Q2-W1-D3

THE ORAL NEGOTIATION

STRATEGIES
 Time-Gaining Strategies
(Hesitation Devices)
This refers to using filler
expressions to gain time to Examples:
think.
• Oh well…I really am not
sure.
• Uhm…let me think about it.
• Yeah…so..what can we do?
• Oh, really?...let me see.
 Maintenance Strategies

This involves making a

positive comment or
Examples:
remark to keep the
conversation going.
• Really, I knew it. She likes
me.
• Wow, Philippines! The
land of People Power.
 Indicators:

Ask for help

• I don’t understand.
Help-Seeking • How do you say this?
Ask for Repetition
Strategies • Please repeat.
• I beg your pardon.
Indicate that there is a problem.
• Louder please. I can’t hear you.
 Help-Seeking Strategies

Confirmation Checks –
Comprehension Checks –
The listener checks
Clarification Request – A The speaker checks
whether he/she has
request for explanation whether what was said has
understood the given
been understood.
explanation
• What, Anna? • Did you say ‘Omicron • Do you understand?
• What was your last virus’? • Is it clear?
statement? • Were you referring to • Do you agree?
Martin Luther King Jr.?
TASK:
In groups of four students, prepare to present
a two- minute dialogue using the strategy
assigned to your group.