This document discusses how to make classroom communication effective. It identifies the key elements of communication as the message, source, channel, receiver, filter, and feedback. For effective classroom communication, the teacher must know their subject well, connect with students, and convey their message clearly. The message should be clear, concise, meaningful, and error-free. Teachers must also choose an appropriate channel for their message and students. Students should listen attentively, understand the information, and provide feedback to the teacher. Feedback allows teachers to evaluate and improve their communication.

1. EDU – 03 SEMINAR
HOW CAN U MAKE CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVE?

2. COMMUNICATION
 The word 'communication’ was derived from the Latin word 'communicare’ which
means “to make common”.
 Communication is a process of exchanging ideas, information, knowledge, attitude
or feeling among two or more persons through certain signs and symbols.
 The six key elements of effective communication include
1. Message
2. Source (sender)
3. Channel
4. Receiver
5. Filter
6. Feedback

3. EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION
 The place of effective communication is so central and indispensable in the classroom teaching and
learning process.
 Three fundamental elements to be noted before an effective communication take place in the classroom
include
1. the communicator (the teacher)
2. the message (the imparted knowledge)
3. the receiver (the pupils)
 Classroom communication should be purposive, positive and pragmatic.
 It takes place between teacher and learners and among learners both in formal and informal situations.

4. ROLES OF TEACHER IN AN EFFECTIVE
CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION
 In an effective classroom communication, the source, that is, the
communicator or the teacher should
1. know the subject well
2. be interested in the subject
3. know the learners and establish a rapport with them
4. speak at the level of the learners
5. be aware that whatever she or he is conveying is right
6. respect the beliefs, opinions and ideas of the learners
7. influence the learners and get favourable response.

5.  To connect with the learner in a better way, the teacher
can involve non-verbal means of communication too.
 The success of classroom communication depends on
what the teacher conveys and how the teacher conveys it.
 The teachers need to encourage communication through
discussions in the classroom and ensure that every
student has understood the communication.

6.  The teacher should possess abilities to
1. communicate clearly and specifically
2. explain well
3. highlight important points
4. create positive environment in the classroom.
 A teacher has to be a good motivator.

7. THE MESSAGE
 The information communicated by the teacher must be
1. clear
2. concise
3. meaningful
4. free from errors and grammatical mistakes.
 The information conveyed must not be vague or false in any
sense.

8. THE CHANNEL OR THE MEDIUM
 The channel or the medium is the vehicle through which a
message is carried from the teacher to the learners.
 The channels of communication include written, spoken, verbal,
non-verbal and mass media.
 Choosing the appropriate channel, the most suitable for the
message as well as the learner is a complicated task.
 For effective communication, it is necessary to select an
appropriate medium according to the priority of the message

9. THE ROLE OF THE LEARNER
 The learner should
1. be aware, interested, and willing to accept the message
2. listen attentively
3. be able to understand and interpret the information provided
4. provide feedback
5. posses sharp observing skills to gain more and more knowledge
6. be a patient listener.

10. FEEDBACK
 In a classroom communication, feedback is the response or
acknowledgement of the learner to the teacher.
 Teaching-learning process is a two-way communication process
and the effective exchange of information is possible only if the
learner responds.
 Face-to-face communication happens in a classroom and the
learner should respond directly and immediately. This provides
the teacher an opportunity to improve and make his or her
communication effective.
 Feedback provides an opportunity to evaluate what is right or
wrong about a particular communication.

11. THANK YOU