36 Questions
Which of the following best defines communication strategies?
The ways and means we employ when we experience a problem in communication
What are the potential sources of communication problems?
Linguistic, cultural, and contextual
What are the different types of communication strategies?
L1-based, L2-based, and non-verbal
What are reduction strategies in communication?
Strategies employed to avoid sending the intended message
What are achievement strategies in communication?
Speaker's attempts to send the message by using different communication strategies such as code switching or paraphrase
What is an example of an L1-based communication strategy?
Language switch
What is an example of an L2-based communication strategy?
Word coinage
What are non-verbal or non-linguistic strategies in communication?
Gestures and mimes
What is the purpose of communication strategies?
To solve language-related problems in reaching a particular communicative goal
What is the difference between reduction and achievement strategies in communication?
Reduction strategies avoid sending the intended message, while achievement strategies attempt to send the message using different communication strategies
What are the different aspects of the linguistic system that communication strategies can apply to?
Phonological, lexical, syntactic, sociolinguistic/sociocultural, and pragmatic
What is the definition of communication strategies according to most researchers?
The ways and means we employ when we experience a problem in communication, either because we cannot say what we would like to say or because we cannot understand what is being said to us
Which of the following is NOT considered a potential source of communication problems according to researchers?
Emotional
What are communication strategies?
Ways and means we use to communicate effectively
Which of the following aspects of the linguistic system can communication strategies be applied to?
Any aspect that makes communication difficult
What are L1-based communication strategies?
Strategies related to the speaker's first language
What are L2-based communication strategies?
Strategies related to the target language
What are reduction strategies?
Strategies employed to avoid sending the intended message
What are achievement strategies?
Speaker's attempts to send the message using different communication strategies
What are non-verbal or non-linguistic strategies?
Gestures and mimes
What is the purpose of communication strategies?
To solve language-related problems in achieving communicative goals
What is the difference between L1-based and L2-based communication strategies?
L1-based strategies relate to the speaker's first language, while L2-based strategies relate to the target language
What are reduction strategies used for?
To avoid sending the intended message
What are achievement strategies used for?
To send the message using different communication strategies
Communication strategies are only used when we cannot understand what is being said to us.
False
Communication strategies can be conscious plans for solving any language-related problem in reaching a particular communicative goal.
True
Communication strategies can only apply to syntactic difficulties.
False
There is only one way to categorize communication strategies.
False
L1-based strategies are related to the speaker's first language.
True
L2-based strategies are related to the speaker's first language.
False
Non-linguistic strategies do not play a role in communication strategies.
False
Reduction strategies are employed to avoid sending the intended message.
True
Achievement strategies are speaker's attempts to send the message by using different communication strategies.
True
Code switching is an example of an achievement strategy.
True
Paraphrase is an example of a reduction strategy.
False
Communication strategies can apply equally well to any aspect of the linguistic system which makes communication hard or even impossible to achieve.
True
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