33 Questions
What is the primary purpose of employing the nomination strategy in communication?
To collaboratively establish a topic
According to Cohen (1990), why must strategies be used in conversations?
To start and maintain a conversation
What is one of the most basic strategies to maintain a conversation?
Applying grammar appropriately
Why do people engage in conversation according to the text?
To establish and maintain relationships
What is the purpose of using acceptable, polite, and meaningful communicative strategies according to the text?
To make conversations meaningful
Which type of communicative strategy involves carrying out nomination to collaboratively establish a topic?
Nomination
What is the term used to describe the process by which people decide who takes the conversational floor?
Turn-taking
Which strategy uses either an informal approach or a formal approach to establish who gets to speak?
Turn-taking
What refers to any limitation a speaker may have when communicating?
Restriction
Which covers how procedural formality or informality affects the development of topic in conversations?
Topic control
What is the term used to keep the conversational environment open for opinions until the prior topic shuts down easily?
Nomination
Which strategy forces the listener to respond only within a set of categories that is made by the speaker?
Restriction
What does turn-taking strategy aim to achieve?
Decision on who speaks
In what context might you be asked to deliver a speech in a specific language?
In a classroom discussion
Which aspect of communication emphasizes being polite and not hogging the conversation?
"Turn-taking"
"Excuse me. I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to say about the topic." Which communication strategy does this statement illustrate?
"Turn-taking"
What is the term used to keep the conversational environment open for opinions until the prior topic shuts down easily?
Turn-taking
According to Cohen (1990), why must strategies be used in conversations?
To maintain and start a conversation
Which covers how procedural formality or informality affects the development of topic in conversations?
Nomination
What refers to any limitation a speaker may have when communicating?
Restriction
What is the primary purpose of employing the nomination strategy in communication?
To establish a topic collaboratively
What does turn-taking strategy aim to achieve?
To keep the environment open for opinions
Which communication strategy aims to establish who gets to speak using either an informal or formal approach?
Turn-taking
What is the term used to keep the conversational environment open for opinions until the prior topic shuts down easily?
Nomination
Which strategy forces the listener to respond only within a set of categories that is made by the speaker?
Restriction
According to Cohen (1990), why must strategies be used in conversations?
To ensure effective communication
What is one of the most basic strategies to maintain a conversation?
Turn-taking
"Excuse me. I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to say about the topic." Which communication strategy does this statement illustrate?
Turn-taking
What is the primary purpose of employing the nomination strategy in communication?
To keep the conversational environment open for opinions
Which type of communicative strategy involves carrying out nomination to collaboratively establish a topic?
Nomination
What is the purpose of using acceptable, polite, and meaningful communicative strategies according to the text?
To ensure effective communication
What does turn-taking strategy aim to achieve?
To ensure equal opportunity for speaking
Which aspect of communication emphasizes being polite and not hogging the conversation?
Turn-taking
Study Notes
Conversation Strategies
- The primary purpose of employing the nomination strategy in communication is to collaboratively establish a topic.
Importance of Strategies
- According to Cohen (1990), strategies must be used in conversations to maintain them and prevent confusion or conflicts.
Basic Conversation Strategies
- One of the most basic strategies to maintain a conversation is to use turn-taking, which aims to achieve orderly communication.
Purpose of Communicative Strategies
- The purpose of using acceptable, polite, and meaningful communicative strategies is to maintain a conversation and avoid conflicts.
Types of Communicative Strategies
- The nomination strategy involves carrying out nomination to collaboratively establish a topic.
- The turn-taking strategy aims to achieve orderly communication by establishing who gets to speak.
- The limiting strategy refers to any limitation a speaker may have when communicating.
Conversational Environment
- The open strategy is used to keep the conversational environment open for opinions until the prior topic shuts down easily.
Formal and Informal Approaches
- The turn-taking strategy uses either an informal approach or a formal approach to establish who gets to speak.
Politeness in Communication
- One aspect of communication emphasizes being polite and not hogging the conversation.
Example of a Communication Strategy
- The statement "Excuse me. I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to say about the topic" illustrates the turn-taking strategy.
Learn about the different communicative strategies and how to use acceptable, polite, and meaningful communication in real-life situations. This lesson aims to help you recognize and demonstrate effective communicative strategies in various daily scenarios.
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