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ORAL COMMNICATION IN CONTEXT ACTIVITY SHEET

(COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES)

Learning Competency with Code

Employs various communicative strategies in different situations

Learning Objectives:
1. determine various types of communicative strategy;
2. demonstrate effective use of communicative strategy in a variety of speech
situation;
3. apply learning and thinking skills in understanding communicative strategy;
and,
4. reflect learning on the different types of communicative strategy

Background Information for Learners

The communication process can only be considered successful if the

objectives of the communication are achieved. The goal of communication is
to successfully deliver a thought or message to the recipient(s). Successful
communication requires understanding of the relationship between words and
sentences and the speech acts they represent.
Communicative strategy is a plan or action or a technique that a
communicator uses in order to help make the communication process
successful. This is a strategy that learners use to overcome problems in
order to convey their intended meaning. It includes any activities that
encourage and require a learner to speak with and listen to other learners, as
well as with people in the program and community. Its real purpose : to find
information, breakdown, talk about self and learn about the culture.
Since engaging in communication is also bound by implicit rules,
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:

a. Nomination - This involves the opening and establishing of topic in

the conversation.

When beginning a topic in a conversation, especially if it does not W

announcements as they promise extended talk. Most importantly, keep the
conversational environment open for opinions until the prior topic shuts down
easily and initiates a smooth end.

b. Restriction -This involves limiting what the participants can

contribute to the conversation or discussion.
 For example, in your class, you might be asked by your teacher to
brainstorm on peer pressure or deliver a speech on digital natives. In these
cases, you cannot decide to talk about something else.

c. Turn-taking - This refers to the process in which a participant stops

speaking and yields the floor to the other participants so that he or she can
speak.
For example, in order to acknowledge others, you may employ visual
signals like a nod, a look, or a step back and you could accompany these
signals with spoken cues such as “ What do you think?” or “ You wanted to
say something?’

d. Topic control – This occurs when the main or assigned speaker

manipulates the discussion in order to maintain its flow without moving away
from or changing the topic .
You can make yourself actively involved in the conversation without
overly dominating it by using minimal responses like “Yes,” “Okay,” “ Go on “,
asking tag questions to clarify information briefly like “ You are excited, aren`t
you?”, “ It was unexpected, wasn`t it?”, and even by laughing.

e. Topic shifting -This occurs when one intentionally or unintentionally

changes the direction of the flow of ideas in a conversation.
When shifting from one topic to another, you must be very intuitive.
Make sure that the previous topic was nurtured enough to generate adequate
views. You may also use effective conversational transitions to indicate a
shift like, “By the way,” “In addition to what you said,” “Which reminds me of,”
and the like.

f. Repair – This 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.

g. Termination – This refers to the act of ending a conversation. You

can do this by sharing what you learned from the conversation.

Activity 1. Determine the type of communicative strategy in each statement. Choose

the letter of the correct answer.

1. “I am sorry, I`m still busy right now, let`s talk next time, okay?”
a. Repair c. Nomination
b. Termination d. Topic Control
2. “Now, it`s time for you to ask questions.”
a. Repair c. Nomination
b. Topic Control d. Turn taking
3. “ Good to see you. Anyway, I came here to personally offer my apologies
for what I did yesterday.”
a. Restriction c. Nomination
 b. Topic Control d. Turn taking
4. “Hey dude, how are you?”
a. Repair c. Restriction
b. Turn taking d. Nomination
5. “Have you seen the latest report on the update of COVID 19 cases in the
Philippines.”
a. Repair c. Turn taking
b. Nomination d. Topic Control
6. “ Excuse me? Can we give chance also to other members to express their
opinions in order to clear the issue.”
a. Repair c. Termination
b. Turn taking d. Topic shifting
7. “ Do you have something to say?”
a. Nomination c. Termination
b. Turn taking d. Topic Control
8. “ Best regards to your friends! See you around.”
a. Termination c. Repair
b. Turn taking d. Topic Control
9. “ Go on speak up, I`ll let you finish first before I say something.”
a. Nomination c. Repair
b. Topic Control d. Topic shifting
10. “One of the most important lessons I learned from this topic is valuing
someone in our life.”
a. Restriction c. Turn taking
b. Nomination d. Topic shifting

Activity 2. Think of three scene inside the house where various communicative
strategies where employed in one conversation. Observe the scene and evaluate
the effect of the strategy applied to the conversation and to the persons involved.
List your evaluation in the table below.

Scene inside the Communicative Effect on the Effect on the

house Strategy applied conversation members of the
family

Activity 3. Create a role play conversation based from the given scenes. Pretend
that you and your friends are planning for an educational field trip. Select only one
scene.
Scene 1: You and your friends search in YouTube the different tourist spots in the
Philippines. You discuss various information about the place.
Scene 2: You discuss the flow of the field trip to your classmates and plan out
everything needed for the trip.
Scene 3: You arrange reservations for accommodations by inquiring about the food
and room services and special offers.
 Activity 4. Create a two minute tourism commercial about the place you visited.
Mention things that make the tourist spot a dream destination.

Activity 5. Write an essay about how Communication Strategies influence the

effectiveness of Communication.

Grading RUBRIC for WRITING

Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 Score
Clearly Sentence (s) Can Can Can Ideas are
express are not understand understand understand clear and
written ideas decipherable very few some most words completely
words in words in in the decipherable
the the sentence(s)
sentence(s) sentence(s)
Writes in Writes Writes Writes run- Writes Writes
complete random phrases or on complete complete
sentences words/letters incomplete sentences simple sentences
sentences or begins sentences with subject
with verb and a
and/but detail or
often adjective
Capitalization No capitals Random Writes one Consistently Use capital
or all use of sentence begins letter correctly
capitals capital or beginning sentences throughout
lower case with a with capital text including
letters capital letters proper nouns
letter
Punctuation No Uses at Uses one Uses one Uses various
Punctuation least one Punctuation Punctuation Punctuation
Punctuation mark mark mark correctly
mark correctly correctly
multiple
times
Neatness Not legible Poor letter Fair letter Good letter Excellent
formation formation formation letter
and and and spacing formation and
spacing spacing spacing
Spelling May use Attempts to Some Consistently Most words
application drawing to use letters success in uses correct are
represent in writing using beginning, conventionally
words/story consonants middle and spelled
to ending
represent sounds of
beginning, words
middle and throughout
ending text
sounds of
words
 inconsistent

Source: www.mansfieldschool.com

Grading RUBRICS for the Commercial

VGE GE SE LE N
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
1. The tourism commercial is creative.
effectively written and presented well.
2. The tourism commercial clearly explains
the reasons why tourist should visit the
place.
Total
Grand Total 10 pts.

Legend: VGE – To a very great extent GE- To a great extent

SE – To some extent LE – To a little extent N- Not at all

Source : Oral Communication in Context textbook

Reflection: Reflect on the learnings that you gained on Communicative Strategies.

1. What have you learned in Communicative Strategies before and after the
lesson

I thought that
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I learned that

References
1. Sipacio, Philippi John F., Balgos, Anne Richie G.; Oral Communication in Context
for Senior High School, Quezon City, C & E Publishing Inc. ,2016.
2. Quipper School

Answer Key
 SHS English Teacher
CHERAME C. CALOPEZ
Prepared by:
Activity 1 Activity 2 – Answer may vary
1. b Activity 3 – Answer may vary
2. d
3. a Activity 4 – Answer may vary
4.d
5.b Activity 5 _ Answer may vary
6. a
7. b Reflection - Answer may vary
8.a
9. b
10. a