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1. By:
Yasin Muhammad
Department of Modern Languages

2. What is language?
The system of human communication which consists of the structured
Arrangement of sounds (or their written representation) into larger units,
e.g. Morphemes, words, sentences, utterances.
In common usage it can also refer to non-human systems of communication
Such as the “language” of bees, the “language” of dolphins.
Language Acquisition?
“Acquisition” refers to a nonconscious process of rule
internalization resulting from exposure to comprehensible input when
the learner’s attention is on meaning rather than form
“Learning” means a conscious process involving the study of explicit
rules of language and monitoring one’s performance

3. Language Skills
 Listening
 Speaking
 Reading
 Writing
NATURAL ORDER OF THE LANGUAGE SKILLS

4. Bottom Up
Top Down
A HOUSE

5. Listening Skill
Conversation and Discussion
 Between two people
Conversational Maxims:
a The maxim of quantity: give as much information as is needed.
b The maxim of quality: speak truthfully.
c The maxim of relevance: say things that are relevant.
d The maxim of manner: say things clearly and briefly.

6. Four common types of discussion procedures
1 Recitation: a teacher directed and highly structured discussion in which
the teacher checks to see if students have learned certain facts
2 Guided discussion: a less structured discussion in which the teacher
seeks to promote understanding of important concepts
3 Reflective discussion: the least structured form of discussion in which
students engage in critical and creative thinking, solve problems, explore
issues, etc.
4 Small group discussion: the class is divided into small groups, with
students assuming responsibility for the discussion

7. Monologues
Mono = one, alone or single
Logue = speech
 stories
 jokes
 talks
 lectures
 news broadcast on TV or Radio etc
Except News, Sermons, Songs etc the rest
are unscripted, spontaneous and natural.

8. Features of Natural and Spontaneous Speech
 I’m
contraction
 It’s, it’s
repetition
 Um, er
hesitation
 The be
false start
 You know
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