The social and individual construction of meaning : interpersonal and intrapersonal communication in foundation phase learning
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2002
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University of Zululand
Abstract
In this thesis I present my recommendations regarding the role of organisational
communication with particular reference to the social and individual construction of meaning in
foundation phase learning. This thesis will demonstrate that the fundamental switch from the
traditional educator-centred teaching to learner-centred teaching in Out-comes Based Education
requires that both educators and learners be in command of a range of communication strategies in
order to construct meaning in the real-world social contexts. I also hi-light the importance of verbal
as well as nonverbal communication skills in relation to intra-personal, and interpersonal
communication. I encapsulate the vision of teachers and learners who are knowledgeable and
multi-faceted, sensitive to environmental issues and able to respond to and act upon the many
challenges that society presents. With this in mind I examine an array of forms of communication
that learners and educators must be in command of to ensure the success of OBE in the classroom
situation. I stress the need for knowledge of verbal as well as nonverbal communication skills to
give learners the confidence they need in the social environment In surveying organisational communication I also look at the challenges that educators face in the implementation of the new curriculum
I will also reveal that OBE requires a cooperative method of teaching, which allows for democracy in the foundation phase classroom. Learners are allowed to contribute freely in group and class discussions about their daily life experiences and to become independent, literate, numerate and multi-skilled individuals of society. I further recommend a model of organisational communication for foundation phase learning taking into account the kind of learner that is envisaged in OBE.
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Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Communication Science at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2002.
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Interpersonal communication., Intra-personal communication.