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Purposive Communication
Salient points to discuss:
Grading System
Clarifications of all reasonable questions
Expectations from the subject
Expectations for students’ behavior
Groupings for activities
Oral Performances
Reporting do’s and don'ts's
Requirement/s for the subject
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 “Every person is a three-
man: the man other people
think he is, the man he thinks
he is, and the man he really
is”.
Anonymous
 What is Purposive Communication?

• Purposive communication is a form of communication

used to write, speak, and present to different audiences
for various purposes.
• This aims for students to hone their communication
effectively and efficiently to a variety of audiences either
local or international to deliver the intended message.
 Correct? Incorrect?
1. Aeroplane
2. Airplane
3. Colonise
4. Colonize
5. Enrolment
6. Enrollment
7. Honour
8. Honor
TASK 1: Read the following statements carefully.
Decide if each statement is true or false.
1. Not all languages have a grammar system.
2. Change happens to all languages.
3. The first language that a child acquires is called
mother tongue.
4. All living creatures have the capacity for
language.
5. Two persons who do not speak the same
language will never be able to communicate
with each other.
WHAT IS LANGUAGE?
“Language is the expression of ideas by means of
speech-sounds combined into words. Words are
combined into sentences, this combination
answering to that of ideas into thoughts.”
It can only be called a language if it
consists of:
Grammar (system of rules)
Phonology (sound system)
Vocabulary (Lexicon)
 While growing up, people acquire the languages used
by the community. (Language acquisition)

The language acquired by growing up is called the

mother tongue.
Comprehension Questions:
1. Can animals communicate?
2. Can monkeys produce language?
3. What is the difference between language
acquisition and language learning?
4. What is the difference between first language and
second language?
5. What happens when a language comes into contact
with another?
 Learning the First
Language =
Language Acquisition

Learning the Second

Language =
Language Learning