Lesson Plan in Oral Communication 1.1
Lesson Plan in Oral Communication 1.1
OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard
The learners understand the nature and elements of oral communication in context.
B. Performance Standard
The learners shall be able to designs and performs effective controlled and uncontrolled oral
communication activities based on context.
C. Learning Competencies
The learners demonstrate sensitivity to the socio-cultural dimension of communication situation with
focus on culture, gender, age, social status and religion.
D. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
1. Define cultural communication
2. Demonstrate effective intercultural communication skills in a speech situation
3. Develop appreciation for different culture perspectives.
4. Communicate sensitively, taking into consideration a listener’s gender, religion, beliefs, and
tradition.
II. CONTENT
“Intercultural Communication”
IV. PROCEDURES
Teacher’s Hint
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Classroom Management
4. Checking of Attendance
B. Lesson Proper
1. Reviewing previous lesson or presenting new lesson
Guess from what country the following words are.
a. Hola b. Shalom c. Kumusta d. Hello e. Bonjour f. Ciao
2. Establishing a purpose for the lesson
Lesson Motivation
Form five groups. Each group will represent a particular country (Japan, France, China,
Philippines, and Mexico). Imagine yourselves as the ambassadors of the country assigned to your
group.
You will be provided with some source-based materials like photographs, newspaper
clippings, and letters. Using these pieces of information, work together and come up with some
interesting data about your country. Write questions (how, what, why, where, when and who) and
provide corresponding answers.
5. Developing Mastery
Read each statement. If it displays bias or insensitivity, write the group/element being
misrepresented (gender, social status, age, religion, culture). If not, write “OK.” Once done,
compare and discuss your answers with a partner.
1. “Each employee must wear his ID at all times.”
2. “You won’t understand if I explain; you’re too young.”
3. “Japanese people are so rigid and stoic!”
4. “Don’t buy those shades; only low-class people wear those.”
5. “Lolo, this is an iPhone. ‘i-Phone.’ It is a very complicated device, but I’ll explain it to you
simply. It is used to talk to people from other places.”
6. Application
Group Activity.
1. Imagine yourselves to be a group of individuals of different nationalities.
2. Think of a business you are interested to put up.
3. Think of a creative name for your business.
4. On the lines below, write what the business is about, who your prospective clients are, and
why you put up such business.
5. Do these in 10 minutes.
7.
Generalization
Write T before each number if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.
1. Intercultural communication occurs when there is interaction and negotiation between or
among individuals from different cultural backgrounds.
2. Intercultural communication refers only to communication that happens between or among
individuals from different nations.
3. Communication that exists between or among individuals from different ethnic, religious, and
regional backgrounds and sexual orientations is not considered as intercultural.
4. The DMIS by Bennett and Bennett (2004) can be used to understand those who do not
recognize other cultures and cannot communicate interculturally.
5. The denial stage could be interpreted as distrust towards other cultures.
6. The acceptance stage refers to recognition of cultural differences.
7. In the adaptation stage, individuals begin to integrate with other cultures.
8. Cultural sensitivity matters in intercultural communication.
9. One character trait of a competent communicator is sensitivity to nonverbal cues in other
cultures.
10. A competent communicator is a person who is effective in intercultural communication.
V. EVALUATION
Group Activity. Do the following:
a. Work with your group mates. Assign a number to each member.
b.Individually, prepare a two-minute speech about this quote taken from Understanding Cultural
Differences by Edward Hall and Mildred Hall: “The essence of effective cross-cultural communication
has more to do with releasing the right responses than with sending the ‘right’ message.”
c. Highlight your speech with your answer to the following question: Why is “releasing the right
responses” more important than “sending the right message” in intercultural communication?
d. Prepare your speech in five minutes.
e. Based on the sequence of your number, deliver your two-minute speech in your group.
f. Everyone in the group should present.
VI. REMARKS
VII. REFLECTION