1. Mr Madden

2. Why did you choose ENGLISH LANGUAGE?

3. “Language is…”

4. THE SUBSYSTEMS SYNTAX MORPHOLOGY & LEXICOLOGY PHONOLOGY & PHONETICS SEMANTICS DISCOURSE

5. Area of study 1: Nature and function of language. “Language is…a primary means of creative expression for individuals and groups.” Area of study 2: Language acquisition The main focus is on the developmental stages of child language acquisition and what children need to learn as they develop from babyhood to early adolscence. How? When? What do the theorists say? 1 st vs 2 nd language acquisition

6. Outcome 1: identify and describe primary aspects of the nature and functions of language. Outcome 2: analyse what children learn when they acquire language and explain a range of perspectives on how language is acquired

7. WHAT IS LANGUAGE FOR?  conveying information (activity)  instrument of action  maintaining social relationships  marker of groups => “in” vs “out”  an instrument of cognitive and conceptual development AOS 1: Nature and function of language

8. ALL LANGUAGE USERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND… Does this train stop at Broadmeadows?  expression  content  audience  context  function Do you stock Vegemite?