Communication, as it is used in this IRP, refers to any written, spoken, or visual representation (e.g., chart or symbol) used to communicate. People create communications to convey their ideas to others. They also read, view, and listen to the communications of others.
Communications 11 and 12 provides opportunities for students to learn to use and appreciate a variety of communication forms in a variety of contexts.
Although there is considerable overlap, communications can be grouped into three categories: informational communications, mass media, and literary communications.
Informational Communications
Includes: the everyday written and oral language of home, school, community, and work (e.g., letters, forms, directions, summaries, debates, interviews, labels, diaries, notices, telephone conversations) as well as more specialized technical information such as reports, manuals, and procedures.
The ability to convey and respond to information is essential to students' success in school and the workplace, and as responsible citizens. By using language for a variety of informational purposes and audiences, students in Communications 11 and 12 learn to:
Includes: print, film, and electronic communications directed to a mass audience.
Communications 11 and 12 provides students with opportunities to use media in order to communicate as well as understand the impact of mass media on society. As students use electronic communications and examine the nature of information conveyed to the public in newspapers, magazines, radio, television programs, and other media, they learn to:
Includes: narrative and non-narrative styles; contemporary and popular works; print and non-print materials.
The study of literary communications gives students greater self-awareness and a deeper appreciation of the richness and complexity of human experience. The study of literary works in Communications 11 and 12 is intended to help students:
Revised: March 5, 1999
