_Receptive Communication
_Human face-to-face communication has
two aspects, expressive
communication
and receptive
communication.
Communication assumes that there is a common language; it is necessary
that both parties share knowledge of this language if communication is
to succeed.
The most common medium for human language is sound; we express sounds to convey our meaning, and we receive sounds to understand the other person's meaning.
When we talk about "everyday hearing", we refer to this process of receiving meaning from another person by way of sound. The efficiency of this process will determine whether a person has a “hearing problem” or not.
Audiology in general, and specifically macroaudiology, is concerned with this low-level definition of communication. Communication, both receptive and expressive, is a vast and complex topic, far exceeding the boundaries of audiology. It is important to remember though, that this rich world of communication exists, under-pinned as it is for most of us by the hearing process, and failures of the hearing process will restrict a person's access to this world.
The most common medium for human language is sound; we express sounds to convey our meaning, and we receive sounds to understand the other person's meaning.
When we talk about "everyday hearing", we refer to this process of receiving meaning from another person by way of sound. The efficiency of this process will determine whether a person has a “hearing problem” or not.
Audiology in general, and specifically macroaudiology, is concerned with this low-level definition of communication. Communication, both receptive and expressive, is a vast and complex topic, far exceeding the boundaries of audiology. It is important to remember though, that this rich world of communication exists, under-pinned as it is for most of us by the hearing process, and failures of the hearing process will restrict a person's access to this world.
