doing things with language

Presented by :  Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga  Vu Thi Hoai Van  My Phuong, Chuong,Thanh I. Focus II.Functions of language 1. Language is more than communication 2. Making sense of our environment 3. Language as social interaction 4. Language and social values 5. Language to exchange information 6. Learning language functions 7. Language for structuring reality I. Focus III.Language and Communication 1. What is communication? 2. Factors influencing communication 3. Improving our communication skills IV. Implications for the classroom In this chapter we focus on understanding that:  language is more than communication  Language serves a number of functions in our society  Language is the means by which we make and share meaning with ourselves and with others  We take up and allocate social roles through languages  We use language to establish group identity  A major function of language is to structure reality, to make sense of our world  We all possess different realities/ worlds  Communication is a transactive process and effective communication is very important for teaching  Language is more than communication. Ex. The ants are communicating with each other by stopping to touch antennae Language is more than communication Ex 2: Mary: It’s a lovely day, isn’t it? John : Sure is We use language and construct a list of the different things that we see being done by language users as they use language in their daily lives. Language is more than communication • The use of language when we speak or write involve action that can be seen. Our action are less obvious when we read or listen to someone else speaking. • Meaning and shared meaning are at the heart of what we do with language • One distinction that can be drawn is the one between language as action- language directed to others- and language as reflection, as thinking Making sense of our environment Please find herewith the following utterances of three boys: • Simon spoke first “Like candles. Candle bushes. Candle buds” • Ralph said “You couldn’t fight them, they just look like candles” • Jack said contemptuously “Green candles, we can’t eat them” How are the boys using language? for what functions is language being used? Making sense of our environment Language is used for a range of purposes. LANGUAGE Explain or instruct Question Praise and encourage …etc. Promote social interaction Control or direct behaviour Language as social interaction • Language gives us ways of addressing each other. Ex: parents are called by their first name. However, sometimes this is regarded as outright impertinence Therefore, we create a range of titles to identify or address others whose rank of authority needs to be acknowledged • Differences in the social position of women by providing “Mister” as the one respectful title for adult males Miss unmarried woman Mrs married woman Finally, Ms was proposed as a general term of respectful address for all women regardless of their marital status [...]... Don’t say things you don’t have supporting evidence for Language to exchange information The listener, or reader, has an important co-operative role to play in business of sharing information Tend to break each of Grice’s rules Language to exchange information • A: Do you think Jack will pass the exam? B: Huh, the sun rises in the West Qual ity Quality Language for structuring reality • Through language. .. tu => intimate • The another example of the way we use language to negotiate social interaction Ex: How are you ? Hi Good morning “Good morning” can be said to someone regardless of whether it is in fact a good morning “How are you?” doesn’t seem to be a question at all Language and social values • Gossip is the means by which people keep in touch with the values of their associates and community • When... meaning, to make sense of experiences • Language used in the process of labeling our experiences enables us to simplify and generalize our experiences to facilitate communication Language to exchange information • Lisa & Jenny are in the restaurant: Lisa : Wow, your dress looks fashionable Jenny: What would you like for the dessert? Rela tion Relation Learning language functions Halliday (1973) classified... functions to ten Purposes of writing & their forms LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION 1 2 3 4 Questions: What is communication? What are some factors influencing communication? What processes are involved in communication? How can we improve our communication? LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION 1 What is communication? Communication can be defined as the use of language where more than one person is involved in constructing... regional personal national Factors influencing communication: Nested hierarchy of language- communication determinant by M.H.Cameron and M.T.Saweders Factors influencing communication: - Level 1: Personal ( Its interaction with the environment represented by the remaining four levels) - Level 2: Familial (Its interaction with the individual in terms of qualitative and quantitative physical and psychological.. .Language as social interaction • Distinguish the difference between two French person pronouns ex: Où est-ce que tu vas? Or Où est-ce que vous allez? Tu and Vous number, tu singular form Vous the plural... COMMUNICATION 1 What is communication? Communication can be defined as the use of language where more than one person is involved in constructing meaning System of signs • Another way of thinking about language and communication is as a system of signs • The study of the construction of signs which are used to convey meaning is called SEMIOTICS System of signs ICON signs INDEX SYMBOL A sign which resembles... sets of values => a group culture • Changes in literary taste are not merely changes in fashion but are born reflections of and shapes of the values and attitudes of the culture from which they grow Language to exchange information Exchange information Ask for information from each other Assert propositions Deny propositions Cooperative Principle by Grice (1975) Quantity Provide as much information . Focus II.Functions of language 1. Language is more than communication 2. Making sense of our environment 3. Language as social interaction 4. Language and social values 5. Language to exchange. understanding that:  language is more than communication  Language serves a number of functions in our society  Language is the means by which we make and share meaning with ourselves and with others  We. it? John : Sure is We use language and construct a list of the different things that we see being done by language users as they use language in their daily lives. Language is more than communication • The