Language Analysis Task

 

Language Analysis Task

Describe symptoms to a pharmacist in order to get an appropriate medication.
Linguistic competence	Learner needs to know vocabulary which describes their health and symptoms, such as: types and levels of pain. Body locations of pain and/or sickness. Other symptoms, such as: nausea, heartburn, upset stomach, diarrhea, etc. Learner also needs to know word order, in particular adjectives before nouns to describe types and levels of pain and sickness.
Pragmatic competence	Learner needs to prioritize symptoms to enable diagnosis. Learner also needs to understand socially acceptable ways of addressing the Pharmacist, such as polite and gracious, yet firm and clear. It may also be important to inform the Pharmacist of what does not hurt or feel sick.
Discourse competence	Learner needs to understand that the Pharmacist needs to ask questions to provide accurate care. Learner needs to listen and understand the questions from the Pharmacist. Learner needs to formulate clear replies that address the questions from the Pharmacist.
Strategic competence	Learner needs to know basic dosing terms to appropriately administer the medication.
Fluency	Learner can present symptoms clearly and firmly in complete sentences. Learner can understand Pharmacist questions and formulate responses which are clear and answer the questions.

 

Needs Assessment 

Thinking about the Homestay Students we have invited into our home, I would consider their primary need to be pronunciation. I found that their biggest hindrance to communication was being able to pronounce the words in an understandable manner.

 My PLN

 Unit 3

I do like grammar, although I do not know as much as I thought I did. Or at the very least I was/am unsure of some of the terminology.

Bolitho, R., & Tomlinson, B. (2005).

I was very surprised at how much I did not know when taking this self-assessment test. I had never considered different categories of nouns, verbs, etc. This is definitely something I need to work on in the near future.

Brown, D., & Lee, H. (2015). Chapter 19

I disagree with Brown and Lee (2015) comment on the phrase “That is enough.” The idea that the meaning will change depending on pronunciation and whether the verb is contracted or not seems to be an oversimplification and an under simplification at the same time. To begin with, the pronunciation of the words does not change depending on the meaning. At most the stress on the different words and the inflection of the words would change, not the pronunciation. Also, the idea that contracting the verb or not changes its meaning is overstating the issue. It is perfectly fine to use the contracted or uncontracted form in most situations. At most, it is an issue between formal and informal vocabulary.

The use of the word “grammaring” I found to be interesting. It defines the fluid nature of language very well.

I believe a balanced approach to teaching is the strongest approach to use when dealing with classrooms and multiple students. People learn in different ways so approaching teaching from a variety of angles will best help the variety of students.