Communication is the foundation of human contact. According to Cusworth (1998), “we are involved in it everyday of our lives. It is happening all the time and at a frenetic pace” (p. 179). This is especially true in an educational sense. Communication is a process we have been practicing since birth, whether verbally or non verbally. Young & Lovat (1988), suggest it requires “physical interaction, logicality (meaning whether or not the message received make sense) and interpreting by being able to ascertain the meaning behind the message” (p.12). The sender is the initiator of the message and as such is responsible for putting together the message and sending it in a way that can be conve

yed to the receiver. The receiver is the person who accepts and deciphers the message and its meaning then usually sends the message back to the sender. Young & Lovat (1988), state, “ people appear to have an undeniable capacity to choose what meanings they will place on the communication that transpires” (p.8). So in order for communication to be successful there needs to be an understanding of these meanings.

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