NEBRAO, AIRA CASTILLO

BSPSYCHOLOGY I-F
PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION TASK 4

Activity 1: Let’s check

Let us check your knowledge on language registers. Read carefully the statements in

the first column and check the column of your answer.

Statements Agree Disagree

1. Frozen register is printed 
language that does not change
and is found in published works,
historical and religious
documents.
2. Formal register uses complete 
sentences standard for work,
business, and academe. It uses
technical vocabulary.
3. Informal register is a two-way 
participation of speech standard
for work, business, and
academe. Examples are speaking
to a supervisor, colleague,
assistant in a formal setting.
4. Intimate register is 
communication between loved
ones. Intonation is more
important than wording or
grammar.
5. Casual register is language 
used in conversation with
friends. It is a two-way
communication
characterized by slang, ellipsis,
and non-verbal modes.
Interruptions are very common.
ACTIVITY 2: LET’S UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS

TEXT A: FROZEN REGISTER

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The
same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not
anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light
shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:1-15 King James
Version

OTHER EXAMPLE:

Pledge of Allegiance or the Preamble to the Constitution.

TEXT B: FORMAL REGISTER

The Philippines K-12 Curriculum and accreditation agencies mandate schools to shifty from
teacher-centered to learner-centered instructional practices aimed at “making the curriculum
relevant to the learners and “nurturing the holistically developed Filipino.”

In this fourth year of nationwide implementation, it is plausible to investigate whether the

curriculum developers’ expectations of learner-centered pedagogies in the larger scale are
implemented in the classrooms. Direct studies provide crucial insights into the applicability of
learner-centered curriculum in the Philippine school setting.

This paper seeks to explore the perceptions and instructional practices of Filipino teachers on
learner-centered pedagogy. English and Filipino teachers were interviewed about their
personal description and definitions of learner-centered pedagogy. Their instructional
practices were also verified through close reading and analysis of the curriculum and
instructional plans. Themes like creative teaching strategies, innovative practices,
differentiated instruction and multimedia technology integration emerged in the analysis.
Teachers put premium on learning experiences that provide students opportunities to use the
target languages and foster greater learner autonomy.

OTHER EXAMPLE:

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips
dripping with the words of interposition and nullification – one day right there in Alabama little black
boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and
brothers. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted and every hill
and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be
made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
Text C: Consultative Register

A: Good morning Sir!

B: Good morning! “I’m really excited to be working with you. This is great. I’m really excited to
get to know you, and to work even more closely with you. Let me tell you a bit about kind of
why I’m here. I’m here to help us achieve X number of goals (whatever those things are), and
to make sure that we deliver extraordinary service, quality, etc. to our customers. I’m really
looking forward to your ideas on how we can achieve those two goals. I’m also interested,
while we’re talking, to hear what your goals are. Given everything I’ve just said, let me ask
you, what are your goals for this next year?”

OTHER EXAMPLE:

Doctor: What is the problem?

Patient: I don’t feel well. I feel very tired and sleepy all the time

Doctor: Do you work long hours?

Patient: Yes, I work 12 hours a day.

Doctor: You have fever. You should rest at home for three days.

Patient: Are you going to give any remedy?

Doctor: well, I don’t think it’s necessary for the moment. You should stay at home for two days. Eat
healthy food. You must not drink or smoke. Just go for walk in the morning and in the afternoon.

Patient: Do you think I’ll be all right for next month? It’s my daughter’s wedding.

Doctor: Of course. Don’t worry.

Text D: Casual Register (language used in conversation with friends. It is a two-way

communication characterized by slang, ellipsis, and non-verbal modes. Interruptions are very

common.

Hi Kimmy!
Thanks so much for your fab recent vlog “Bag Raid with McDo Mukbang.” I find it very useful
and amusing! Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing more of your vlogs soon. Bye for
now!
Yours sincerely,
Alyssa
OTHER EXAMPLE:

A: Tony! Hi! Great to see you.

B: Well, I was just passing and I thought I'd drop in and say 'hello'.

A: Come on in! Have a drink!

B: You're sure? You're not too busy?

A: Never too busy to talk to you.

B: Thanks Jo. It'd be really nice to have a chat.

A: Fantastic! Let me take your coat.

Text E: Intimate Register (communication between loved ones. Intonation is more important

than wording or grammar)

A: I love you very much Hon, thank you for waiting for me.
B: You’re the one I’ve always dreamed of. I’d do anything for you. Coz I love u more.
A: Thank you my love, You are the only man I ever want in my life. 

OTHER EXAMPLE:

Activity 3: Let’s Figure Out

Gather text samples that manifest the style features below. Write details on the

corresponding columns.

Sample Title Author

Frozen King James bible Apostle’s/
Formal Notes On Camp Susan Sontag
Consultative The New Consultation: David Pendleton
Developing Doctor-Patient
Communication
Casual Mother of dinosaur Courtney Milan
intimate Parameters of Registers in Adult Johanna S. Destefano
and Child Speech
Analyze the texts you gathered by filling out the corresponding features below with the

necessary information.

The writer… Text Title Author Textual Evidence

Uses a lively, chatty,
conversational style
Tries to interest and On Earth We're Briefly Ocean Vuong Ocean Vuong is a
entertain the reader Gorgeous Vietnamese-American
poet and his debut
novel is written in the
form of a letter from a
son to a mother who
cannot read. Exploring
race, class, and
masculinity, the novel
handles difficult topics
with beauty and the
kind of lines that will
hang in the air long
after you've set the
book down.
Wants to present
information so it is
easy to find
Directly addresses
the reader
Discusses a subject
in a logical and
formal way
Uses the impersonal
passive (ex: it is said
that…)
Uses contractions
Uses a rhetorical
question
Employs discursive
phrases and
expressions
Uses formal
vocabulary
Uses informal
vocabulary
Activity 4: I Can Do it

Before patronizing or purchasing any product, people nowadays check on reviews and

feedback. Now is your opportunity to use appropriate language register as you write a brief

review of a book, play, or a product. Choose one from the options below.

A. Book Review for Children – a literary magazine is releasing a series of reviews of

books that people enjoyed reading as a child and would recommend to children today.

You decide to send a review in which you describe a book you enjoyed and the good

features it had for you as a child. You should explain why it remains relevant for children

today.

I choose fairy tales. Fairy tales are stories that are told to one another or is read to someone about
various made up creative imaginative characters. They are used to entertain the children and to
develop their imagination. When fairy tale stories are told the children’s moral education is enhanced, it
builds their imagination and it helps entertain them. Stories told of fairy tales has been a worldwide
culture of children stories for many years and decades. It is one of the genres that has captured the
imagination of not only children but adults also throughout the world.

8 Reasons Why Fairy Tales Are Essential to Childhood

1. Fairy Tales Show Kids How to Handle Problems

2. Fairy Tales Build Emotional Resiliency
3. Fairy Tales Give Us a Common Language (Cultural Literacy & Canon)
4. Fairy Tales Cross Cultural Boundaries
5. Fairy Tales Teach Story
6. Fairy Tales Develop a Child’s Imagination
7. Fairy Tales Give Parents Opportunities to Teach Critical Thinking Skills
8. Fairy Tales Teach Lessons