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Role-Play Ideas: How To Use The Smallest Possible Form Of Role-Plays

In this article, I’m going to tackle the smallest possible form of role plays: skits, and how to use them in the classroom. The Importance Of Role-Plays It’s important to use role-plays in the classroom because they enable you to create real-life situations and use authentic English in...

25/11/2021 Mohamed Ramadan Teach Language Functions No Comment

Two Basic Ways to Present & Practice Language Functions

Language functions define what the person should say or write in communicative situations. The best way to present and practice these functions is in context by using real-life conversations. Typical Language Functions Inviting Suggesting Promising Apologizing Requesting information Agreeing Disagreeing Offering How to Teach a Conversation Start with...

04/05/2020 Mohamed Ramadan Teach Language Functions No Comment

How To Teach Language Functions Based On Communicative Principles

teaching language functions using communicative principles

What is Language Function? A language function is a reason why we communicate. Every time we speak or write, we do so for a purpose or a function. Here are some examples of functions: Examples of Language Functions Apologizing. Greeting. Clarifying. Inviting. Advising. Agreeing & disagreeing Accepting &...

27/10/2019 Mohamed Ramadan Teach Language Functions 6 Comments

The Main 10 Steps To Teach Functional Langauge

Most students struggle to communicate effectively in some social situations because most teachers focus overly on grammar and often neglect teaching students functional language. The heart of functional language is understanding the implied social meaning of certain expressions. We use language mainly to perform some kind of communicative...