ENGL210F : ENGL 210F Textbook Summary [Full Course] File contains concise, easy-to-read summaries of assigned textbook readings. Readings arranged chronologically by when they were assigned for ease of use; organized by chapter for increased readability.

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: English
• Course: ENGL210F
• Professor: Nadine Gingrich

Document Summary

Communicating: a transactional and relational process involving the meaningful exchange of information. Message: any type of oral, written or non-verbal communication that is transmitted by a sender to an audience. Sender: the participant in the transaction who has an idea and communicates it by encoding it in a message. Encoding: the act of converting ideas into code in order to convey a written, oral or non-verbal message. Channel: a communication pathway or medium over which a message travels. Receiver: the person for whom a message is intended, who decodes the message by extracting meaning from it. Decoding: the act of extracting meaning from spoken, written and non-verbal communication. Feedback: the receiver"s response to a message that confirms if the original was received and understood. Noise: any form of physical or psychological interference that distorts the meaning of a message. Communication barriers: problems that can affect the communication transaction, leading to confusion or misunderstanding.