ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

DYNAMIC LEARNING PLAN

SUBJECT Oral Communication

TOPIC  COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES
REFERENCE Oral Communication – Peña&Anudin

WEEK DAY

OBJECTIVES 1. Familiarize Communicative strategies

2. Differentiate each strategy and its function in communication

3. Develop a comic strip using any of the communicative strategy.

CONCEPTS
CONTENT: COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES
Communicative Strategies These are plans, ways or means of sharing information
which are adopted to achieve a particular social, political, psychological, or linguistic
purpose.
 Types of Communicative Strategies
1. Nomination- presenting a particular topic clearly, truthfully, and saying only what
is relevant.
 It is a strategy that can also be applied any time during the course of an
interaction as a way of continuing the communication. When this strategy
is used, the topic is introduced in a clear and truthful manner, stating only
what is relevant to keep the interaction focused.
2. Restriction- constraining the response or reaction within a set of categories.
 a strategy that constrains or restricts the Response of the other person
involved in the Communication Situation. The Listener is forced to
respond only within a set of categories that is made by the Speaker.
 Examples: They say that the Philippine economy is getting better. Only
the stupid thinks that, right? (No one wants to be stupid.) That arrest
move was a disaster waiting to happen. Do you agree? (Yes/No)

3. Turn-taking- recognizing when and how to speak because it is one’s turn.

 Turn-taking Communicative Strategy requires that each Speaker speaks
only when it is his/ her turn during interaction. Knowing when to talk
depends on watching out for the verbal and nonverbal cues that signal
the next Speaker that the previous Speaker has finished or the topic
under discussion has been exhausted and a new topic may be
introduced.
 At the same time, it also means that others should be given the
opportunity to take turn. Turn-taking Communicative Strategy uses either
an informal approach (just jump in and start talking) or a formal approach
(permission to speak is requested).
 Examples: I agree with the point just made. But may I add that OFWs
would rather be home and work here so they could be with their families.
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May I have the floor, sir? The topic under discussion is the state of the
Philippine economy today. We want better lives for all Filipinos, whether
they are working here or abroad.

4. Topic control- keeping the interaction going by asking questions and eliciting a
response.
 After the Nomination Communicative Strategy, the interaction is kept
going by using the Topic-Control Communicative Strategy. This is simply
a question-answer formula that moves the discussion forward. This also
allows the Listener or other participants to take turns, contribute ideas,
and continue the discussion.

5. Topic shifting- introducing a new topic followed by the continuation of that topic
 Topic-Shifting Communicative Strategy is the strategy that is useful in
introducing another topic. This strategy works best when there is follow-
through so that new topic
6. Repair- overcoming communication breakdown to send more comprehensible
messages.
 When miscommunication occurs, one can apply the Repair
Communicative Strategy that includes requesting clarification, not
acknowledging, topic shifting, not responding, repeating, recasting and
adding. One requests clarification by asking questions or using
eyebrows , eyes, head or shoulders to show that the Message could not
be understood. By not acknowledging the new situation, the situation
already in progress will continue. Topic shifting can help direct the
discussion to another or divert the attention of the Listener from the topic
that has become problematic.

7. Termination- using verbal and nonverbal signals to end the interaction.

 Termination Communicative Strategy ends the interaction through verbal
and nonverbal Messages that both Speaker and Listener send to each
other. Sometimes the Termination is quick and short. Sometimes it is
prolonged by clarification, further questions, or the continuation of the
topic already discussed, but the point of the language and body
movement is to end the communication.

QUESTIONS/ACTIVITY [Directions: read and choose the correct answer, only one choice is correct and no points will
be given for answer without explanation. (1/2 lengthwise)

1. You ask your best friend to tell you about what happened with his/her day.
A. Nomination
B. Repair
C. Termination
D. Topic Shifting
2. Lina is not fluent using English language but her teacher wanted her to talk in English. In
this case, she cannot express well her thought.
A. Topic Shifting
B. Termination
C. Repair
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D. Restriction
3. “Anyways, let’s go back to the topic. We are talking about communication style here.
Right?”
A. Termination
B. Repair
C. Topic Control
D. Topic Shifting
4. A: I hate Math!
B: Yes, Indeed!
A: By the way, have you submitted your journal in English?
B; Not yet.

A. Topic Control
B. Topic Shifting
C. Turn Taking
D. Repair
5. “To confirm ma’am, you have said..is that right? “ The common response Natoy gives to
his client. Natoy can’t hear well but working as a call center agent that’s why he always
confirm what’s the client’s concern.
A. Topic Control
B. Restriction
C. Repair
D. Turn Taking

ASSESSMENT/ Make a comic strip using any of the communicative strategies discussed.
APPLICATION

PREPARED BY: NOTED BY: CHECKED BY:

Micaellah Jane Bernales Marah Jane Reyes Ms. HARLENE ROSE MAMIIT
Subject Teacher Subject Coordinator Principal, High School Department