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In the beginning, environmental communication was a narrow area of communication; however, nowadays, it is a broad field that includes research and practices regarding how different actors (e.g., institutions, states, people) interact with regard to topics related to the environment and how cultural products influence society toward ...
Context refers to environmental factors that influence the outcomes of communication. These include time and place, as well as factors like family relationships, gender, culture, personal interest and the environment. [68] Any given situation may involve many interacting contexts, [69] including the retrospective context and the emergent context.
The environment a child develops in has influences on language development. The environment provides language input for the child to process. Speech by adults to children help provide the child with correct language usage repetitively.
Environmental noise can be any external noise that can potentially impact the effectiveness of communication. [2] These noises can be any type of sight (i.e., car accident, television show), sound (i.e., talking, music, ringtones), or stimuli (i.e., tapping on the shoulder) that can distract someone from receiving the message. [3]
Low-context cultures do the opposite; direct verbal communication is needed to properly understand a message being communicated and relies heavily on explicit verbal skills. [5] The model of high-context and low-context cultures offers a popular framework in intercultural-communication studies but has been criticized as lacking empirical ...
The influence of mother tongue is very obvious in the English accent of the people in India and it is known as Indian accent in India, in other countries there are different kinds of accents like Korean, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and Brazilian accents. People show their cultural and gestural differences in their style of communication.
Environmental sensitivity describes the ability of an individual to perceive and process information about their environment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a basic trait found in many organisms that enables an individual to adapt to different environmental conditions.
Active listening skills, including but not limited to eye contact, no distractions, and clarity seeking, round out these techniques by engaging in an active, respectful, and attentive way. Only by practicing these methods can listeners create a non-threatening, meaningful space for communication. [5]