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UNIT 2
LESSON TOPIC 1: COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE STRATEGIES IN VARIOUS SPEECH
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A. Introduction/Rationale
The lesson in this module introduces the learners to the various types of speech
contexts that can exhibit appropriate verbal and non-verbal behavior. In this part of the self-
learning pace among package learners, the different speech styles are introduced for the
learners to be able to identify situations in which speech styles are most applicable. It covers
the definition of speech and the different organs of speech mechanism, the production of
sounds as to vowels, together with the various components of these segmental sounds.
Furthermore, this module also facilitates observation among the appropriate language forms in
using a particular speech style.
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C. Motivation: Buckling Up
Stimulating Activity:
Directions: Pronounce the following tongue twister with emphasis on accuracy over speed. The
challenge is on whether you can pronounce the words in the items as quickly as possible
without sacrificing the accuracy of articulation.
Note: Time yourself up and check your progress in appropriate articulation and
progression of speech speed.
Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency.
They can also help to improve accents by using alliteration, which is the repetition of
one sound. They’re not just for kids, but are also used by actors, politicians, and public
speakers who want to sound clear when speaking. Below, you will find some of the most
popular English tongue twisters. Say them as quickly as you can. If you can master them,
you will be a much more confident speaker.
3. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood
8. Susie works in a shoeshine shop. Where she shines she sits, and where she sits she
shines.
9. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was
he?
11. I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late.
12. You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York.
SPEECH
English, being the lingua franca, is worldly adopted since it is the largest medium of
communication used for educational instructions, commercial purposes, medical practices,
military strategies and a lot more to impact the affairs of people around the globe. English is
used to bridge understanding among different races, cultures, tribes and ethnic groups as a
common language, link language, and trade language to purport understanding.
As the most widely considered world language, English is significant in many aspects of
human lives such as cultural, diplomatic, administrative, religious, and scientific
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denominations to respond to the calls of peace and unity through lenient understanding.
Thus, English is a world-wide necessity.
There arises a great demand in English language acquisition, much popularly known as
Second-language acquisition (SLA) by which an individual learns his second language.
Second language acquisition refers to the scientific discipline geared towards studying the
world-wide language, known to most as English. Second-language acquisition is a branch of
applied linguistics that deals with the study of English and its impact to the society in and
out of the native language’s places of origin.
In this part of the book, the learners are exposed to many English language structures
and phonemic patterns in order to achieve fundamental background in the English language
culture and diagnose difficulties in speech to target and achieve communicative
competence.
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Organs of Articulation:
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1. Lips - pair of articulators that are usually pressed together in order to produce
speech sounds, but can also be partnered with other organs of articulation. They are
formed in various shapes depending on the speech sound they actually aim to
produce either protruding or widening position to create round vowels and certain
consonants or side-stretching to produce unround vowels and distinct consonant
sounds.
2. Teeth – classified as upper and lower, located in front of the mouth, immediately
following the location of the lips. Of course, humans have teeth to the sides of their
mouths, and back almost to the soft palate lining within the cheek areas of the face.
3. Alveolar Ridge - can be felt by the tongue at the back of the top front teeth that is
used as a connecting point to the front section of the hard palate.
4. Palate - often called the "roof of the mouth". It is the smooth curved surface on top
of the mouth when the tongue glides through. It is more commonly associated with
the bony tissue inside the mouth, and thus, termed as hard palate.
5. Velum – otherwise called as the soft palate, it is located in the area that serves as a
passageway for the air to pass through the nose and through the mouth. At some
point in human’s speech, it is used as a control area to block the air from getting out
through the nasal cavity in order to produce non-nasal sounds, such as those in
plosives and glides.
6. Tongue – considered as the most important articulator since it is a very strong
muscle responsible for the articulation of speech sounds. It can be moved into many
different places and various shapes. Phonetic experts agreed on the divisions of the
tongue into five major parts namely: tip, blade, front, back and root.
7. Nasal Cavity – considered to be a very important articulator for making sounds
(what is sometimes called our vocal apparatus), particularly nasal consonants such
as /m/ and /n/. It is located inside the nose regions, which is lined with a mucous
membrane that helps regulates healthy condition of moist by making mucus to avoid
nosebleeds from a dry nose. The nasal cavity also contains little strands of hair to
filter the air when inhaling to block dirt and dust from getting into the lungs.
8. Pharynx - a tube that is located above the larynx. It is approximately 7 centimeters
long among females and about 8 centimeters among males. At the top edge, it is
divided into two parts: the back of the mouth and the starting point of the nasal
cavity.
9. Larynx – considerably termed as the voice box, is an organ of articulation in the top
of the neck that is involved in respiration process, sound production and tracheal
protection against food aspiration. The larynx is the section of the phonetic tube
that houses the vocal folds, and regulates the quality of pitch and volume of sounds
that are essential for phonation.
10. Glottis - the lowermost part of the phonetic tube extended from the larynx
consisting of vocal cords and responsible for muscular support for contraction in the
closing and opening of the vocal folds when breathing and producing certain speech
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sounds. This articulator also affects vocal modulation through its contraction or
expansion.
SPEECH SOUNDS:
Speech sounds are contextually used to mean phonemes which are a sub-factor of
grammar that falls under phonology or the study of sound system in language. Generally,
speech sounds are divided into two major components, namely: Segmental and Supra-
segmental Phonemes.
A. SEGMENTAL PHONEMES
a. Vowels – sounds that are articulated with less or totally no hindrance or blockage from
any of the organs of articulation. They are classified according to HORIZONTAL POSITION
OF THE TONGUE, VERTICAL POSITION OF THE TONGUE, LIP FORMATION and
ARTICULATORY MUSCULAR CONDITION.
1. PRIME VOWELS:
b. Consonants – sounds that are articulated with partial or full obstruction or blockage
from any of the organs of articulation. They are classified according to VOICING, MANNER
OF ARTICULATION and PLACE OF ARTICULATION.
IPA which stands for the International Phonetic Alphabet is used by educators, who are
mostly linguists, as a phonetic notation system that is largely based on Latin alphabetical
origins. The International Phonetic Association first used this sound system coding during
the late 19th century as a scholarly device to determine standardized sound representation
of fundamental spoken languages including English. Due to its widely acceptable relevance
in the sound- language systems, the device is employed in educational fields by students,
teachers, speech-language pathologists, actors, singers, translators, construct-language
specialists, and lexicographers. The International Phonetic Alphabet represents the qualities
of speech in oral languages including phonemes, cues, intonation, pitch and syllabication.
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FRONT BACK
HIGH
MIDDLE
LOW
CENTRAL
Technically, there are eleven (11) vowels illustrated in the Vietor Triangle: the first ten (10)
of them are called Prime Vowels and the 11th vowel is phonetically termed as a Schwa.
PRIME VOWELS:
1. /i/ 6. /a/
2. /I/ 7. /ɔ/
3. /e/ 8. /o/
4. /ɛ/ 9. /ʊ/
5. /æ/ 10. /u/
1. /ʌ/
2. /ə/
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3. / Ɨ/
For the vowel sounds, there is little or no obstruction in the mouth. Most significant
articulators are the tongue and the lips.
A. The classification of vowels according to the horizontal movement of the tongue are as
follows:
1. unround --------------------------------------------------- / i, I , e, ε, æ /
2. round --------------------------------------------------- / ɔ, o, U, u, a /
1. tense --------------------------------------------------- / i, e, o, u /
2. lax --------------------------------------------------- / I , ε, æ, a, U, Ə, ^, Ɨ, ɔ /
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SECOND MOUTH FORMATION:
3
THIRD MOUTH FORMATION:
4
FOURTH MOUTH FORMATION:
PERISTALTIC POINT
- located in the middle of the chest, where
there is a strong muscular movement that
pushes the food down during the first stage
of digestion. This section contains limited
amount of air that is puffed out during
phonation. It is the storage section in
producing the /E/ sound in speech.
DIAPHRAGM
PRE-TEST
Example:
A. Vocabulary Samples
B. Sentential Drill
1. The priest, Fr. Peter, cleaned the debris from the newly cut trees.
2. The suite seems free for the police to use for a week.
3. Phoebe needs to compete in an arena with these meat-eaters.
4. The court of appeals sent a subpoena to the three members of the board of
trustees.
5. He bought tea, meat, cheese, and peas for me.
6. Sheila reads a lot of reading materials to beat the three-hour time period allowed.
7. The male teacher reached the scene of the accident to free his tutee.
Note: Students cannot use the same examples featured above. It is also important to note that
some prime vowels may not have examples at the END COLUMN.
Rubrics:
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A. Vocabulary Samples
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on because saw
B. Sentential Drill
A. Vocabulary Samples
B. Sentential Drill
A. Vocabulary Samples
B. Sentential Drill
A. Vocabulary Samples
B. Sentential Drill
A. Vocabulary Samples
B. Sentential Drill
Directions: Identify what vowel sound is used in the following underlined letters:
33. Caution / Ɔ/
14. court /u/
34. Errata /a/
15. aisle /a/
35. Debris /i/
16. agitate /æ/
36. Quay /i/
17. cereal /i/
37. Papal /e/
18. legal /i/
38. fiancé’ /e/
19. plaid /æ/
39. Peasant / Ɛ/
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Set A
Write the letter of the correct answer. NO ERASURES ALLOWED. A deduction of 5 points will be
imposed for every erasure incurred. Please be guided accordingly. Good luck!
D 2. They are ligaments attached to the muscles at the side of the larynx or voice box.
C 4. They can function alone or be used in conjunction with other articulators. They can
form round or unround shapes.
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B 5. It is called the roof of the mouth that separates the nose from the nasal cavity from
the mouth.
B 6. They consist of air sacs which expand when breathing muscles draw in air and shrink
when air is out.
C 7. It is the area between the larynx and the nasal cavities; it aids in increasing the force,
richness and variety of the sound.
D 8. They serve as a point of contact for the tongue for certain sounds.
C 9. They are a vibrating valve that chops up the airflow from the lungs into the audible
pulses that form the laryngeal sound source.
B 10. It is bony and it extends from the upper front teeth to the middle of the roof of the
mouth.
B 11. It is consists of sound made by human beings using the vocal folds for talking,
singing, crying, screaming etc.
D 15. A linguistic reference invented by a German philologist that shows the relationship
of the vowel sounds in the approximate positions of the tongue.
C 16. They are combination of two vowel sounds pronounced in close succession as a
single phonetic unit.
D 18. It is any separating membrane, especially the dome-shaped muscular partition that
separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities in mammals.
B 19. It is the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and
reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription.
B 20. It is the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and
of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
21. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the front vowels except for
___B______.
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22. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the middle vowels except for
__D_______.
23. All of these words contain a sound that belong to the unround vowels except for
___B______.
24. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the back vowels except for
___C______.
25. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the high vowels except for
____B_____.
26. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the central vowels except for
___A______.
27. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the low vowels except for
____A_____.
28. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the tense vowels except for
___B______.
a. eat b. it c. ate
d. oat
29. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the round vowels except for
___C______.
30. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the lax vowels except for
____C_____.
31. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the middle vowels except for
___D______.
32. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the round vowels except for
___D______.
33. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the unround vowels except for
___A______.
34. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the lax vowels except for
_____C____.
35. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the high vowels except for
____A_____.
36. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the middle vowels except for
___D______.
37. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the tense vowels except for
___C______.
38. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the back vowels except for
____A_____.
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39. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the front vowels except for
____A_____.
40. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the central vowels except for
__C_______.
41. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the middle vowels except for
__D_______.
42. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the round vowels except for
___D______.
43. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the low vowels except for
____D_____.
44. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the tense vowels except for
___A______.
45. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the unround vowels except for
___D______.
46. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the back vowels except for
____C_____.
47. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the lax vowels except for
____B_____.
48. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the high vowels except for
___A______.
49. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the middle vowels except for
___B______.
50. All of these words contain a sound that belongs to the central vowels except for
___D______.
CORE VALUES
Indiana Aerospace University adheres to these core values:
Directions: Among all the IAU Core Values, choose a minimum of two and a maximum of four
core values that are manifested in this module. Explain why these values are most likely
reflected in the different academic activities presented.
Example:
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A. Teamwork and collaboration- We, the learners of Indiana Aerospace University should help
each other for us to accomplish and make our dreams come true. Even we didn’t meet yet, but
we should help study, learn and gain more knowledge despite of this pandemic.
Rubrics:
1. Explains the concepts of communication and applies it in professional and academic
activities as a self-motivation in future business or career (5 pts)
2. Uses correct grammar, punctuation and spelling (3 pts)
3. Encodes font entries with accuracy and proficiency abiding by the following: Times New
Roman Font Style, 12 Font Size, 1 inch border per side (2 pts)
Teamwork and Collaboration – Just like what I did with my last module, I applied
teamwork and collaboration. We must work collaboratively to achieve our goals.
Communicating with my other classmates can help me if there are things I don’t
understand and I will also do the same thing to them.
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J. References/Suggested Readings
Hutchinson, Tom and Alan Waters. Interface English for Technical Communication. Hongkong:
Longman House, 1984.
Hutchkiss and Kilduff, Advanced Business Correspondence Third Edition, Harper & Brothers
Publishers, New York, 1940.
Loso and Agnew, Secretarial Office Practice, Third Edition, South-Western Publishing Company,
New York, 1943.
Morton and Victs, A First Course in Practical Business English, F.S. Crofts & Co., New York, 1940.
Naether, Carl A., The Business Letter, D. Appleton-Century Company, New York, 1936.
Parkhurst and Blais, English for Business, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York, 1947.
--- Business Writing, Theory and Practice, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York, 1929.
Pascasio, Emy, et. Al. Basic English for College. Rev. Ed. Philippines: Ateneo de Manila
University 2000.
Ross, J. Walter, Business English, South-Western Publishing Company, New York, 1937.
Saunders, Alta Gwinn, Effective Business English, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1929.
Saunders and Creek, The Literature of Business Contemporary, Fifth Edition, Harper & Brothers
Publishers, New York, 1946.