Communication Skills: Module 1

Define self concept

• They have a strong belief in

  their abilities and are confident in their own competence.

• They have a healthy level

  of self-esteem, valuing themselves without being overly self- centered or arrogant.

• The term self-concept is a general term used to refer to how someone thinks about, evaluates or perceives oneself. To be aware of oneself is to have a concept on oneself

Define Academic Literacy

• is a reading technique

  used to quickly locate specific

  information within a text.

• refers to the set of skills and competencies that individuals need to effectively engage with and understand academic texts and content.

• is a reading technique used to get a general sense of the content of a text without reading it in detail.

.... is a reading technique

used to quickly locate specific

information within a text.

is a reading

technique used to get a general

sense of the content of a text

without reading it in detail.

Name three types of reading

They have a healthy level

of self-esteem, valuing themselves without being overly self- centered or arrogant.

pertains to an individual's ability to interpret, understand and create visual

representations of information such as imagines, charts , graphs, maps, diagrams and other visual

media.

Give 3 characteristics of positive self-concept