Academic language across subjects - Functions and Text Structure

The document discusses academic language and its components of language functions and text structures. It defines language functions as what students do with language for a specific purpose like express ideas, communicate, and show understanding. It provides examples of common language functions used in classrooms. It defines text structures as how information in a text is organized, such as main idea and details or cause and effect. It discusses benefits of teaching text structures and provides examples of common text structures and how teachers can introduce and use the text structure strategy with students.