Que hora es señorita?

A
How are you?
B

Pabuhat
C
Reading as a Communication Process
 Objectives

Understanding the close relationship between reading

A and language

Acquaintance with the characteristics of clear and stimulating

B language
 What is a Language?
•Is a code system used by humans to communicate.
D

•Diverse language, diversities in the code system or symbol

D

system as devised and used by man.

 Characteristic of Language

CLARITY ADAPTED VIVID LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE

SIMPLICITY FORCEFUL
 CLARITY
The reader can more easily and immediately understand language when the code
symbols are concrete rather than abstractions (universal ideas) and generalizations.

Example:
Many students attended the student council meeting.

Ninety-five college student attended Tuesday’s student council meeting.

SIMPLICITY
Complex wording written for the sake of verbal erudition is less easily
understood, compared with what is expressed directly and to the point.

Example: Shall we partake of our Mother’s culinary dishes

repast? are exquisite.

Shall we eat? Mother cooks well.

. .
 ADAPTED LANGUAGE
Words of expression should relate to the reader’s age, educational attainment,
gender, ethnic origin, other personal factors.

Example:
The politicians were not well received by a groups.

Luzon politicians were not well received by a Mindanao groups.

FORCEFUL
Stimulating language provides color, interest and excitement.

Example:
He speaks at length while saying little.
He spews forth words-and says nothing.
 VIVID LANGUAGE
Is descriptive and stirs the senses of the reader.

Example:
Very good salesman --- Crackerjack persuader

Dishonest and evil --- Festering corruption

Trouble spot --- Seething hell

 D
D
Prepared by: Lilibeth M. Bagolor
BBTE 4-1