What are Communicative Functions?
Communication is not merely about requesting for basic wants and needs! It includes the various purposes for which we communicate or convey information or have a interaction with others.
Communicative functions | Few examples of vocabulary you can choose |
Greetings | Hi, Hello, Bye, good morning, good evening, good bye |
Requesting | I want ice-cream, I want to go to park, give me juice, more water, give me that |
Denial / protesting / rejecting | No, don’t want, don’t do that, stop, |
Describing | Red ball, tall man, clean hands, dirty ball etc. |
Asking questions | What is that, Who is that, Where are we going, When is he coming, How does this work, Why are we going, what time |
| Commenting | I like it, this is cool, wow, awesome! |
Responding to questions | I am fine. I agree. I like it. |
Sharing / relating information | I went to my friend’s house. I ate a pizza, I saw a movie |
Directing attention | Look here, see this |
Joking | Relating jokes |
Suggesting | Let’s go for a movie, let’s go to the park |
Confirmation | Yes, It is, I meant |
Clarification | Is It? Did you mean? |
Important
Ensure that you don't limit your interaction to Questions, requests or instructions - use more comments, suggestions, greetings, opinions etc. - encourage the use of a wide range of communication pragmatics - the purpose of communication!
E.g. Relating information
Teach how to Relate or share information using Avaz
