Linear model- A linear model is a type of communication that goes only one way with the listener just listening. There is no communication back and forth like how a real conversation should be. The speaker just continues to talk while the listener uses facial expressions and gestures to show that they are listening. An example of a "linear model" in my life is when my friend tells me her problems and i just listen and nod every time she says a statement or something and then at the end i give her my opinion on what she should do and what she has done wrong.
Interactive models- An interactive model is when communication goes both way with the listener and speaker communicating back and forth. With the interactive model, you actually communicate with each other without using facial expressions and gestures like in a linear model. Interactive models do not work as well if you just met the person because they do not have much to say to each other, but after weeks or months you start having a more open conversation with each other because of time. An example with the interactive model is that when i met this guy in my math class, we talked about just math and helped each other out then as the days went by we just asked about our past such as the high school we attended, where we work and so forth.
I agree with your post when you say that the linear mode of communication is a one way listener. However, in your example about your friend talking to you I think it would be more of an interactive mode of communication because you are listening to her and then giving your feedback. Also I think that if you are nodding in response to what she is saying you are giving her feedback that you are listening. I think a linear mode of communication would be email or text. If someone emails or texts you and you don’t respond then this would create a one way mode of communication.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your definitions of the linear and an interactive models of communication. I can completely see where you are coming from when you say that listening to your friend’s problems is a form of linear communication. I sometimes feel the same way. Some people just like to talk and talk and never give you the chance to respond or even acknowledge them so that they know you are listening. Your example of interactive communication is also one that I agree with. Many of us do make relationships like that in certain classes so that we will always have someone to help us if we are in need of it.
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