ORAL COMMUNICATION

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2nd Quarter
Week 1

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Learning Area Supervisor: Camela G. Lerio

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 Competency: Employs various communicative strategies in
different situations (EN11/12OC-IIab-22.1-22.6)

Objectives: At the end of the week, you shall have

 distinguish various types of communicative strategies
 write sample acceptable, polite and meaningful statements of
different communicative strategies in a given situation
 reflect on the importance of applying communicative
strategies in various speech situations

Learner’s Tasks

Lesson Overview

COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES
A conversation may be complex at times. That is why, some people get lost along
the way and misunderstand each other. How do you maintain a good conversation?
Successful communication requires understanding of the relationship between
words and sentences and the speech acts they represent.

Cohen (1990) states that strategies must be used to start and maintain a
conversation. Knowing and applying grammar appropriately is one of the most basic
strategies to maintain a conversation.

The following are some strategies that people use when communicating.

Nomination – employed when you try to open a topic with the people you are
talking to. You may start off with news inquiries and news announcements as they
promise extended talk. This could signal the beginning of a new topic in the
conversation.
Example: “Have you noticed the weird weather lately? Is this because of global
warming?”

Restriction – refers to any limitation you may have as a speaker. You are given
specific instruction that you must follow or limited answer as your response. These
instructions confine you as a speaker and limit what you can say.
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Example: “The weather is lovely today. Do you agree?”

Turn-taking – pertains to the process by which people decide who takes the
conversation floor. There is a code of behavior behind establishing and sustaining a
productive conversation, but the primary idea is to give all communicators a chance
to speak.
Example: “Can we have another idea from other members of the group?”

Topic Control – covers how procedural formality or informality affects the

development of topic in conversations. This is achieved cooperatively. When a topic
is initiated, it should be collectively developed by avoiding unnecessary
interruptions and topic shifts. You can say “Yes,” “okay,” “go on,” or asking tag
questions to be actively involved without dominating.
Example: “Yes, that’s correct. Please continue.”

Topic shifting – involves moving from one topic to another. You have to be very
intuitive. Make sure that the previous topic was nurtured enough to generate
adequate views. You may say, “by the way,” “in addition to what you said,” “which
reminds me of,” and the like.
Example: “By the way, are you done with the Science project?”

Repair – refers to how speakers address the problem in speaking, listening and
comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation. For example, if
everybody in the conversation seems to talk at the same time, give way and
appreciate other’s initiative to set the conversation back to its topic.
Example: “Please speak slowly, you are too fast.”

Termination – refers to the conversation participants’ close-initiating expressions

that end a topic in a conversation. Most of the time, the one who initiated the
conversation takes responsibility to signal the concluding cues. You can do this by
sharing what you learned or complete the discussion of the topic.
Example: “It’s already time. Let us talk about it next time.

ACTIVITY 1. Identify the type of communicative strategy used in each statement.

Write your answer in your paper.

1. Do you have anything to say?

2. One of the essential lessons I gained from the discussion is the importance
of listening well to others.
3. Excuse me? I think we should talk one at a time.
4. Go on with your ideas. I will let you finish before I say something.
5. Have you heard the latest news?

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 6. Hi! How are you?
7. Send my regards to them! See you next week!
8. Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to personally
offer apologies for what happened yesterday.
9. Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. Let us discuss it tomorrow, okay?
10.Now, it’s your turn to ask me a question.

Activity 2. Write sample acceptable, polite and meaningful statements of different

communicative strategies in a given situation. Write your answer in a paper.

Communicative Situation Sample Statement

Strategy
1. Nomination You have a problem in school
and you want to share it to
your mother.
2. Restriction You meet an old friend and
you want to start a
conversation with her.
3. Turn- Taking You are chosen by your
teacher to lead a
brainstorming activity.
4. Topic Control You noticed that your friend
is out of topic while you and
your groupmates are
discussing about an assigned
topic.
5. Topic Shifting You want to suggest a 15-
minute break after an
argument between your boss
and his constituent.
6. Repair You notice that everybody in
the group seems to talk at
the same time.

7. Termination You want to end the

conversation but your
parents are still arguing
about one thing.

Activity 3. Reflect on what you have learned after taking up this lesson by
completing the chart below.

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 What were your thought or ideas I thought of…
about the importance of applying
communicative strategies in various
speech situations?
What new or additional ideas did I learned that…
you learn after taking up this
lesson?

Formative Test

Direction: Identify the type of communicative strategy in each statement.

1. I have to go.
2. Have you heard about our class valedictorian in high school? He graduated
Magna Cum Laude in San Carlos University.
3. Oh, great! Good! Yes, let’s see them.
4. I’ll check it. Do you want me to clean it out?
5. Oh, no! You really should get some rest. Have you taken medicine?

Answer Key

Activity 1
1. Turn taking
2. Restriction
3. Repair
4. Turn taking
5. Nomination

References

 Dapat, J., et.al. Oral Communication In Focus. Lori Mar Publishing

 Padilla, Mely,et. al. Speak Right. Mutya Publishing
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