LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SPEAKER

Background Information for Learners

Communication is an important tool that allows you to be understood by others.
In your everyday life, you communicate with different people and you become one of
the actors in various communication processes. In these communication processes, you
play an important role - either you become the speaker (sender of information) or the
receiver (listener/audience to the information). Being a speaker or a receiver in any
communication process entails responsibilities.

Notes to remember:

Role means a function played or assumed by a person or thing in a particular
situation.

Responsibility means the state of having a duty to deal with something or of
having control over someone.

An individual who participates in any communication process has roles and
responsibilities. He or She may be the speaker (sender of information) or a receiver
(listener /audience listening to the information).

These roles  of  being  a speaker or a listener may change depending on the
speaking situation he/she participates in.

Learning Competency with Code:

Explain that a shift in speech context, speech style, speech act and communicative
strategy affects the role and responsibilities of speaker. (EN11/12OC-IIab-22. 4)
Activity 1: LOAD
Load and gear up!
You certainly play an important communicative role at home, in the family, in the school and the community. Your role in
each of the given contexts is already identified and written in the circle. Give five (5) communication responsibilities that
your role entails and put them inside the boxes.

Questions:
1. Are your roles the same in the given contexts? Why?
2. As your roles change from one context to another, are your communicative responsibilities also changing? Why?
Activity 3: ADVANCE
Advance and power up!
As a speaker in different communication processes, you have some responsibilities to perform in order to
maintain a meaningful, healthy and friendly speaking environment. Identify at least five (5) responsibilities that you have
as a speaker and five (5) responsibilities that you do as a listener to achieve a successful communication process.

My role responsibilities as a speaker: ( Example : I speak with others politely.)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
My responsibilities as a listener: ( Example : I listen attentively.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Comprehension Check: Answer these questions briefly.

1. How do your responsibilities as a speaker differ from your responsibilities as a listener?

2. Do you think a shift in speech context, speech style and speech act cause this difference in your responsibilities as a
speaker and a listener? Why?