Unit 27 ★ Using Language Appropriately for a range of Classroom Functions

Using Language Appropriately for a Range of Classroom Functions

       Classroom functions basically are the purposes that are implicit when we use language. We use exponents to show the purpose of something. An exponent of language may be "good morning" and the purpose is "to greet". It is important for people to use the right exponents at the right time according to the occasion they fit best.

Some types of exponents are;

"Getting Learners' Attention" and the exponent would be "Listen, please"

an example of function may be  "Instructing" and the exponent "please, I'd like you to open your books on page 113"

an example of function may be  "Modelling" and the exponent "welcome" This should make a focus on the right moments to say the exponent.

Classroom functions help us students notice the purpose of using language in specific situation, in a classroom funtions prompt students become inmersed into the language as they need to pay attention and actively participate in doing something.

The following is a video about classroom functions