The present disclosure relates to a pre-5t-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for operating a transmitting stage in a wireless communication system includes generating a signal by encoding an input bit sequence according to polar code determined from a linear code, and transmitting the signal to a receiving stage. The input bit sequence includes a second frozen bit which is determined based on a first frozen bit and an information bit. The first frozen bit and the information bit precede the second frozen bit in the input bit sequence.