{"id":83617,"date":"2023-06-22T13:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=83617"},"modified":"2025-03-29T20:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T03:57:45","slug":"communication-expression","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/general-education\/capacities\/communication-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication and Expression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-18zl49t-ef048a59f5e7b0adea76edee6e51308a\">\n.avia-section.av-18zl49t-ef048a59f5e7b0adea76edee6e51308a{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ UGS University Studies - Explorations Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-18zl49t-ef048a59f5e7b0adea76edee6e51308a main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  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el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Communication and Expression<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lj8yj2d2-008e66a635c2365704ec9247bc895856\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lj8yj2d2-008e66a635c2365704ec9247bc895856 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj8yj2d2-008e66a635c2365704ec9247bc895856 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class=\"heavy-man\">What:<\/span> The capacity for Communication and Expression equips learners to create, develop, and express messages with an audience in mind (e.g., using writing, speaking, listening, dialogue, sound, visual images, media, embodied expression, movement, and networked digital tools) and receive and analyze messages developed by others.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Why:<\/span> Learners&#8217; ability to communicate and express themselves enables them to carefully craft messages tailored to multiple audiences, express their messages in different forms, and evaluate the messages they receive from others. Making meaning together with other people through the mutual exchange of communication messages is an essential life skill.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lj8zh2v6-c8afd0ff75af948038678ccf33058dd7\">\n#top .hr.av-lj8zh2v6-c8afd0ff75af948038678ccf33058dd7{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n.hr.av-lj8zh2v6-c8afd0ff75af948038678ccf33058dd7 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lj8zh2v6-c8afd0ff75af948038678ccf33058dd7 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lj8ymiu0-ff9ff0e837afa877bb16a80f4cc966fe\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lj8ymiu0-ff9ff0e837afa877bb16a80f4cc966fe{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:22px;\n}\nbody 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 ><span class=\"heavy-man\">Communication and Expression Capacity<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj8z1lsk-4edea8cc2a7280aa3725d2fa9e9c3539 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"heavy-man grow-bro dig-4\">Communicate ideas with specific audiences in mind.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adapt ideas to the needs of individuals, groups, and diverse cultural contexts.<\/li>\n<li>Identify and target multiple audiences as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Locate, evaluate, and use evidence relevant to the communication context, including genre, goals, audience, purpose, platforms, and modalities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"heavy-man grow-bro dig-4\">Express ideas through a purposefully chosen medium.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use relevant expression conventions for clarity and precision.<\/li>\n<li>Adopt genres and styles appropriate to purpose and audience.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate clear and purposeful organizational structure expressing ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Reflect on one\u2019s expressions.<\/li>\n<li>Use media and technologies to express ideas in meaningful and innovative ways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"heavy-man grow-bro dig-4\">Explain the meaning of ideas communicated by others.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engage in active, sender-centered reception of ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate the ethical elements of an expression of ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Comprehend simultaneous modes of expression.<\/li>\n<li>Distinguish intent, influence, and impact of expressions.<\/li>\n<li>Accurately identify, understand, interpret, and synthesize meanings embedded in multimodal expressions of ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Mindfully respond to others\u2019 expressed ideas to reach mutual understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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