UNIT 4 FUNCTIONS

What is a function?

During the review of unit 4 about functions, I can see that it is really essential to communicate. In addition, we as English teachers we can work in  a context in which is used in the classroom then  it is important for students to understand that one form may have many different functions. These includes greeting, clarifying, inviting, agreeing, apologizing. For example, Excuse me for not doing my homework, it's cause you asked me to do it, you didn't tell me to do it so I thought it was optional. This phrase was said by a child to his teacher and he was apologizing.

In the same way, I want to apply activities where students can use as many functions we have. It will help them to get opportunities to perform some linguistic functions like asking permission, requests. 

I want to plan a lesson , where students  will be able to share information naturally in peer or groups as they would in real life situations using polite phrases  expressing  different levels of formality  so I will provide appropriate language forms for conversations similar to those used in everyday life and emphasizing on learning language like chunks, for example, See you later is used in everyday situations.

According to Richards & Rodgers (1986)  the teaching of language functions forms part of the general movement toward communicative language teaching. In other words, the language is taught as a mean of communication, not as a system of grammatical structures. I consider that collaborative skill  provides opportunities to learners to progress specific group skill, we can emphasize the equivalent language functions. 

 Example: 

Additional information

1. Brumfit, Christopher (1984). Communicative Methodology in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Bibliography: 

2. Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2009). The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3.