Q3W3 TeachingMaterial OralLang
Q3W3 TeachingMaterial OralLang
Q3W3 TeachingMaterial OralLang
Pragmatics
Considered by some reading experts as the
“hidden
curriculum” in a classroom, pragmatics requires
the
understanding of the social use of language.
Six Areas of Oral Language
Discourse
Oral and written
communication, also
known as discourse, is a
critical skill.
Six Areas of Oral Language
Phonology
-covers the organization or system of sounds within a
language
Vocabulary (Semantics) To measure the depth of
vocabulary knowledge, a broader definition also includes a
focus on such areas as: multiple meanings of words
(homonyms), shades of meaning, figurative language, and
relationships between words (synonym, antonyms,
analogies)
Six Areas of Oral Language
Morphology
Sometimes considered to be a subset of
syntax and
sometimes considered as part of vocabulary
(semantics), morphology is focused on the
smallest units of meaning within a word, as
well as the rules about how those words are
formed.
Six Areas of Oral Language
Vocabulary (Semantics)
To measure the depth of vocabulary
knowledge, a broader definition also
includes a focus on such areas as: multiple
meanings of words (homonyms), shades of
meaning, figurative language, and
relationships between words (synonym,
antonyms, analogies)
◦ Stance-taking in verbal communication among people
can be described as the expression of the speaker’s
assessment of an object, an event or a proposition vis-á-
vis his or her interlocutors. Stance is defined as the way WHAT IS
speakers position themselves in relation to their own or
other people’s beliefs, opinions and statements about SPEAKER
things or ideas in ongoing communicative interaction
with other speakers. Speaker stance is firmly grounded STANCE?
in the speech situation and as such, stance-taking is
crucial for the social construction of meaning in
different discourses. Du Bois’ (2007)