Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Laguna
District of Santa Cruz

ACTS Computer College

DETAILED
LESSON PLAN IN
ENGLISH

Prepared by:
Hannah Zsanice V. Maulawin
I. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:
a. differentiate the four components of communicative competencies;
b. express ideas and opinions based on the dialogue;
c. identify the competencies based on the definition and examples
given.
II. Subject Matter
 Topic
Communicative Competence
 References/Sources
https://linguisticator.com/communicative-competence/

https://www.learnalberta.ca/content/eslapb/about_communicative_competence.html
https://www.slideshare.net/sonsedela/communicative-competence-
slides
 Materials and Equipment
Laptop, projector, speaker, cut-outs
III. Learning Task
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
Class, please all stand up for a short prayer to be led
by __________.

2. Greetings
Good morning Ma’am!
Good morning everyone!

3. Classroom Management
Before you take your seat, kindly arrange your chairs
and pick up all the pieces of papers and plastics that
you will see under your chair.
Thank you.
If you are done, you may now take your seat.

4. Checking of Attendance There’s no absent today

Class monitor, do we have an absentee today? ma’am.
G-O-O-D-J-O-B (clap),
I’m glad to know that no one is absent for today. For good job! Good job!
that give yourselves a “Good Job Clap.”

5. Recall
Anyone, can you still remember what is your previous
lesson all about? Yes ______?
Very good, it seems like you really understand the
lesson.

If you do not have any other question, we will proceed Yes, we are!
now to our lesson for today. Are you ready?

Priming
But before that, let’s watch a video and tell me your
thoughts afterwards.
Yes ma’am.
Is the instruction clear?

Based on the short video that you watched, what

have you noticed?

Anyone?

Very good. Thank you for all of your ideas, let’s see if
it is somehow related to our topic.

Alright, let’s now move on to our activity.

B. Activity
I have here a word hunt puzzle. You have to find the
five terminologies that you will soon encounter in our
discussion. You can find the words vertically,
Yes ma’am.
horizontally and diagonally.

Is the instruction clear?

Competence
Sociolinguistic
C A A D D Y N Z X S Q T I L P
Linguistic
S O C I O L I N G U I S T I C Strategic
B N M Z A W U R Q S L T S N T Discourse
Y Z S P G H W R M N I R R G C
M Q T H E A S E I O P A Z U B
P Y U Z T T R F G A S T N I M
E R T A X V E Q H G M E D S Z
I P U A X C B N N Z M G A T P
I O E Z F G A K C B R I Y I P
A D I S C O U R S E U C X C L

Well done, based from the opinions and terminologies

you encountered a while ago, can you give me your
guess on what will be our lesson for today?

Anyone?

Very good, it seems like you are now ready. Let’s

watch a video first, then later on based from the video
that you will be watching, we will have another
activity, which is the matching type. You have to
match the terms you found on the word hunt to a
Yes ma’am.
specific meaning that is posted on the board.
Competence - indicates
Is the instruction clear?
sufficiency of knowledge
and skills that enable
someone to act in a wide
variety of situations.
Linguistic - understand
and use all the
grammatical rules and
vocabulary of the
language.
Sociolinguistic- having
awareness of cultural
backgrounds and
expressions, the social
rules of languages.
Discourse- how to get the
ideas and understand
them by patterns of
organization & cohesive
and transitional devices.
Strategic- uses techniques
to get conversational
fluency and the
effectiveness of
Alright, you did a very good job. You have now a prior communication.
knowledge about Communicative Competency. Allow
me to share with you some additional information for
you to better understand the topic. Is that okay? Yes ma’am.

So, what is communicative competence?

- It is the learner’s ability to understand and use

language appropriately to communicate in authentic
(rather than simulated) social and school
environments.
- It is the field of communication that focuses on how
people use message to generate meanings within
and across various contexts and cultures.
- “The ability to interact well with others.” (Spitzberg,
1988).

There are 4 components of communicative

competence:
1. Grammatical Competence - this includes
knowledge of lexical items and of rules of
morphology, syntax, sentence – grammar semantics,
and phonology.
- Grammatical competence asks: “What words
do I use?” “How do I put them into phrases and
sentences?”
- Concerned with mastery of linguistic code
(verbal or non-verbal) which include:
morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics and
orthography.
2. Sociolinguistic Competence- It is knowing how to
use and respond to language appropriately, given the
setting, the topic, and the relationships among the
people communicating.
- Having awareness of: social rules of
language (e.g., formality, politeness,
directness), nonverbal behaviors, cultural
references (e.g., idioms, expressions,
background knowledge).
- Sociolinguistic competence asks: “Which
words and phrases fit this setting and topic?”
“How can I express a specific attitude
(courtesy, authority, etc.)
- Possession of knowledge and skills for
appropriate language use in a social context.
What to say? When to say? How to
say? For whom?
3. Discourse Competence - Deals with organizing
words, phrases and sentences in order to create
conversations, speeches, poetry, email messages,
newspaper articles etc.
- Understanding how ideas are connected
through: patterns of organization, cohesive and
 transitional devises.
- TEXTUAL COMPETENCE
A measure of how well an individual can read
and understand different texts.
- RHETORICAL COMPETENCE
Defined by how well an individual can
contribute to a conversation, how well can he
understand what is being said by speakers and
how can he reflect and express his ideas.
4. Strategic Competence - The ability to recognize
and repair communication breakdowns before, during,
or after they occur.
- If the communication was unsuccessful due
to external factors (such as interruptions), or
due to the message being misunderstood, the
speaker must know how to restore
communication.
- These strategies may be requests for
None ma’am.
repetition, clarification, slower speech, or the
usage of gestures, taking turns in conversation
etc.
- Strategic competence asks: “How do I know
when I’ve misunderstood or when someone
has misunderstood me? What do I say then?”

Is there any questions, clarifications, suggestions

about the topic? If none, let’s have an oral test to Yes ma’am.
know if you really understand the lesson.
Good evening, may I
C. Analysis speak to the hotel
I have here a set of dialogues, and I will call manager please?
somebody to read it. Then I want you to answer the Speaking, how can I help
questions I will be asking after you finish. you?
Hello, I would like to
Is the instruction clear? book two rooms for four
nights from next
Monday please.
No problem, would you
like double beds or single
beds?
Singles are fine, thank
you. Is breakfast
included in the price?
Yes, it is. That will be
£100 altogether. How
would you like to pay?
I will pay when we
arrive. Many thanks for
your help.
No problem. See you next
week. Goodbye.

Janice: “So how’s it going

with your new boyfriend,
Ann?”
Ann: “Not so well. I used
to look up to Sam, but the
better I know him, the less
I like him. He doesn’t get
along with his parents at
all. If they bring up his
grades, he blows up at
them. So far, he hasn’t
blown up at me, but he
takes me for granted. I
think the only reason he
takes me out is to impress
his friends.”
Janice: “Don’t put up with
that! Why don’t you just
break up with him?”
Ann: “I’m sure thinking
about it. Do you know any
good places to meet
guys?”

Pretend you are being

introduced to someone at
a party. The music is very
loud, and you can’t hear
your partner clearly.

What did you say your

name was?
Cindy Carton.
Did you say Sidney or
Cindy?
Cindy, like the famous
 model.

1. Why do you think the receiver of the message

understood easily the context?
2. What are the competencies involved in the
dialogues?
3. How are these competencies help the speaker
relay the message?

D. Abstraction
1. Do you think being communicatively competent is
None ma’am.
important? Why?
2. As a student, how are these competencies can
help you in your studies?

Very good, thank you for your answers. Do you have

any questions so far?

If you do not have a question, please get ½ sheet of

pad paper and answer this quiz. 1. Grammatical

E. Application 2. Discourse
Identify the competency based on the definition and
examples given. Write your answer on a ½ sheet of
pad paper. 3. Sociolinguistic
________1. It is knowing how to use the grammar,
syntax, and vocabulary of language.
________2. Deals with organizing words, phrases
4. Strategic
and sentences in order to create conversations,
speeches, poetry, email messages, newspaper
articles etc. 5. Sociolinguistic
________3. It is knowing how to use and respond to
language appropriately, given the setting, the topic, 6. Sociolinguistic
and the relationships among the people
communicating. 7. Discourse
________4. The ability to recognize and repair
communication breakdowns before, during, or after 8. Strategic
they occur.
________5. Possession of knowledge and skills for 9. Grammatical
appropriate language use in a social context.
________6. “I have to avoid culture-bias in any 10. Discourse
conversation.”
________7. “The teacher can eloquently share her
ideas to the class.”
________8. “She refers to the dictionary to look for
the meaning of the word she doesn’t understand.
________9. “The students make sure their write ups
are free from errors.”
________10. “Performing an experiment by following None ma’am.
the procedure given.”

I will give you 5 minutes to answer that, your timer

starts now.

Time’s up! Let’s check. Exchange paper with your

seatmate. Write corrected by.

Any question regarding Communicative Competence

and its 4 components?

Alright, get your notebook and copy your assignment.

Extension Activity
Among the competencies discussed, choose
one or more competency that will help you
Goodbye and thank you
improve yourself in communication. Cite for teaching us.
strategies on how will you apply it. Write your
answer on a one whole sheet of paper.

Any more questions? If none, let me share this

quotations with you, it says: Strengthen your
CHARACTER and COMPETENCE and you enhance
your CONNECTIONS and CREDENCE.

Goodbye class, see you tomorrow.