Course Purpose:

Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication online course. They adapt their style and language register to the requirements of different situations. They are able to listen and speak/sign confidently in both formal and familiar settings. They can articulate their purposes and reasons for the adoption of a particular register and style in any situation. They can usually identify the assumptions and inferences implicit in what people say/sign and how they say/sign it.

What you’ll learn

Effectively engaging in spoken or signed communication, employing strategies to capture and maintain audience interest, and recognising and responding to manipulative language use. Learners will develop skills in interactive communication, audience engagement, and discerning manipulative language techniques.