Types of
Communicative
Strategy
Communication
Strategy is a plan or
course of action to
convey information
effectively.
7 Types of
Communicative
Strategy
NOMINATION
A speaker carries out
nomination to
collaboratively and
productively establish a
topic.
Examples:
• Do you have anything to
say?
• Now it’s your turn to ask.
RESTRICTION
Restriction in communication
refers to any limitation you may
have as a speaker.
Example:
• When you were asked to
deliver a speech in a
specific language.
TURN-TAKING
Turn-taking is a process by
which people decide who
takes the conversational
floor.
Examples:
• Can we please listen to the one
who is talking in front of us?
• Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you
finish first before I say something.
TOPIC CONTROL
Topic control covers how
procedural formality or
informality affects the
development of topic in
conversations.
Example:
• One of the essential lessons I
gained from the discussion is
the importance of sports and
wellness to a healthy lifestyle.
TOPIC SHIFTING
Topic shifting involves
moving from one topic to
another.
Examples:
• By the way, there’s a new shop
opening at the mall.
• In addition to what you said about
the beautiful girl is that she is also
smart.
REPAIR
Repair refers to how
speakers address the problems
in speaking, listening
and comprehending that they
may encounter in a
conversation.
2 Classification of Repair
1.Self-initiated – correction
made by the speaker.
2.Other-initiated – correction
make by the listener.
Example:
• Excuse me, but there are 5
functions of Communication not 4.
• “We don’t really move. I mean,
we’d like to, but my mom is sort of
attached to the house.” – J. Depp
TERMINATION
Termination refers to the
conversation participants’
close-initiating expressions
that end a topic in a
conversation.
Examples:
• Best regards to your parents!
See you around!
• That is all for today class,
goodbye!
Directions: Identify what kind of
communicative strategy is being used.
Write only the letter of the correct
answer.
1. “Do you have anything to say?”
a. Nomination
b. Turn Taking
c. Topic Control
d. Termination
2. “One of the essential lessons I gained
from the discussion is the importance of
sports and wellness to a healthy
lifestyle.”
a. Turn taking
b. Nomination
c. Restriction
d. Topic Control
3. “Excuse me? I think we should speak
one at a time, so we can clearly
understand what we want to say about
the issue.”
a. Termination
b. Topic Shifting
c. Repair
d. Turn taking
4. “Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you finish
first before I say something.”
a. Topic Control
b. Nomination
c. Turn Taking
d. Repair
5. “Have you heard the news about the
latest achievement of our government?”
a. Repair
b. Nomination
c. Topic Control
d. Turn taking
6. “Hey, how are you? I missed you!”
a. Repair
b. Turn taking
c. Restriction
d. Nomination
7. “Best regards to your parents! See you
around!”
a. Topic Control
b. Repair
c. Termination
d. Turn taking
8. “Good to see you. Anyway, I came
to visit you because I want to personally
offer apologies for what I did
yesterday.”
a. Restriction
b. Nomination
c. Turn taking
d. Topic Control
9. “Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. I
am still focused on my writing
assignment. Let’s talk next time, okay?”
a. Repair
b. Termination
c. Nomination
d. Turn-taking
10. “Now, it’s your turn to ask questions.”
a. Topic Control
b. Nomination
c. Repair
d. Turn taking
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