EVALUATING SPOKEN TEXTS
Objectives:
a. understand the concept of
spoken texts
b. recognize the criteria
used in spoken text
SOURCES OF SPOKEN TEXT
Songs
Speeches
Conversations
Interviews
Dialogue
Oral story
SPOKEN TEXT
the term used to name spoken language
in use
sometimes called as oral language which
means language produced in its
spontaneous form, as opposed to written
language
Criteria in
evaluating
spoken texts
1. FLUENCY
refers to one’s ability to clearly pronounce
words with appropriate speed, accuracy, and
expression
speak spontaneously
comprehensibly with few numbers of errors
2. VOLUME
deals with the loudness or
softness of speaker’s voice
indicating emphasis on
important points or concepts
3. TONE
refers to the feelings or
emotions the speaker
portrays in a spoken text or
material
4. PITCH
refers to the highness or
lowness of the speaker’s voice
involves the concept of
intonation
5. SPEED
refers to how slow or fast
the speaker delivers the
speech
6. WORD CHOICE
indicates attitude or certainty
indicates emphasis on
important concepts
7. COHESION
refers to the organization of words, phrases,
and concepts presented in the spoken text
Linking of words and sentences by using
correct transitional/cohesive devices (e.g.
FANBOYS) and adverbial conkunctions
(e.g., even, although, and instead)
8. CORRECTNESS
refers to the rightness or
precision not only in grammar, but
more importantly, the accuracy in
concept
Read and understand the given statement then,
encircle the best answer. Write the answers on your
notebook.
1.This refers to a term used to name spoken language
in use.
a.Song b. Dialogue c. Spoken Text
2. It refers to one’s ability to clearly pronounce words
with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
b.Fluency b. Tone c. Pitch
3. This refers to the feelings or emotions the
speaker portrays in a spoken text or material.
a.Fluency b. Tone c. Pitch
4. It is one of the criteria in evaluating spoken
text that deals with the highness or lowness
of the speaker’s voice.
b.Fluency b. Tone c. Pitch
5. It is the organization of words,
phrases, and concepts
presented in a spoken text.
a. Tone
b. Cohesion
c. Word Choice
Why it is important to
follow the criteria in
making a speech?
