Effective Communication: Forms, Techniques, and Structures
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Forms of Oral Communication
Application: An administrative document conveying a request to a specific issuer or recipient.
Dialogue: The most common form of oral communication.
Monologue: A unique oral manifestation where a speaker addresses an audience for an extended period.
Talking Shop: An informal meeting where individuals exchange views on various topics.
Debate: A formal, planned, and publicized version of a symposium.
Contemporary Spanish Theater
Post-Civil War Era
The evolution of Spanish theater, narrative, and lyric was significantly influenced by the civil war and its aftermath. From 1939, the Spanish theatrical landscape was marked by exile and the loss of authors during the war.
Argumentation
Argumentative Discourse: Aims to persuade or convince the recipient to adopt the sender's opinion on a topic.
To Argue: To expose the rationale behind an opinion or support.
Argumentation is a genre without a plot; its textual form can vary widely.
Oral and Written Language
While it's common to perceive the difference between oral and written language as solely a matter of channel (audible vs. written signal), the variations extend beyond this, even with a simple change of media.
Visual Representation: Concept Maps
A concept map is a graphical tool to visualize information quickly, highlighting the essentials of a text.
- Nodes: Various geometric shapes and graphic elements.
- Links: Lines and arrows connecting nodes.
Sentence Structure
Simple Sentences: Have a single verb and a single predicate.
Compound Sentences: Have more than one verb and therefore more than one predicate.
Phonetics
Syllable: Each division in which a word is phonologically split.
Stressed Syllable: Pronounced louder or sharper than other syllables in a word.
Text Types
Popular Article: Texts written by scientists and specialized journalists for a lay audience, typically published in widely circulated newspapers and magazines.
Summary: A brief text produced from a more extended text, selecting only the most important ideas.