Purposive Communication in English Flashcards
Non-verbal cues (facial expressions, gestures, postures)
Body Language
A variation in the pitch of the voice while speaking
Tone
The creative use of more than two communication models to deliver meaning
Multimodal
An essay which thoroughly if not meticulously examines a literary piece to arrive at a critical understanding of the message, a clear interpretation of its meanings, and a scholarly appreciation of the writer’s techniques
Literary Analysis
A speech that gives information that clarifies or gives ideas on a certain topic either through descriptions, characteristics, or processes
Informative Speech
A form of communication that attempts to persuade or influence people’s beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviors in relation to an event, idea, object, or other persons
Persuasive Speech
A verbal exchange of question and answer between two or more persons
Interview
A literary work in the form of letters
Epistolary
Takes place when people from two different cultural groups interact. Its purpose is to exchange ideas and cultural norms in the spirit of understanding and mutual respect
Intercultural Communication
The tendency or diposition to judge other people’s culture with disfavor and to consider one’s own as being superior to the other
Ethnocentrism
Instructional methods which involves students expressing their opinions from two competing perspectives with the goal of contradicting each other’s arguments
Debates
Labels things or directs for the maintenance of a building or any infrastructure
Infrastractural Signs
The process by which the sender, having the assigned codes to come up with thoughts symbols (message) that are also comprehensible by the participant/s or the communication, transmits, or sends messages to its recipient
Transmission
A large pad of paper bound so that each page can be turned over at the top to reveal the next, used on a stand at presentations
Flip Charts
A software package designed to create electronic presentations consisting of a series of separate pages or slides
PowerPoint
A free blended learning platform developed by Google for educational institutions that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments. It’s primary purpose is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students
Google Classroom
A new language which develops in situations where speakers of different languages need to communicate but do not share a common language
Pidgin
A type of register that is used in professional, academic, or legal settings where communication is expected to be respectful, uninterrupted, and restrained to specific rules
Formal Register
A type of register that is conversational and appropriate when writing to friends and people you know very well
Informal Register (casual or intimate)
Describes the way a person speaks in relation to their audience
Language Register (linguistic register or speech register)
The “medium” of communication. The means used to exchange or transmit the message
Channel
The study of meaning in language
Semantics
Communication with one’s self, which may include self-talk, acts of imagination, visualization, and even recall and memory
Intrapersonal Communication
A type of communication that uses visuals to convey information and/or messages
Visual Communication
Citizens of the virtual world
Netizens
The primary language of the majority population of a country
Native language
The Father of Debate
Protagoras
The Father of Classical Communication
Aristotle
Means checking the final copy to see that it is free from typographical error
Proofreading
The “wrongful appropriation” and “stealing and publication” of another author’s “language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions” and the representation of them as one’s own original work
Plagiarism
The study of making meaning, the connection between a sign or symbol
Semiotics
Refers to the world. Emphasizes that all different parts of the world form one community linked together by electronic communications especially the internet
Global Village
The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and of governments worldwide
Globalization
Refers to historic language that is intended to remain unchanged (examples: Panatang Makabayan, Philippine Constitution, Holy Bible)
Frozen Register
A process of exchanging facts, ideas, and opinions as a means that individuals or organizations share meaning and understanding with one another
Communication
Work to develop confidence and effectiveness in their public speaking, interpersonal, and small group communication skills
Speech Communication
Shows listeners how some process is accomplished or how to perform it themselves
Demonstration Speech
Its purpose is to provide a detailed, vivid picture of a person, animal, place, or object
Descriptive Speech
Focuses on reports of current and historical events, customs, transformations, interventions, policies, outcomes, options
Explanatory Speech
A literary technique that writers use to present their ideas through reason and logic, in order to influence the audience
Persuasion
A speech given in honor of someone who has died
Eulogy
Speech delivery that involves reading your speech word-for-word from its written form
Manuscript Speaking
The study of the use of space and distance
Proxemics
Refers to the use of objects, clothes, or accessories to aid communication
Object Language
The speacialized terminology associated with a particular field or area of activity
Jargon
The formation of clear and distict sounds in speech
Articulation
The practical use of the language
Pragmatics
The lanuage that is common to people regardless of age, social class, gender, or race
Vernacular