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Human Communication Question Paper

Human Communication

Course:Master Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION
ECT: 562: HUMAN COMMUNICATION
DATE: Thursday 9th April 2009 TIME: 9.00am-12.00 Noon
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO

1. a) What does the term “hypodermic-needle” view mean? [2marks]

b) The nature of a relationship is contingent upon the punctuation of
communication sequences between the communicants. Explain. [5marks]

c) Explain how concepts and models are interrelated in human communication. [5marks]

d) Elaborate on the duality of ‘being and seeming’ that gets in the way of human dialogue. [5marks]

e) In transactional communication, a person is neither a source nor a receiver
but a participant in the transaction. Explain. [5marks]

f) List four types of public speaking giving one advantage of each.[8marks]

2. a) Compare and contrast any two communication models, and list their
strengths and weaknesses/shortcomings. [10marks]

b) Describe the notion of process as it applies to human communication. [10marks]

3. In public speaking, speech takes on aspects of goodness and badness depending
on how one uses it. In other words, a speech can be described as neither moral
nor immoral-it is amoral. [12marks]
a) List and briefly discuss some speech practices considered unethical by
many speech communication writers. [12marks]

b) Comment on, and give examples of universal, individual and situational
codes of ethics. [8marks]

4. Some classroom communication can be objectifying while others can be personifying.
a) Differentiate with examples between the two types with regard to classroom discourse. [10marks]

b) Discuss at least five major problems that prevent our understanding of
human communication. [10marks]

5. In all human communication, contexts provide moods of their own. As a result,
they (contexts) also influence the way we behave towards, and communicate with
each other.
a) Discuss the above statement with the help of examples. [10marks]
b) Discuss the five levels of human communication beginning with the weakest level. [10marks]

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