Module 6:

SOCIAL
LITERACY
Social literacy

- Entails the development of social skills, knowledge and

positive human values toward desire.
It can be aquired through social process of
inquiry, values exploration and social dicision-
making that relate to aquistion of knowledge
and understanding (Arthur, Davison and Stow,
2,000)
Social Skills
- Social are aspects of social literacy. As such, these are
an integral part of functioning in society. It involves good
manners, communicating effectively with others, being
considerate of others’ feelings and expressing personal
needs.
Types of Social Skills
There are types of social skills that teachers can
demonstrate among students to attain harmonious
relationship with them.
1. Effective communication
- it is the ability to communicate effectively and share
thoughts and ideas with students through group
conversation, discussion, etc.
2. Conflict resolution
- it is the ability to get to the source of the problem and
find a workable solution by weighing both sides from
those involved with the goal of mediating for
reconciliation.
3. Active listening
- it is the ability to pay close attention to a student in
times of counseling, introspection and consultation.
4. Empathy
- it is the ability to understand and identify the feelings of
students in times of difficulty and trouble.
5. Relation management
- it is the ability to maintain relationship and build key
connections with school stakeholders for the student’s
development.
6. Respect
- it can be done by knowing when to initiate
communication and respond during interactions or even
in times of heated arguments and confrontations.
7. Problem solving skills
- These involve seeking help, making effective decisions
and accepting consequences to derive better solutions to
the problem.
8. Interpersonal skills
- These include the abilities of sharing, joining activities,
asking for permission and waiting for one’s turn in every
facet of school undertakings.
Improving social skills
- Social skills can be improved by focusing on sustaining
desirable attitudes and eliminating those undesirable ones
through modeling, role-playing and performance
feedback mechanism.
Impact of Social Skills
- Possessing social skills: (1) better relationship; (2) better
communication; (3) greater efficiency; (4) advanced
career prospects; and (5) increased over-all happiness.
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

- Emotional intelligence can bring about maintaining a

healthy and purposeful relationship worth others that may
best depict a socially literate person.
Goleman (1996)

- defines Emotional Intelligence (EQ) as the ability to: (1)

recognize, understand and manage own emotions; and (2)
recognize, understand and influence the emotions of
others.
THANK YOU!