Communication Theory Framework: A Prelude to Understanding Practices.

      Аннотация: Though communication is theoretically considered as old as the human existence its practical side is still fresh as an academic discipline. The general purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework for the study of communication, its models, types, and theories as a prelude to studying its practice. The idea namely is to provide a brief account of the basics of communication theory for undergraduate student at the tertiary level. The approach therefore in this endeavor is to present a knowledgeable understanding of communication as a science to help university students gain a professional and a thoughtful background about both theory and practice of communication. This experiential knowledge will enable them to acquire a useful foundation against which they can build the practical knowledge of the skills needed in becoming more competent communicators.

Ключевые слова: Communication Models, Communication Theories, Communication types, Communication theory and practice