Lesson Plans

A.5.03 – Perception and Communication

40 minutes

 Activity 1 – Self-test

  • Tutor builds on the results of the ice-breaker activity to introduce learners to the role that perception plays in communicating with others.
  • Tutor distributes copies of the ‘Self-test – Perception and Communication’ (R.5.2) to all learners. 
  • Tutor reads through the test with learners and provides support to learners to collate their scores and identify their preferred channel of perception.
  • Tutor leads a short group discussion on the results of this test.

 

Activity 2 – Communicating with others

  • Next the Tutor provides all learners with a copy of the handout (R.5.3).
  • The best way to complete this activity with the group is to have the items read out by the Tutor slowly, as the senior volunteers concentrate on their related spontaneous association (do I first of all see, hear, feel, smell, or taste the notion?).
  • Then volunteers mark a cross in the relevant column on the handout and collate the results.
  • When evaluating the results of this activity, the senior volunteers should identify the preferred perceptual channel of their partner and then modifying their communication to fit better with this preference.
  • Tutor should allow 10 minutes for completing the handout and 5-10 minutes for the practice between the pairs.
  • After this, the Tutor leads a short group discussion on how the senior volunteers found the activity to be.


Pens and note-taking materials for learners; Copies of worksheets R.5.2 and R.5.3 for all learners;