UNIT 28 IDENTIFYING THE FUNCTIONS OF LEARNERS LANGUAGE

To identify the different function of the language we must know what a language function is.

Functions of learners are the purposes for which learners use the language in the classroom. These purposes include taking parts in activities, interacting with the teacher and among students. Students might use different language functions as they take part in different parts of the lesson.

Some examples in which students might be using this sort of language are:

Greeting

Explaining

Suggesting

Checking instructions

Negotiating

Agreeing

Disagreeing

Prompting

Learners need a range of exponents so that they will be able to interact appropriately among them and also with the teacher.

Mostly in classrooms learners will use components which are kind of neutral in style. In some contexts the same words won be able to fit because that depends if students are learning for different purposes like for example: business, commerce, economics etc.
Source: Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2011). The Teachink Knowledge Tests Course . United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.