Sender, Receiver, Message, Channel, Code and Status

Sender, receiver, message, channel, code and status

The transmitter, the receiver, the message, the channel, the code and the situation They are the factors or elements of communication, that is, all the factors that are part of any exchange of information.

Each of these factors is fundamental in any communicative interaction, because it can modify the development of the communicative process.

Communication factors

Examples of sender, receiver, message, channel, code and situation

1. A man said "Good morning" to his neighbor at the entrance of the building.

• Issuer: man.
• Receiver: the neighbor.
• Message: Good morning.
• Channel: man's voice.
• Code: Spanish - oral.
• Situation: the two people are at the entrance of the building.

1. An employee sends an email to his boss.

• Issuer: the employee.
• Receiver: the boss.
• Message: the content of the email.
• Channel: Internet.
• Code: Spanish - written.
• Situation: the employee is at his home and the boss is at the office.

1. A lady is in a store and asks an employee for the price of a dress.

• Issuer: Mrs.
• Receiver: the employee.
• Message: Could you tell me the price of this dress please?
• Channel: the voice of the lady.
• Code: Spanish - oral.
• Situation: the lady is buying clothes in a store.

1. A reporter reports the state of the weather on a television show.

• Issuer: the reporter.
• Receiver: viewers.
• Message: Isolated rains are expected throughout the weekend.
• Channel: television.
• Code: Spanish - oral.
• Situation: the reporter is on the television channel and the viewers are at home, in a restaurant, etc.

1. A woman is talking to her friend on the phone and asks about her vacation.

• Issuer: a woman.
• Receiver: the friend.
• Message: Tell me, Marta, how did your cousins' vacation turn out?
• Channel: telephone.
• Code: Spanish - oral.
• Situation: two friends, each at her house, who are talking on the phone.

1. A woman texts her mother.

• Issuer: the woman.
• Recipient: the mother.
• Message: Mom, I'm late. I look for Marcos at 17. Sorry!
• Channel: cellular.
• Code: Spanish - written.
• Situation: the woman is on a bus and the mother is at her house.

1. A person reads a news item in a newspaper.

• Issuer: the journalist.
• Receiver: the person who is reading the news.
• Message: the content of the news.
• Channel: the newspaper.
• Code: Spanish - written.
• Situation: the journalist wrote the news and a person is reading it.

1. A person is reading a novel.

• Issuer: the writer of the novel.
• Receiver: the person who is reading.
• Message: the content of the novel.
• Channel: the book.
• Code: Spanish - written.
• Situation: One person wrote a novel and another person is reading it at her home.

1. A person indicates what the work meeting will be like by video call.

• Issuer: the person who indicates.
• Recipient: the other people who are participating in the meeting.
• Message: directions.
• Channel: Internet.
• Code: Spanish - oral.
• Situation: a group of people from the same job has a meeting.

1. A woman sings a song at a concert.

• Issuer: the woman.
• Receiver: the public.
• Message: the content of the letter.
• Channel: woman's voice.
• Code: Spanish - oral.
• Situation: in a stadium there is an audience and a band that is playing.

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