LU1 THEME 1

Question 1

Explain the concept of “global communication”.

Answer 1

Global communication- a new fashionable term
Creation of one world community
Communication in a globalized world where international, global and local take part in sending and receiving
Global communication is facilitated by the Internet.

Question 2

Discuss global communication as a complex multi-layered process in which dominant and counter- stories flow across the world.

Answer 2

Multidirectionality 						
Linear 						
Circular 						
Top down 						
Engineered 						
Spontaneous 						
Link to communication networks covered in COSC1B 				
The flow has an impact on how messages are received and interpreted