MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR Y DEL

DEPORTE

UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA EXPERIMENTAL

LIBERTADOR

DEPARTAMENTO DE IDIOMAS MODERNO

EVALUATION DE LOS PROCESOS DE

ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

PARTICIPANT:

HECTOR SANTOS

CARACAS 15 DE JUNIO DE 2012

What does language functions refer to?

Some examples of

language functions

include:

Compare and contrast

Persuasion

Asking questions

Expressing likes and dislikes

Cause and effect

Summarizing

Sequencing

Predicting

Agreeing/disagreeing

Greeting people/introductions

EXPERIENTIAL SUBCOMPONENT

IDEATIONAL COMPONENT

LOGICAL SUBCOMPONENT

ACCORDING TO HALLIDAY

AND MORLEY (1985)

INTERACTIONAL SUBCOMPONENT

INTERACTIONAL SUBCOMPONENT

PERSONAL SUBCOMPONENT

SOCIAL FUNCTION

INSTRUMENTAL FUNCTION

TEXTUAL COMPONENT

The children saw the ball.The

ball was floating on the pool in

the garden. The children stood

up. The children ran to the

edge of the pool. The children

realised that there was a dead

man in the pool

The children saw the ball that was floating on the

pool in the garden. They stood up and ran to the

edge of the pool, where they realised that there was

a dead man.

EXAMPLES OF

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

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Contrasting ideas

We'd love to stay for dinner, but we have got to get going.

They decided to stay in the area, in spite of their problems with the local residents.

Despite the difficulties of a long journey, Peter decided to visit India.

Getting a good job is hard work, however, most people eventually find one with patience.

There were a number of people who came, although the hotels were not equipped tohandle them all.

Complaining

I'm sorry to have to say this but...

I'm sorry to bother you, but...

Maybe you forgot to...

I think you might have forgotten to...

Excuse me if I'm out of line, but...

There may have been a misunderstanding about...

Don't get me wrong, but I think we should...

Remember that a direct complaint orcriticism in Englishcan sound rude or

aggressive.

It's best tomention a problem

in an indirectmanner.

Giving Advice

I don't think you should work so hard.

You ought to work less.

You ought not to work so hard.

If I were you, I'd work less.

If I were in your position, I'd work less.

If I were in your shoes, I'd work less.

You had better work less.

You shouldn't work so hard.

Whatever you do, don't work so hard.

Guessing

It might need some oil.

He could be in the garden.

It looks like a miniature motor.

Perhaps he needs some time off work.

Maybe they want to come and visit this summer.

It's difficult to say, but I'd guess that it's used for cleaning house.

I'm not really sure, but I think they enjoy hiking in the mountains.

Demanding explanations

Can you tell me why...

I don't understand why...

Can you explain why..

Why is it that...

How come...

Does this mean...

Do you really expect me to believe...

ITEM FORMATS

FOR LANGUAGE

FUNCTIONS

Some people say English people are polite. My friend Mary is going to UK soon, but she is not as polite as they

are. Help my friend to be more polite. Write questions to help her to get information.

•How can she ask for the time?

________________________________________________________________________

•How can she get information about the location of the nearest bank?

________________________________________________________________________

•How can she get the schedule of the store?

________________________________________________________________________

•How can she get the location of the fire station?

________________________________________________________________________

BEING POLITE

The teacher is very bad at giving suggestions. Help him to give some pieces of advice to them.

Here you have different situations, give advice for each one.

•Carlos has a headache.

_________________________________________________________________________

•Carolina failed her Math test.

_________________________________________________________________________

•David wants to go to the movies but his girlfriend wants to go shopping.

_________________________________________________________________________

•Albert is going to England, but he does not speak English very well.

_________________________________________________________________________

GIVING SUGGESTIONS

We are carried out an investigation. We need to know your opinion about extreme

sports.

.

1.____________________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________________

EXPRESSING OPINION

Shopping

Claude is in a store trying to buy some pieces of clothes. He needs to ask some questions to the salesman.

Using the information in parenthesis help him to ask for:

1. A larger size (t-shirt)

_________________________________________________________________________

2. Different color (sweater)

_________________________________________________________________________

3. Price (cap)

_________________________________________________________________________

4. Payment forms

_________________________________________________________________________

SHOPPING

•Giving Instructions

A friend of your call you to ask you how to open a face book account. Explain him how to do it. Give him

the necessary instructions to open a face book account.

1.___________________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________________

3.___________________________________________________________________________

GIVING INSTRUCTIONS

You want to work as a receptionist in a very famous hotel. You have to show your interviewer you know how to use the

phone.

•Ask the caller to wait.

_________________________________________________________________________

•Thank the caller to wait.

_________________________________________________________________________

•Ask the caller additional information.

_________________________________________________________________________

•Take a message.

_________________________________________________________________________

INTERACTING : ASKING FOR

INFORMATIONTHANKING

REFERENCES

AVAILABLE AT esl.about.com/b/2010/03/06/language-functions.htm

AVAILABLE AT eldstrategies.com/languagefunctions.html

An introduction to systemic-Functional Grammar. Elida Leon (2004)

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR

ATTENTION!!