Purposive communication

➤ Faculty of Language and Literature

➤ College of Teacher Education

Course content
➤ Language theories
Communication in multicultural
contexts: nature, elements and
functions
 Japanese TV reporter interviews a British Member of Parliament
 Backpackers trade notes on unique spots and events in Asia via the latest app
 A student at a lecture hall in Melbourne listens to a podcast of presentation
somewhere from Africa

Communication...
is one of the more essential human activities that
enable us to make connections, create meanings,
and nurture understanding
Communication. Messages.
is one of the more essential human activities that
enable us to make connections, create meanings,
and nurture understanding.

Symbols are shared in a specific culture

➤ Linguistic Symbols
➤ Extralinguistic Symbols

Communication. Messages.
is one of the more essential human activities that
enable us to make connections, create meanings,
and nurture understanding.

Symbols are shared in a specific culture

➤ Linguistic Symbols
➤ Extralinguistic Symbols
• Kinesics
• Proxemics
• Artefactuals
Ineffective Responses
➤ Filipinos know English
➤ Filipinos know how to use English in many ways.
➤ I am going to discuss how Filipinos use English in many
ways.
➤ How Filipinos use English in many ways.

Different channels of
communication
➤ Giving a relevant response
➤ Today using emoticons in text messages is helpful
in understanding the sender’s tone.
➤ Watching an instructional video on cooking is
easier to follow than just reading a recipe book.

“Today, using emoticons in text

messages is helpful in
understanding a sender’s tone.”
➤ Is this a effective response?
➤ Today, using emoticons in text messages is helpful in
understanding a sender’s tone.
- When my mother ends her message with a smiley face,
I know that she is not upset. But when she sends a
message like “Go home” or “Uwi ka na” without a
smiley face, I get worried that she might be angry.
- When my classmate acknowledges my answer with an
OK and a happy face, I know that my message was
accepted accepted warmly. But if it id just OK, I wonder
if she understood what I said.
- Ending a response with an exclamation mark without a
funny face emoticon might be misinterpreted as an
angry tone; the funny face emoticon makes the
message sound light and funny. For example, texting
NO! Without a funny face emoticon may sound like the
sender is angry.