Types of

Communicative
Strategy

Oral Communication in
Context M1L8
Objectives
• identify various types of communicative strategies;
• engage in a communicative situation.
 The Communicative Strategies

1. Nomination- collaboratively and productively establish a topic.

2. Restriction- limitation you may have as a speaker.
3. Turn-taking- process by which people decide who takes the conversational
floor.
4. Topic control- covers how procedural formality or informality affects the
development of topic in conversations.
5. Topic shifting- involves moving from one topic to another.
6. Repair- refers to how speakers address the problems in speaking,
listening and comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation.
7. Termination- refers to the conversation participants’ close-initiating
expressions that end a topic in a conversation.
Across
4. It refers to any limitation you may have as a speaker
5. It involves moving from one topic to another
7. It refers to the conversation participant’s close initiating expressions that end a
topic in a conversation

Down
1. A speaker carries out to collaboratively and productively establish a topic.
2. It cover how procedural formality affects the development of topic in
conversations.
3. Sometimes people are given opportunities to talk because others take much time
during the conversation.
6. It refers to how speakers address the problems in speaking, listening, and
comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation.
 Nomination Restriction Turn-taking
Topic control Topic shifting Repair Termination
Statement Answer
1. Best regards to your parents! See you around!
2. By the way, there's a new shop opening at the mall.
3. Hi, Juan! Did you watch the news today? There was a news
item about new cases of COVID 19…

4. In your class, you might be asked by your teacher to

brainstorm on peer pressure.

5 Can we all listen to the one who talk in front of us?

6. One of the essential lessons I gained from the discussion
is the importance of sports and wellness to a healthy
lifestyle.

7. Excuse me, but there are 5 Functions of Communication not

4.

8. “What do you think?

9. In addition to what you said about the beautiful girl is that

she is also smart.

10. Go on with your ideas. I'll let you finish first before I say
something.
Refine your skills in analyzing contexts!
Scene: Belle is 15 years old. She’s watching TV when her Mom gets home from
work.
Mom: Hi darling, how was your day?
Belle: Fine.
Mom: Have you started on your homework yet?
Belle: Sort of…but this news is almost over….
Mom: OK, you can finish that, but you really need to get started as soon as it is
over. I do not want you staying up until midnight like you did last night.
Belle: Fine.
Mom moves to put her stuff down and goes to get started on dinner in the kitchen.
Belle joins her mom in the kitchen.
Mom: What news were you watching anyway?
Belle: About situation report of COVID 19 in the Philippines.
Mom: About what…
Belle: Mom, it’s COVID 19 situation report. I feel scared! As of the moment, the
news reported that there has been 11, 618 confirmed cases in our country where
64.2 % of the said cases are from National Capital Region. Our situation is getting
worse? Do you think so?
Mom: Yes, and that will get worst if we don’t act on it.
Belle: How do we act on it, Mother?
Mom: Preventing the sharp rise of that pandemic means we must cooperate with the
government. As ordinary citizens, we can do that through staying home, always
observing proper hygiene and observing social distancing in public places.
Belle: Well, that could be a boredom for us. We can’t do things the way we used to.
Mom: That is a normal reaction because we have lots of social limitations due to
COVID. But we must comply with these health protocols and standards.
Belle: What about in school? When can we go back to the old normal? Mom: Why
you’re asking that?
Belle: Of course, I’m eager to be with my teachers and friends. I missed the
moments we have collaborative discussions and engagements.
Mom: Yes, you are right. Of today’s situation, you will really miss those. But as I
said, we have to follow guidelines set by government. That’s the least we can do to
fight the crisis. These guidelines are applied to all workplaces, workers, and even in
the private sector.
Belle: Yeah, that was also discuss during the virtual orientation of the opening of
our classes. As a student, despite of limitations, I am thankful about it.
Mom: That is something we really need to be grateful. Students are, in fact, very
lucky for given the opportunity to choose from the different learning modalities.
Anyway, you are enjoying your on-line learning.
Belle: Certainly, yes. I find our virtual lectures interesting as well as chatting my
fellow students, posing questions to my teachers and taking the on-line exams.
Mom: Good! That means you have adjusted to the new normal. With that, do your
best to make me proud.
Belle: Is that some kind of a pressure? (Laughs…) Mom: Just a reminder, darling!
Belle: Okay, I’d go back to my room to complete my assignments.
Mom: Sure. I’ll take a look on your activities later.
Questions:
1. How did the mother start the conversation?
2. What are the restrictions in the conversation?
3. Do they have a good turn taking strategy? How could you say so?
4. How did the speakers manage the topic control, shifting, and repair?
5. Are you satisfied on the termination strategy employed by the speakers? Why or
why not?
 A. Identify the type of Communicative strategy in each statement.
______1. “Do you have anything to say?”
______2. “One of the essential lessons I gained from the discussion is the
importance of sports and wellness to a healthy lifestyle.”
______3. “Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly
understand what we want to say about the issue.”
______4. “Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you finish first before I say something.”
______5. “Have you heard the news about the latest achievement of our
government?”
6. “Hey, how are you? I missed you!”
7. “Best Regards to your parents! See you around!”
8. “Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to personally offer
apologies for what I did yesterday.”
9. “Sorry, I can’t decide for now. I am still focused on my writing assignment. Let’s
talk next time ok?”
10. “Now it’s your turn to ask questions.”
11. “Is it raining outside?”
12. “Speaking of summer, do you even feel how hot it is outside?”
13. “Please hear me out, I need to tell you something.”
14. “I’m sorry, could you repeat your question please? I didn’t hear it quiet clearly.
Thanks.”
15. “What did you like about today’s activity?”
B. Identify what communicative strategy is best used in the following situations.
1. A student is presenting his or her report in front of the class.
2. You were having conversations with your friends about the earthquake which
happened last night.
3. The Department of Health Committee were exchanging ideas about possible
solutions to the increasing number of infected Covid19 patients.
4. The teacher is asking the students to give their ideas about what is
communication.
5. You were asked by your teacher to brainstorm about the importance of
understanding the use of the different communicative strategies.
6. You were told by your Oral Communication teacher to deliver your speech using
English Language only.
7. A doctor is explaining his/her diagnosis to a patient, at the same time, the patient
is asking the doctor for his/her medical advice regarding to his/her diagnosis.
8. Students are having their debate activity about the advantage and disadvantages
of our new normal world.
Quiz- February 15, 2021
Direction: Recognize the type of communicative strategy used in the following
statements. Write only the letter of your choice on a separate sheet of paper.
1.“Do you have anything to say?”
A. Nomination
B. Turn Taking
C. Topic Control
D. Termination
2. “One of the essential lessons I gained from the discussion is the importance of sports
and wellness to a healthy lifestyle.”
A. Restriction
B. Nomination
C. Turn Taking
D. Topic Shifting
3. “Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand
what we want to say about the issue.”
A. Termination
B. Topic Shifting
C. Repair
D. Turn taking
4.“Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you finish first before I say something.”
A. Topic Control
B. Nomination
C. Topic shifting
D. Repair
5. “Have you heard the news about the latest achievement of our government?”
A. Repair
B. Nomination
C. Topic Control
D. Turn taking
6.“Hey, how are you? I missed you!”
A. Repair
B. Turn taking
C. Restriction
D. Nomination
7. “Best regards to your parents! See you around!”
A. Topic Control
B. Repair
C. Termination
D. Turn taking
8. “Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to personally offer
apologies for what I did yesterday.”
A. Restriction
B. Nomination
C. Turn taking
D. Topic Control
9. “Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing
assignment. Let’s talk next time, okay?”
A. Repair
B. Termination
C. Nomination
D. Topic Control
10.“Now, it’s your turn to ask questions.”
A. Topic Control
B. Nomination
C. Repair
D. Turn taking

GOD BLESS!