How
do we use language appropriately for a range of classroom functions? I have
been asking this question me since I was doing my internship. Now, I learned
that using language appropriately means we use language in the classroom which
best suits the learners and the situation. Classroom functions are the purposes
for which teachers and learners use language in the classroom.
As teachers, these purposes can include to manage
activities and learning, to explain learning points and to move smoothly from
one stage of a lesson to the next. The language we use in the classroom must be
appropriate for the classroom function and for the Level and the age of the
learners. For example, we should not use language that is too formal with
primary learners or language that is too babyish with older learners.
So
know the question is how to grade the student language in the classroom? First
of all grading language means choosing to use classroom language that is at or
below the language level of the learners. For example, with beginners we use
simple words and phrases. This is what I did with my students during my
internship but with higher level our language can be more complex.
To
finish grading means that our language is at the right level of the learners understand.
We need to sequence our language appropriately to provide learners with
learning opportunities to use the target language.
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