Communication
- Issuer: Transmits information.
- Receiver: Receives information.
- Message: The information being conveyed.
- Channel: The means of transmitting the message.
Literary, Journalistic, Scientific, & Humanistic Texts: Characteristics and Genres
Literary Texts: Characteristics and Linguistic Features
Introduction
Literary texts are a form of communication with these characteristics:
- The sender (author) is not interrupted.
- The receiver (reader, listener, spectator) initiates communication.
- The sender writes to any reader (universal recipient).
Literary Language and Its Resources
Figures of Speech
Written literary language is continually learned.
Phonic Level
- Alliteration and repetition
- Consonant rhyme
- Rhythm
Lexical Level
- Epithets
- Tropes
Syntactic Level
- Hyperbaton
- Anaphora
- Asyndeton
- Polysyndeton
Figures
Oral & Written Communication: A Comprehensive Guide
Oral & Written Communication
What is Oral Communication?
The most frequent type of verbal communication, requiring no additional tools. Unlike writing, learning to speak is a natural part of human development.
Main Features:
- Ephemeral: Remains only if recorded, unlike written communication.
- Emotive & Spontaneous: Often disorderly, with sender and receiver exchanging roles.
- Immediate Rectification: Allows for instant correction and alternation between speaker and listener.
- Nonverbal Codes: Uses
Analysis of Miguel Mihura’s “Three Top Hats”
Analysis of Three Top Hats by Miguel Mihura
Characters
Dionysus
Dionysus is a young, conventional man of 27 who desires a traditional marriage. He initially appears shy and lacking in willpower. He encounters Paula and is drawn to her bohemian lifestyle, but ultimately lacks the strength to break free from his bourgeois upbringing. His character arc is circular, as he eventually accepts a conventional marriage, mirroring his initial mindset.
Buby
Buby, the black man who manages the Music Hall ballet
Read MoreEnhance Your English: Extensive & Intensive Listening and Reading Techniques
Extensive and Intensive Listening
Improving Listening Skills
Students can enhance their listening skills and gain valuable language input through a combination of extensive and intensive listening materials and techniques.
Extensive Listening
Just as extensive reading helps students acquire vocabulary and grammar, and improves their reading skills, so too does extensive listening.
Extensive listening typically takes place outside the classroom. Students can listen to podcasts, audiobooks, or radio programs.
Read MoreSymbolism and Imagery in the Poetry of Miguel Hernandez
Early Works and the Influence of Orihuela
A prominent aspect of Miguel Hernandez’s poetry is the recurring presence of vivid imagery and symbolism. To understand this, let’s examine his various works. In his early poems, Hernandez draws inspiration from his surroundings in Orihuela, incorporating images of lemons, figs, agave plants, and patios. These symbols are evident in poems like “Insomnia.” The recurring image of the shepherd, deeply connected to Hernandez’s identity, is beautifully depicted
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