OBJECTIVES recognize the different communicative styles on various situations; give personal experience where you used communicative styles in a particular situation; and appreciate the importance of communicative styles for effective communication.
C ommunicative styles Based from the definition of Martin Joos ’ (1976), it is the form of language that speaker uses which characterized by the degree of formality for the most formal to the least formal style . It only means that the language, vocabulary and level of formality you use differ depending on the situation and the person you are talking to . For example, the words you use when you talk to your friends are different when you talk to your teacher. Same goes when you talk to you parents and to your teacher. They differ depending on the level of formality .
Five different communicative styles Intimate - it is a style among intimate members of a family or very close friends that do not need a complete language with clear articulation .
Five different communicative styles 2. Casual- also known as informal information sharing is typically used in personal conversations with friends or family members. Often very relaxed and focused on just getting the information out.
Five different communicative styles 3. Consultative- it is used in some group discussion, regular conversation at school, companies, trade, speech conversation, etc. It was the most operational among the other styles .
Five different communicative styles 4. Formal- A type of verbal presentation or document intended to share information in which conforms to establish professional rules, standards and processes and avoids using slang terminology .
Five different communicative styles 5. Frozen- it is the most formal communicative style that is usually used in respectful situation or formal ceremony. It does not require feedback from the audience and the language used is fixed or relatively static.