Communication scenario

Scenario

You have an assignment due in three days but your Dad has been in an accident. You would like to travel to your hometown to be with him and help your Mum with your younger siblings. You need to convince your teacher to give you a few days extension on the assignment and ask if there is a process to follow to apply for this extension.

Answer the following question based on this scenario. Some questions have several correct answers.

Question 1: Audience

Who is the audience?

Your Dad
Your teacher
Your class mates
Your friends

That's correct, your audience is the person you are communicating with.

Your audience is the person you are communicating with.

Your teacher

Question 2: Audience

How does this audience influence your communication?

You need to be keep it very short
You don't need to worry about your grammar
You need to be formal and polite
You need to make your communication funny

That's correct, a communication to your teacher requesting an extension should be formal and polite.

A communication to your teacher requesting an extension should be formal and polite.

You need to be formal and polite

Question 3: Purpose

What is the purpose of this communication?

You need to ask for an extension
You need to tell your teacher that something has happened in your family life
You need to ask when the exam date is
You need to tell your teacher they are wonderful

That's correct, you have two purposes to this communication.

You have two purposes to this communication, try again.

You have two purposes to this communication. You need to ask for an extension and you need to tell your teacher that something has happened in your family life.

You need to ask for an extension
You need to tell your teacher that something has happened in your family life

Question 4: Context

What is the context of the communication?

You are their student
You have a family emergency
You have not finished your assignment and need an extension
You need to change classes

That's right, there are three parts to this context.

There are three parts to this context. Try again.

There are three parts to this context. You are their student, you have a family emergency AND you have not finished your assignment and need an extension.

You are their student
You have a family emergency
You have not finished your assignment and need an extension

Question 5: Media/format

What is the best media/format for this communication?

Post
Student email
Personal email
Messenger
Snapchat
Teams

That's correct, student email is the most appropriate format of communication in this scenario.

Student email is the most appropriate format of communication in this scenario although in some case a personal email, or Teams chat would also work depending on your teachers guidelines.

Student email