[go: up one dir, main page]
Scribd
Upload
42 views2 pages

Section 01 Intro To "The English Language System"

The document outlines essential knowledge and skills for teachers regarding the sound, vocabulary, and grammar systems of the English language. It aims to provide a foundational understanding of these systems, offering clear definitions and practical examples for classroom application. The unit serves as a resource for teachers, acknowledging varying levels of prior knowledge and encouraging the use of this information throughout their teaching careers.

Uploaded by

Hassan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
42 views2 pages

Section 01 Intro To "The English Language System"

The document outlines essential knowledge and skills for teachers regarding the sound, vocabulary, and grammar systems of the English language. It aims to provide a foundational understanding of these systems, offering clear definitions and practical examples for classroom application. The unit serves as a resource for teachers, acknowledging varying levels of prior knowledge and encouraging the use of this information throughout their teaching careers.

Uploaded by

Hassan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Essential Knowledge and Skills

 Teachers will be able to identify key elements of the sound, vocabulary, and grammar systems of the English
language.
 Teachers will be able to identify the benefits of teaching these three elements of the English language system.
 Teachers will be able to focus on the application of these systems to their teaching, as they benefit the students.

Introduction to “The English Language System”


Describing the structures and systems of the English language in one unit is a daunting task. For this
reason, we will take a more general approach to the sound, grammatical and vocabulary systems of
English. In our experience, most of you will find that the information presented is completely new.
Those of you who have studied another foreign language in a classroom setting will find that some of
the descriptions are familiar, while many of you who have had little to no English grammar might feel a
bit overwhelmed. It is our hope, therefore, that you will use this unit as a resource over the next few
years as you begin your teaching career. We have tried to keep our definitions clear and concise, as well
as to provide examples that you too could use in your classrooms.

This unit covers three very important systems:

 the English sound system


 the English grammatical system
 the English vocabulary system

The first two areas (sound and grammatical) are much more theoretical (or structural) in their
presentation, while the final area (vocabulary or lexical) is much more practical. Where possible, we
have included some example activities. However, our goal is not to train you how to teach these
systems–this, instead, our goal is to introduce you to this system, so you have a working knowledge of
the components.

Some of you who have had previous training in linguistics and/or English language teaching may
disagree with some of our analysis or definitions; we expect this. What we have endeavoured to do is
present the material taking into account the corpus of ESL and EFL materials available and aligning our
presentation with what you are most likely going to read in your course books and/or actual classroom
textbooks that you will be teaching from. You need a starting point, though, so consider this unit the
starting point.
Key Terms

 orthography–the representation of the sounds of a language by written symbols


 articulate–to give something shape or definition, in this sense articulators are parts of your vocal
apparatus that shape the sounds you say
 segmental–the individual sounds of language
 suprasegmental–intonation, focus, sentences stress, rhythm and other patterns above the level of
individual sounds of language
 syntax–the study of how groups of words organize meaningfully to create phrases, clauses and
sentences
 morphology–the study of the internal structure of words. Identifies how morphemes are organized
meaningfully
 phrase–a single lexical head or a grouping of related words organized around a lexical head
 clause–a group of words containing a subject and verbal notion

You might also like