DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS OF TEACHERS - IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN TEACHING PROFESSIONS AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS OF TEACHERS - IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN TEACHING PROFESSIONS AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the first part of the project on improving communicative skills of teachers. It is designed for the teachers of any kind of school institution within the school system, e.g. elementary schools, secondary schools, grammar schools, etc. Students of the pedagogical faculties usually attend the subject dealing with cummunication at universities during their studies. The project is based on the practical training programme, not only on the theory. Participants are actively involved during all ten sessions. The recommended length of the session is ninety minutes. The main topic of the article is communication, various strategies and attitudes how to develop specific communicative skills. There is presented an opinion that the communicative element represents the basis for all possible social relationships. The process of communication entails the following components: recipient, percipient, message, channel, feedback, context and barriers. The complete programme deals with the following topics: 1.importance of communication in the teaching professions, 2. verbal communication, leading of conversation, 3. listening, 4. negative and positive strategies of reactions in communication, 5. non-verbal communication, 6. harmony between verbal and non-verbal communication, 7. giving feedback, 8. expressing criticism, 9. conflicts and their solving. The first part of the programme consists of the first two topics, i.e. importance of communication in the teaching professions; verbal communication, leading of conversation and listening.

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