013102 - Introducing Knowledge About Language Assignment

Assignment Task

Spoken Text

Context: Two old friends, Karen and Sally, are having coffee. It’s been several months since they last saw each other. They are a few minutes into their conversation.

Karen : Did you go to Peter’s 21 ^st ?

Sally: Yes. I had fun.

Karen: Was Sue there?

Sally: She’d gone by the time I got there . Karen: I haven’t seen her for ages.

Sally: I saw her a few weeks ago.  She’s doing OK .  She had been working really hard and (she) decided to take a break.

Karen: Good for her. Nobody wants  a full-on j ob that gives you no satisfaction . Sally: No. Everyone needs to have  a life .

For a sentence, follow these steps:

1. Classify it as either a simple sentence (one independent clause), a complex sentence, a compound sentence or a compound-complex sentence.

2. Note that there may be ellipsis (words dropped). Reinsert the ellipsed

3. For a complex sentence, identify the independent clause and the dependent

4. For a compound sentence, identify the independent

5. For a compound-complex sentence, identify the independent and dependent

6. Identify the overall form of the verb phrase in each clause eg as a tense (eg. ) Present Continuous), a form not within the standard tense system (eg. the ‘going to’ form) or as a modal form (modal auxiliary ‘should’ in the present/future). Identify any passive forms

7. Analyse for teaching purposes the form of the verb phrase in each clause, by showing the constants and variables eg. Subject + will + base verb . Think about what the students need to generate accurate sentences using this form in other contexts and with different subjects.

8. Identify the concept represented by the choice of this verb form in this For a complex or a compound sentence, state the relationship between the clauses in terms of meaning.

For a single noun, follow these steps:

1. Identify the noun type (eg. proper, concrete common noun, abstract common noun, count noun, non-count noun).

2. Identify and analyse the use/non-use of an

3. Discuss the

For a noun phrase, follow these steps:

1. Identify it as a noun

2. Identify the head

3. Analyse pre-modification and post-modification of the head noun.

4. Discuss the

Written text

Concept checking questions provide a way of checking learners’ understanding of grammar and vocabulary. They can be a useful tool for language teachers but they can present problems. They require thought.

 Before they begin to draft a set of concept checking for a word or tense choice, teachers must first analyse the language. This analysis should focus on the relationship between form and meaning. It is important for teachers to have access to a comprehensive grammar reference book with clearly presented examples.

Task description

This task is for you to demonstrate your knowledge of language features and how they construct meaning in texts.

You will be presented with one spoken text and one written text, with particular language choices numbered and highlighted in bold in each text.

• Analyse the form of each of numbered and highlighted language choices in both texts.
• Analyse the meaning/use of each numbered and highlighted language choice.

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