Project 17 - Tackling Talk in Education
What particular language functions are needed in education?
In this project you will need to make sure that you are focusing on spoken language and not written language.
You will need to review the information on functions of language. You will also need to consider language for learning and social interaction.
Research Questions:
- What language functions are needed when speaking in education environments or in different learning areas?
- Do you students currently have control of these functions?
- What additional functions do your students still need to be able to communicate successfully in this type of speech environment?
Method:
- Make a note of the language functions that students will need as they continue their education.
- Note in your DWP your students' current abilities with these language functions.
- Note how you would normally record your assessment of these language functions, e.g., would you:
- note them as anecdotes,
- record them in a portfolio,
- conduct a formal test,
- note them in your DWP, or
- not normally assess or record them.
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