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Nature of Teaching English, Study notes of English Language

University of Nueva Caceres (UNC)English Language

Nature of Teaching English Language

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UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES
College of Education
PRINCIPLES AND THEORIES OF
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND
LEARNING
The Nature of Language and Its
Importance
Defining Language and Its Nature
Language
- method of human communication,
either spoken or written, consisting of
the use of words in a structured and
conventional way
- system of words or signs that people
use to express thoughts and feelings
to each other (merriam-webster.com)
- system of communication, a medium
for thought, and a social interaction
Nature of Language
1. Language is a combination of
sounds
2. Words have meanings
a. Meanings are in people,
not in words.
b. Consider not only your
interpretation, but also its
meaning to the
receiver/audience
3. Language follows a grammatical
structure
4. Language is based on aural and
oral system
5. Language can die and be
extinct
a. Reasons for growth and
decline of language
i. Changing societal
needs
ii. Erosion of old
customs
iii. Call for elegance
Endangered language - language at
risk of falling out of use as speakers
die out or shift to speak another
language
Language loss - language has no more
native speakers and becomes “dead
language”
Extinct language - language that no
longer has any speaker or no longer in
current use
Dead Language - still known and used
in special contexts in written form;
may remain in use for scientific, legal,
or ecclesiastical functions
6. Language can be diverse
Characteristics of Language
1. Language is dynamic
2. Language has levels
3. Language is creative and unique
4. Language is a means of
communication
5. Language identifies culture
6. Language is arbitrary
a. no necessary or natural
relationship between
words of a given
language and concepts
that they represent
b. rules for combination of
signs in order to produce
complete thoughts are
different from one
language to the other,
and no set of rules can
claim to be the “right”
one
Three Different Views of the
Nature of Language
1. Structural view - language is a
system of structurally-related
elements for transmission of meaning
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College of Education PRINCIPLES AND THEORIES OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LEARNING The Nature of Language and Its Importance Defining Language and Its Nature Language

  • method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way
  • system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other (merriam-webster.com)
  • system of communication, a medium for thought, and a social interaction Nature of Language
    1. Language is a combination of sounds
    2. Words have meanings a. Meanings are in people, not in words. b. Consider not only your interpretation, but also its meaning to the receiver/audience
    3. Language follows a grammatical structure
    4. Language is based on aural and oral system
    5. Language can die and be extinct a. Reasons for growth and decline of language i. Changing societal needs ii. Erosion of old customs iii. Call for elegance Endangered language - language at risk of falling out of use as speakers die out or shift to speak another language Language loss - language has no more native speakers and becomes “dead language” Extinct language - language that no longer has any speaker or no longer in current use Dead Language - still known and used in special contexts in written form; may remain in use for scientific, legal, or ecclesiastical functions
  1. Language can be diverse Characteristics of Language
  2. Language is dynamic
  3. Language has levels
  4. Language is creative and unique
  5. Language is a means of communication
  6. Language identifies culture
  7. Language is arbitrary a. no necessary or natural relationship between words of a given language and concepts that they represent b. rules for combination of signs in order to produce complete thoughts are different from one language to the other, and no set of rules can claim to be the “right” one **Three Different Views of the Nature of Language
  8. Structural view** - language is a system of structurally-related elements for transmission of meaning

College of Education Structure-related elements  Phonological unit o Phonemes  Grammatical Unit o Phrases, clauses, sentences  Grammatical operation o Adding, shifting, joining, or transforming elements  Lexical items o Functional words (Content)  nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverb  make up most words in dictionary o Structure words  determiners, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns  mostly indicate grammatical relations Areas of research in this view  Linguistic analysis  Textual discourse analysis Target of language learning  The mastery of structurally- related elements Methods based on this view  Audio-lingual method  Total Physical Response  The Silent Way

2. Communicative view (functional view) - language is a vehicle for expression of functional meaning

  • emphasizes semantic and communicative dimensions of language rather than grammatical characteristics
  • leads to specification and organization of language teaching content by categories of meaning and function rather than by elements of structure and grammar Areas of research in this view of language  Sociolinguistics  Pragmatics  Semantics Target of language learning  To learn and to express communication functions and categories of meaning Approaches and methods based on this view  Communicative approaches  Functional-notional syllabuses  The natural approach 3. Interactional view - language is seen as tool for establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships and for performing social transactions between individuals Areas of research in this view of language  Interactional analysis  Conversational analysis  Ethnomethodology Target of language learning  Learning to initiate and maintain conversations with other people Approaches and Methods based on this view  Strategic interaction  Communicative approaches Common assumptions about nature of language 1. Language is a group of sounds with specific meaning and organized by grammatical rules (The Silent Way)