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Project 18 - Tackling Talk in the Skilled Trades

What sort of language functions are needed in the skilled trades?

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:

  1. What language functions are needed when speaking in skilled trade environments?
  2. Do your students currently have control of these functions?
  3. What additional functions do your students still need to be able to communicate successfully in this type of speech environment?

Method:

  • Note the language functions required in the skilled trade that you have observed.
  • Note in your DWP your students' current abilities with these language functions.
  • Note how you would normally record your assessment of these 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.