GEC003 Chapter Notes - Chapter chapter 2: Wilbur Schramm
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Communication models are systematic representations of the process which helps in understanding how communication works can be done. Models show the process metaphorically and in symbols. They form general perspectives on communication by breaking communication from complex to simple and keeps the components in order. Communication models can sometimes encourage traditional thinking and stereotyping but can also omit some major aspects of human communication. Here are the various models of communication: aristotle"s model. Aristotle was the first to take an initiative and design the communication model. The aristotle model of communication is the widely accepted and the most common model of communication where the sender sends the information or a message to the receivers to influence them and make them respond and act accordingly. Here the sender is the active member and the receiver is passive one. According to this model, the speaker plays a key role in communication. He is the one who takes complete charge of the communication.
