Chapter 1 : Foundation of Human Communication

We learned that communication is basically the means of communicating with another individual. Also, how important communication can be when communicating with others. 

• Intrapersonal Communication (communicating with self, thinking, and making decisions)
• Interpersonal Communication (communication that is done between two people)
• Small Group and Organization Communication (introduction to solve problems)
• Public Communication (informing and persuading)
• Mass Communication (mainly persuaded by media)

We then move to " Culture and Human Communication" .

The aim of a cultural perspective

1. Understanding how communication influence (between you and others )
2. To distinguish what is universal (true for all people ) and what is relative (true for people in one culture and not true for people in other culture ).
3. Communication effectively in a wide varienty of intercultural situations.

The components of human communication 

1. Communication Context 

• Social Psychological Context 
• Physical Context
• Cultural Context
• Temporal Context

     2. Components

• Source-receiver
• Messages
• Feedback & Feedforward
• Channels 
• Noise
• Effects