Theory of Communicative Action

In class this week we discussed communicative action. The theory is sound and reminded me somewhat of the theory of cognitive dissonance in that learning or understanding is mediated through communication. Learning continues through additional communicative acts. I find myself evaluating different kinds of communication and trying to determine if it is constative, normative, or dramaturgical. Interestingly, it seems like I spend a lot of time in the dramaturgical, with much of my communication being concerned with ideals and theory. One thing I would like to discuss in more depth is the LTCA model that was presented in class. I would like the opportunity to understand it a little better.