4. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the various communicative styles.
2. Identify various situations in which different
communicative style is appropriate to use.
3. Create short conversations using different communicative
styles in various situations.
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1. Who are talking in the picture?
What do you think are they
talking about?
2. What do you think is the
communicative style used in this
conversation?
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1. Who are talking in the picture?
What do you think are they
talking about?
2. What communicative style is
used in there conversation?
12. Communicative Style also called
as speech style is a form of language that
the speaker utilized and is characterized
by the level of formality. We use
different communicative style based on
various situations and based on the
people we are talking to.
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It is used by people who are very close and know each
other quite well. Participation of both speaker and listener is free
and easy. Economy of words, with a high incidence of significant
nonverbal communication, such as gesture, facial expression, eye
contact and so on is depicted.
Examples: Couple talking about their future plans,
Family sharing ideas, very close friends sharing secrets, etc.
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It is a style used by friends and insiders who have something
to share. Just like the intimate style, there is also a free and easy
participation of both speaker and listener. It uses a general language.
Casual language is appropriately used in situations where
speech is not prepared and improvised. It is usually used when you
communicate to people you know or when you want to know
someone on a personal level.
Examples: phone calls, everyday conversation with friends,
chats, etc.
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It is considered as a straight forward speech.
This is a speech style in which the speaker prepared
his speech before hand, sentences are well
structured, coherent and logically sequenced.
Examples: Announcements, SONA, welcome addresses, etc.
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It is the most formal communicative style. This
is usually used during respectful events and
ceremonies. This is generally used in very formal
setting and does not require any feed back from the
audience. It is also know as fixed speech.
Examples: Pledges, anthems, marriage ceremonies,
laws, etc.
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It is a semi-formal communication. It is speech style
wherein the speaker does not usually plan what he wants to
say.
Examples: regular classroom discussions, doctor-
patient, etc.
18. Practice Exercise
Here are some phrases that describes the five types of
communicative styles.
1. Simple greeting with those you know.
2. It does not require any feed back from the audience.
3. Usually done in private conversations.
4. The speaker supplies background information.
5. The sentences are well structured, coherent, and logically sequenced.
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Make use of the concept you learned from this lesson. Create a comic strip depicting the
situations given below. Use the dialogues to further elaborate it. Consider the given rubric for your
guide.
Criteria Score
Comic strip has at least 2 characters
(5 points)
Comic strip has dialogues depicting the given
situations (5 points)
Comic strip is comprehensive (5 points)
Comic strip is neat and well organized (5 points)
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ASSIGNMENT
Think of an instance in your life where you use intimate and casual
style. Jot it down in the table below. Then write the lesson you
learned from that conversation.
Experiences (Intimate, Casual) Lessons Learned
