ORAL COMMUNICATION E-PORTFOLIO S.Y. 2020-2021

Directions: Give an example for each of the given speech styles below. 1. Intimate - When a girl confesses to her crush and asks them out on a date. 2. Casual - When my father converses with his friends about the political issues happening in the Philippines. 3. Frozen - At dinner, our family had a quick prayer to bless the food before eating. 4. Consultative - The psychiatrist diagnosed that the child has a Generalized Anxiety Disorder, in which it can be treated with some medication or therapy. 5. Formal - The CEO presents their company’s annual financial report for the year to the whole company.

 

 You were not able to prepare for your graded report in Oral Communication. Mr. Reyes, then calls you to go to the front and start your presentation. How are you going to explain your situation yo your teacher?     In this situation, the first thing I would do is to admit that I was not able to prepare for the presentation and explain why. After I finish explaining to Mr. Reyes the reason why I was unprepared, I would then gladly accept the mistake I made and face all the consequences that will come with it. Once I've come to terms with my mistake, I would then apologize to Mr. Reyes for the mishap I have caused. Then, I would ask him if I can redo, the presentation, and do anything to get the grade, if I were given the chance. Your cousin, Karl, calls you over the phone and tells you that he cannot help you in your errand because he needs to do something for his school project. What will you tell him to convince him to spare you a bit of his time and that you need him to...

Performance Task: Communication Breakdown VLOG LINK:  https://youtu.be/HGsOdSgr5ks SCORE: 63/70

 

  SCORE: 90/100

Discussion question 2 Can you recall an experience in your life where you experienced communication breakdown? What happened and why did the breakdown occur? (answer in not less than 5 sentences). Back when I lived in the United States of America, I had experienced a lot of communication breakdowns, especially in school. During the first months, I was shy and lacked the confidence in talking to my classmates, so the breakdown of communication was caused by psychological barriers. I also experienced cultural barriers back then as I wasn't used to the American culture and it was different from our culture, such as calling someone "ate" or "kuya" to those who are older than you, and the different holidays we celebrate there versus here in the Philippines. I had also experienced some communication barriers as  I wasn't really able to understand my classmates when they use some slang words in our conversations sometimes. Another linguistic barrier I encountered i...

Discussion question 1 Watch the video and answer the following questions: QUESTIONS: 1. What are the communication barriers that the 2 persons experienced? The woman was experiencing psychological barriers because she explained that she was tired of the stereotypes given to her by the people and that she was not confident enough to speak in English. She and her partner were also experiencing linguistic barriers as she had difficulty in speaking in English, while her boyfriend struggled to understand Filipino. 2. Why does breakdown of communication occur? Communication breakdowns occur because of the barriers they are facing.  3. What is AFAM? What is Jacky Lou? What is Gold Digger? AFAM is slang word that means "a foreigner assigned in Manila". Jacky Lou is an expression that came from "jackpot" and "lugi". In the video, it was explained that the girl hit a "jackpot" for having an AFAM boyfriend, while he was "lugi" because he had her a...