1. Workshop 2 Understanding How We Use Language for Different Purposes
Workshop 2 Supporting Student’s Literacy learning
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2. Interactions
Who?
How?
About what?
E.g. Andrea
Met her in the staffroom before school – face to face.
Discussed the film festival.
Include interactions you had with a family member or friend, with people at work, or with a stranger
Was it speaking by phone or face-to-face; or writing using , text letter, note etc?
Workshop 2 Session 2
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3. Field, tenor and mode The field: The tenor: The mode:
What the communication is about - the field.
What is the content matter or topic of the communication?
The tenor:
Who you are communicating with - the tenor.
Who are the people taking part in the communication?
The mode:
How you are communicating - The mode.
Is it spoken or written communication and what media are used?
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4. Using language for different purposes Language Continuum
Informal [ [ [ [
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[ [ [ [ Formal
Text 1“It’s Bill’s 50th on Saturday. How about coming to our place for lunch? About midday?”
Text 2 “Hello Fred. I was wondering if you received the invitation to Bill’s 50th birthday party? It’s at our place on Saturday and will start at midday. I hope you can come.”
Text 3 You are cordially invited to attend a luncheon party in celebration of William Smith’s 50th birthday. The luncheon will commence at 12.00pm on Saturday 16 November 2010 at 2 River St. Pretty Bay.
Spoken [ [ [ [
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5. Field Tenor and Mode Context Text 1 Text 2 Text 3
Field – What was the text about?
Tenor – Who was taking part?
Mode – Was the communication written or spoken?
Typical language patterns
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6. Activity One Oral interaction
Two volunteer participants do an activity while others sit in a circle around them.
Using the available materials volunteers jointly construct an object that could be used to do something in the kitchen.
Observers note down the language being used.
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7. Activity two Oral interaction
‘Teacher’ comes into group and asks questions about what they made.
Volunteers show their construction and explain to the ‘teacher’ what it is and how they made it.
Observers note down the language being used.
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8. Activity three Oral presentation
‘Volunteers’ imagine they are reporting back to a class.
Describe and explain what they made as well as the decisions made in its construction.
They may choose to do this as a group selecting one or two people to deliver the presentation.
Volunteers prepare their oral presentation .
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9. Activity Four Group negotiated text
Volunteers are preparing their oral presentation
Observers contribute to a group negotiated oral text.
written prompts
diagrams etc.
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10. Independent Practice
Volunteers present their report to the rest of the group (Text 3).
Add the typical patterns of language to the table
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11. Typical patterns of language used 1. Constructing an object
Frequent commands
Contractions
Pronouns rather than names– that one
Idioms – back to the drawing board
Present /future tense
Conversational / dialogic
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12. Typical patterns of language used 2. Talking to the teacher
Questions/ statements
Evaluations - good work
Less taken for granted
Fewer idioms
Present/ past tense
Dialogic
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13. Typical patterns of language used 3. Oral presentation
Longer stretches of language
Statements
Fewer pronouns
Mainly past tense
Generalisations
monologic
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14. Typical patterns of language used 4. Group negotiated oral presentation
Longer stretches of language
Statements
Fewer pronouns
Mainly past tense
Generalisations
Monologic
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15. Reflection What did you learn from this session?
What skills/help/understandings did you need to be able to participate in the activities?
How did you feel while doing and / after completing the session?
Have you ever observed the language used by students before? If so how did it help you to find out more about your students?
Will you use/adapt the fishbowl activity in the work you do with students?
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16. Homework Task
Read and be prepared to comment at the next workshop on the professional reading on Register at the end of your workbook. OR
Observe the use of register in the classroom
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17. Glossary Words on the poster?
Any words you want to note to find out more about (Google, ask a colleague)
Add to the Glossary page at the end of your workbook
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18. Conclusion
Develop understandings of the role of oral language in learning
Explore how language use is determined by its context, purpose and audience
The Strong Literacy and Numeracy in Communities Pilot was funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations as part of the Education Revolution – Improving Our Schools – National Action Plan for Literacy and Numeracy