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Functional-Notional Approach
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University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Department of English
Functional-Notional Approach
The Concept of Functional-notional Approach
- Based on theories of language acquisition, often referred to as the "natural" approach, and on the use of language for communication.
- Encompasses multiple aspects of the communicative act, with language structures selected according to their utility in achieving a communicative purpose.
History
Conclusion
- 1972
- D.A. Wilkings
- Communicative meanings
- Late 1970s
- Characteristics
- Functional notional syllabus
- Pros
Concepts
Essential components in functional-notional syllabi are:
- Communication
- Cons
- Language
- Situation
Examples
Notions
- Exponents
1. The situations in which the FL will be used.
2. Topics and what the learner will be able to do.
3. Language activities to engage.
4. Language functions to perform
- Personal: expressing thoughts or feelings.
- Interpersonal: social relationships
- Referential: reporting about things, actions or events.
- Imaginative: discussion of creativity or art.
5.General notions which the learner will be able to handle.
6. Specific notions to handle
7. Language forms
8. Degree of skill required to display.
- Code/Code switching
- Evaluating
- A concept
- Functions
- Persuading
- Meaning elements
- Arguing
- Informing
- nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositions, conjunctions, adjectives or adverbs
- Agreeing
- Questioning
- Verb tense
Jessica N. Diaz Ortiz
Professor Melissa Garcia
EDPE 3018 Section L31
February 24, 2016
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