Didactic communication is primarily:

Concept

Communication can be classified by the participants and setting involved. Intra-personal communication occurs within one person, inter-personal communication occurs between persons, and organisational communication operates through an institution's structures. Didactic communication is communication specifically intended for teaching or instruction.

Application

A teaching act requires a communicator and a learner to exchange instructional meaning. Because this exchange occurs between persons, didactic communication is primarily inter-personal.

Contrast

• Intra-personal concerns thought or self-talk within one individual, not an instructional exchange between people.

• Inter-personal concerns communication between individuals, which includes the teacher-learner exchange.

• Organisational concerns communication through institutional roles and channels; that setting is not essential to the definition of didactic communication.

• Relational focuses on forming or maintaining relationships, whereas the defining purpose here is instruction.

Cross-check

If the institution is removed but a teacher still instructs a learner, the communication remains didactic. This confirms that the participant-level classification, inter-personal, is the best fit.

Therefore, didactic communication is inter-personal communication.