Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:
I. Language and Communication
II. Modes of Communication
III. Intercultural Communication
IV. Communication for Various Purposes
V. Communication Across Professions
References
Index
The Authors

Purposive Communication: Using English in Multilingual Contexts uses the World Englishes framework, which, according to the CHED Memorandum Order 20, series of 2013, aims to expose students to various domains of knowledge and ways of comprehending social and natural realities, developing intellectual competencies, such as critical, analytical, and creative thinking, and multiple forms of expression, and civic capacities demanded of membership in the community, country, and the world. The book emphasizes multilingual contexts of using English in Asia and beyond and looks at the Filipino as a global citizen, as a citizen of the world. For this reason, the book features readings and audio recordings from speakers of different varieties of English, from the inner circle (speakers of English as a Native Language), Outer Circle (speakers of English as a Second Language), and Expanding Circle (speakers of English as a Foreign Language). It provides discussion topics of local and international importance that are always in the context of a specific purpose and a specific audience, not in the abstract. It uses different classroom arrangements, modalities, written texts, audio recordings, and videos. Moreover, each unit uses all the skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, critical thinking, and viewing.

In English text.