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Pedagogy and Communication

After reading this chapter, you will be familiar with:
• The components of pedagogical communication
• The processes of supportive communication
• The importance of pedagogical and supportive communication
• The essential skills required to be a better communicator and teacher

IntroductIon

In any progressive institute of learning, educational communication (i.e.,
communication and relationships between teachers and class and between
teacher and pupil) is an exceptionally important socio-psychological require-
ment. Much has been written—and rightly so—about the socio-psychologi-
cal demands made on the personality and activity of the teacher. Yet, the way
these demands are formulated and put into effect in relation to the teacher
needs a much in-depth study. To put it mildly the grasp of most teachers
over socio-psychological notions or over those of general psychology leaves
something to be desired. There is nothing surprising in this; in pedagogi-
cal institutes and institutes for further training of teachers, the latter simply
receive no information about social psychology and those of its problems
which are relevant to education.
Everything here depends on the personal pedagogical experience and
the general level of culture of the teacher. For this reason, the acquisition
of pertinent socio-psychological knowledge, skills, and habits of pedagogi-
cal communication represents an extremely important task, and it requires
special research and active attention from those who are responsible for the
training, professional activity, and further qualification of teacher.
Obviously, it is not accidental that the problems of pedagogical com-
munication are examined at great length especially in America and former

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