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Oral Communication – 2nd Quarter – Week 1

COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

Overview
This module consists three lessons: Lesson 1: Types of speech context 2: Types of
speech style 3: Types of speech act. For this endeavor, speakers are able to convey
message effectively and meaningfully.

In this part of the module, you will learn the various strategies to be successful in
communicating effectively. These will surely be useful in different situations. Your
communicative competence will be developed in the activities that follow.

Competency: Employs various communicative strategies in different situations

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

 identified in which speech style is appropriate for a particular social situation
 classified the sample greetings and contents to speech context; and
 reflected on the importance of learning the interrelationship among
the three aspects of speech acts.

Schedule Activities Reference/Resource

Day 1 Activity 1 See Enclosure 1

Directions: Name the type of speech style

appropriate for the following situations. Write the
letter of your choice in your COMMUNICATION
ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK.

A INTIMATE B. CASUAL
C. CONSULTATIVE D. FORMAL
E. FROZEN

_________ 1. Ann leads the prayer before meal in

a celebration.
_________ 2. The teacher reads the criteria for
evaluation of an artwork.
_________ 3. The field reporter delivers a news
report on TV.
 _________ 4. Mayoralty candidate Mr. Gue shares
his platform of governance
during the campaign rally.
_________ 5. Mhael gives instructions to her
friends on how to get to her house.
_________ 6. The students recited in unison their
pledge of allegiance to the
Philippine National Flag.
_________ 7. Ysabelle consulted her parents
about her preferred course for
college.
_________ 8. The counselor gave counsel to
students who are always late in
classes.
_________ 9. The teacher gives her final
instructions before the class ’ speech
performance on stage.
_________ 10. A stranger was asking where to find
the municipal hall.

Day 2 Activity 2 See Enclosure 2

Classify the sample greetings and contents below

according to speech context. Write them into the
corresponding columns.

1. Hey, TJ. What's up?

2. Hello, good morning. May I speak to Ms. Mateo,
please?
3. My salute to the dignitaries present, Ladies and
Gentlemen, Welcome to this affair.
4. My darling, how was your first day at work?
5. Welcome to Unidad NHS Open House where
future leaders are developed through faith and
technology. Hope you will enjoy with us.
6. I am sorry, sir. As I understand the task, we
need to focus on improving our delivery times
rather than blaming our suppliers.
7. Whoa, way to go! Nice catch!
8. Lord, I offer You all my prayers, works, joys and
suffering of this day.
9. Ako ay buong katapatang nanunumpa sa
watawat ng Pilipinas
10. You're so brilliant. Keep up the good work, son.
 Intrapersonal Interpersonal Public
Communication Communication Communication

Day 3o Activity 3. See Enclosure 3

Answer the following reflective questions in your

answer sheet.

1. Why do you think it is important to learn the

interrelationship among the three aspects of
speech acts? a.) the act of saying or the literal
meaning of the utterance(locution); b.) the intended
meaning of the utterance (illocution); and c.) the
effect of the utterance to the hearer depending on
circumstances (perlocution)

2. Agree or Disagree. Learning Speech Acts

teaches us the importance of how a spoken word is
converted into action. Support your answer.

Day 4 Self-Check!
(to be guided by parents or learning facilitators)

Great job! You have completed Lessons

successfully! Before going to the next lessons,
check the icon that best shows your learning
experience.

I have understood the lesson well, and I can even

teach what I learned to others.

I have understood the lesson, but there are still other

things that I need to review and relearn.

I need to do additional work to be able to master the

lesson. I need help in some tasks.
Day 5 Performance Task A4 bond paper, art
materials
Write at least two speeches based from the situations,
and meanings suggested by the illustrations below.

A . A s sertive (S a m p le )
Situation: N e l w e a r s his new pair of e y e
g la s s e s .
Speech: T his lo o k s b e s t o n me.
________________________________________
________________________________________

B . D ire ctiv e
Situation: John asks father to fix his toy.
S p e ech : _________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________

C . E x p r e s s iv e

Situation: __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S p e e c h : _________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________

D . __ _____ _____ _

Situation: __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S p e e c h : _________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Answer Key

Activity 1. Activity 2.

1. A Intrapersonal Communication Interpersonal Public Communication

Communication
2. E Lord, I offer You all my prayers, Hey, TJ. What's up? My salute to the dignitaries
3. B works, joys and suffering of this present, Ladies and Gentlemen,
4. E day. Welcome to this affair.
5. E Ako ay buong katapatang Hello, good morning. May I Welcome to Unidad NHS Open
6. D nanunumpa sa watawat ng speak to Ms. Mateo, please? House where future leaders are
7. A Pilipinas. developed through faith and
technology. Hope you will enjoy
8. E with us.
9. C My darling, how was your first
day at work?
10. B I am sorry, sir. As I
understand the task, we need
to focus on improving our
delivery times rather than
blaming our suppliers.
Whoa, way to go! Nice catch!
You're so brilliant. Keep up
the good work, son.

Activity 3.
Answers may vary.
Enclosure 1:

Speech style refers to the distinctive way of communicating to others such as the patterns
of speaking which are characterized by vocabulary, pronunciation, intent, participants and
grammatical structures.

Five Types of Speech Styles

1. Intimate – This style is private, which occurs between or among close family members or
individuals. The type of language used in this style may not be shared publicly.

2. Casual –This style is common among peers and friends. Jargon, slang, or vernacular
language are used. This style is usually seen in the streets, during lunch time with friends
and the like.

3. Consultative –The style of speech is a standard one where professional or mutually

acceptable language is a must. Examples of this are situations between teachers and
students, employers and employees, doctor and patient, judge and lawyer, or president and
his/her constituents.

4. Formal –This style is used in settings that adhere to formal procedures. This speech style
is one-way in nature. Examples of this are sermons by priests and pastors, state of the
nation address of the president, formal speeches or pronouncements by the judges.

5. Frozen – This style is ‘frozen ’ in time and remains unchanged. It mostly occurs in
ceremonies. Common examples are the Preamble of the Constitution, Lord’s Prayer and
Allegiance to the country or flag.

Enclosure 2:

Speech context is the way that people use to communicate and transmit message orally or
verbally in a particular situation. People must understand the environmental context so that
they can connect with their audience and effectively deliver their speeches. The following are
the different speech contexts:

1. Intrapersonal
It is when communication centers on one individual, for example, thinking, imagining,
reflecting, and so on over various situations. The speaker plays the roles of both the sender
and the speaker of a message. “This message is made up of your thoughts and feelings.
There is feedback in the sense that as you talk to yourself, you discard certain ideas and
replace them with others.” (Hybels & Weaver, 2012)
Example: A student is thinking about how fulfilling it was to receive
high scores and a commendation from the teacher for an excellent project made.

2. Interpersonal
It is when communication occurs between and among people which establishes
relationships, and develops rapport among them. “This highlights how interpersonal
communication connects and links people together. It becomes personal as people ’s unique
qualities matter.” (Solomon and Theiss, 2013)
 Types of Interpersonal Context
a. Dyad- communication involves two persons who are formally or
informally interacting with each other verbally and nonverbally.
Example: A student gives feedback on a speech performance by
a classmate.

b. Small Group - communication involves at least three to fifteen people who

are doing a face-to- face interaction when all participants share ideas freely in
a discussion.
Example: The class officers are discussing how to impose classroom
rules.

3. Public
This type of communication requires a speaker to deliver or send message in front of
a group. “In public communication, unlike in interpersonal and small group, the channels are
more exaggerated and in big crowd, hence speakers need to increase voice volume, use
gestures, and visual aids such as PowerPoint presentation to emphasize information. ”
(Hybels & Weaver, 2012)
Example: A Class Valedictorian delivers a graduation speech to his batch during the
graduation rites.

Form of Public Communication

a. Mass Communication – It is to communicate between an entity and a large and diverse

audience, mediated by some form of technology such as television, radio, magazines,
newspapers, books, internet and other types of media.
Example: A journalist expressing his stand on current issues through a radio program.

Enclosure 3:

Speech Act is an utterance that a speaker intends to affect his/her audience. Speech acts
functions include apology, greeting, request, complaint, invitation, complaint, compliment, or
refusal. Speech acts have real-life interactions and require not only knowledge of the
language but also appropriate use of that language within a given culture.

Types of Speech Acts

According to the Speech Act Theory Developer J. L. Austin (1962), a language
philosopher suggested that utterances have three kinds of meaning, given the right
circumstances or contexts which directly affects what the speaker really means.

1. Locutionary act is the actual act of uttering or the literal meaning of the utterance.
Example. “Please pass your project. ”

2. Illocutionary act is the social function of what is being said or the purpose of the person
saying such words.
Example. “Can you submit your project today?” The person is requesting the listener
to submit his/her project today.
3. Perlocutionary act is the resulting act of what is said or the hearerrecognizes the
intention of the speaker.
Example. “Can you submit your project today?” The listener gets the point, therefore
he/she would submit his/her project on that day.

Indirect speech acts- these are speech acts which function does not have a direct
relationship with what the speaker actually means in his/her statement.
Please consider this utterance:
“The door is still open! ” Implied speech act: Are you capable to close the door? - Here, the
speaker literally questioned somebody if he or she has the ability to close the door. This
indirectly requests the addressee to close the door in behalf of the speaker.

Performatives - a special type of speech act which statements with verbs to execute the
speech act that intend to affect. Performative speech acts only “work” when said by the
authoritative person, for instance: in a wedding the priest would
say “I now pronounce you man and wife” and the organization ’s president shall say to end
up a meeting “The meeting is adjourned.

Figure 1. Illustrates the aspects of Speech Act

Searle’s Classification of Illocutionary Speech Act

As a response to Austin’s Speech Act Theory, John Searle (1976) a university
professor of California, Berkeley, has five general classifications of speech act, and they are
the following:

1. Assertive – this speech act grants the speaker to convey his/her view that the proposal
made is correct. The examples are suggesting, putting forward, swearing, boasting and
concluding.
I make the best cake in town.
2. Directive – In this speech act, the speaker tries to make the addressee do what is being
asked. Some examples of these include asking, ordering, requesting, inviting, advising and
begging.
Please come tomorrow morning for the meeting.

3. Commissive – this speech act compasses the speaker to make future actions, e.g.
promises and oaths.
Starting today, I will never comment negatively about a post on Facebook.
4. Expressive – This speech act allows the speaker to express his feelings and attitudes.
These are words that express gratitude or thanks, congratulating, apologizing, welcoming
and deploring.
I appreciate your effort in solving this problem.
5. Declaration - This speech act brings a change in the external situation. Some examples
of declarations are baptizing, firing, bidding, wedding and blessing.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.

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Prepared by:

MELANIE M. LAMIGO Checked by:

Oral Communication Teacher
NOEMI AIREEN M. ABRAHAM
School Principal