Topic 1

Question 1

1. Language as communication

Answer 1

Language and communication are different but they need each other

In communication we can exchange information through verbal communication, non verbal, graphical representations…

Language plays an essential role in communication: is just a human activity

Language is a communication system made up of a group of written and sound symbols that people of a country use for writing or talking.

ACCURACY VS FLUENCY

• Accuracy : refers to how correct the learner’s use of language system is (grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) Language manipulation activities
• Fluency : refers to how well a learner communicates meaning rather than how many mistakes they make (in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) presentations, debates, speaking games…

COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE
Chomsky says that able speakers have a subconscious knowledge of the grammar rules of their language which allows them to make meaningful sentences in language

Hymes : need to have more than grammatical competence to communicate effectively, so Chomsky missed out the rules of use: know when and where to use this sentences and with whom.

Canale and Swain : the ability to communicate require 4 sub competences

• Grammatical
• Sociolinguistic
• Discourse
• Strategic

Royal Decree 157/2022 of 1st of March ->INTRODUCTION: FL area must encourage empathy and develop curiosity about other social and cultural realities

Curricular purpose : to teach how to establish interpersonal relationship with speakers of the FL

LOMLOE article 17.f , Acquire basic communicative Competence in at least one FL to enable pupils to express and understand simple messages and get by in everyday situations

TPR: Good way to develop comm.comp

• Methodology based on communication
• Ass more than linguistic production
• Errors are part of learning
• 4 skills + culture
• Be aware of silent period

SPANISH IN FLC

• Needs to discuss a problem with us
• If they are preparing materials in groups
• When they’ve to solve a problem with a partner
• If they don’t know enough English to expose an idea

Question 2

2. Oral and written language

Answer 2

5 KEY COMPONENTS BY MOATS

• Phonological awareness: Understanding the sounds of the English language (phonems) and knowing the symbols or letters that represent that sounds (graphemes)
• Pragmatics: Understanding of the social rules of communication.
  Persuading someone| Talking with mum VS friend
• Syntax: Understanding of word order and grammatical rules.
  Children eat bananas=> Bananas eats children
• Morphology: Study of words, how they’re formed and their relationship with other words in the same language.
  Inflection and derivation
• Vocabulary/Semantics: Understanding the meaning of words and phrases and using it to communicate properly.

ORAL LANGUAGE FEATURES

• immediate feedback
• rephrase
• show interest or lack of it
• expression
• intonation and stress
• facial expressions, gestures and body language

WRITTEN LANGUAGE FEATURES

• not immediate feedback
• no intonation or stress
• no facial expressions, gestures or body language
• spend time to focus in what you want to say
• more homogeneous and standardised language
• greater clarity
• you can’t ask for clarification

ACTIVITIES

• Speaking: debates, presentations, dialogues, dramatisation, interview…
• writing: compositions, e mails, replaying to a message, rebus stories, surveys…

Question 3

3. Factors that define a communicative situation: Sender, receiver, context and functionality.

Answer 3

• Sender
• Receiver
• Channel
• Context
• Feedback
• Code

FUNCTIONALITY
Michael Halliday

• Instrumental function: language that is used to fulfill a need Water instead of I would like water please
• Regulatory: to influence the behaviour of other, including persuading, commanding or requesting come here
• Interactional: used to develop relationships and ease interaction thank you
• Personal: that expresses personal opinions, attitudes, and feelings I’m sad today
• Heuristic: used to explore learn and discover Why do flowers grow?
• Imaginative: tell stories and create imaginary constructs
• Representational: used to relay or request information

HIIIPRR

Jakobson

• Referential
• Emotive
• conative
• Phatic
• Metalingual
• Poetic