jueves, 1 de junio de 2017

Language, Learning, and Teaching

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Welcome to the Teaching of Reading and Writing. We will learn different Approaches and techniques to teach both areas of comprehension. After reading the first chapter in one of our texts, please answer the following questions in a comment on this post:
  1. How many morphemes do we find in the word 'regrouping'? Explain every morpheme separately
  2. What's the difference between analyzing language according to form, function, and meaning? Explain.
  3. In the Communicative Approach, Thornbury makes a distinction between a 'shallow end' approach and a 'deep end' approach. Explain each one of them.
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Deadline: Wednesday, June 07th, at 11:59pm.

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  1. 1. It has three morphemes:

    1.1.¨re¨ Bound morpheme meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition.
    1.2.¨group¨ Free morpheme meaning a number of people or things that are together or in the same place.
    1.3.¨ing¨ Bound morpheme used to form the present participle of a verb or to generate independent nouns or adjectives.
    In isolation,the word ¨regrouping¨ can mean either the act of forming into a group again (present participle of the verb ¨regroup¨), or the mathematical process (noun).


    2. Form is the surface level of an utterance or sentence,it is ¨what¨ is literally being said and arranged, it can be analyzed by part of speech or broken down using a tree structure (form can be analyzed with grammar). Function is the ¨why¨; the reason, or the purpose for which the language is being used, the analysis of it will depend in context in which it is used, by whom or in which situation. Meaning is the deepest level, the personal motives or the real message the speaker wants to convey throughout the form, it will depend a lot in context as the meaning of a single form can be interpreted very differently depending on where or how it is expressed.

    3. In the CA, a ¨shallow end¨ approach believes that it is first necessary to learn grammar rules (that will be needed for a certain topic), so they can be later used in a communicative situation. On the other hand, ¨deep end¨ is based on the idea that grammar and vocabulary will be acquired or picked up during the actual performance of a communicative activity; so there is no need to teach grammar points previously and directly.

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  2. 1. It has three morphemes prefix re- that means again is use as a bound; group that is a free morpheme and –ing that is a bound suffix meaning a suffix of nouns formed from verbs, expressing the action of the verb or its result.

    2.The form of a language is the grammar patterns in other words the arrangement of the language. In the other hand, the function is the purpose for which the language is to be use and the contexts in which it is use, by whom and in which situations. In other words is context dependent. Moreover, the meaning of the language is the message that the speaker intends to convey, which may vary according to the context.

    3.Knowing a language involves being able to use the language effectively in real life situations. The difference is that in the deep end approach or strong form, communication is dominant and language systems is focus in a particular piece of communication. On the opposite the shallow end or weak form is a piece of language that may be preselected and taught. It explicit teaching vocabulary, grammar and functional language.

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  3. 1. How many morphemes do we find in the word 'regrouping'? Explain every morpheme separately

    This word has three morphemes, which are, re-group-ing.

    *'re' is a prefix that is used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion.
    *'group' is a free morpheme that referst to any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation.
    *'ing' is a suffix, and a bound morpheme that expresses the action of the verb or its result, product, material, etc.


    2. What's the difference between analyzing language according to form, function, and meaning? Explain.

    *The 'form' refers to the mechanics of the language, either in terms of grammar or vocabulary
    *The 'function' sets the purpose(s) for which the language is to be used and the contexts in which it is used, by whom and in which situations.
    *and the 'meaning' is the message that the speaker intends to convey, which may vary according to the context.


    3. In the Communicative Approach, Thornbury makes a distinction between a 'shallow end' approach and a 'deep end' approach. Explain each one of them.

    In the 'shallow end', or weak form, a piece of language may be preselected and taught, but the teacher ensures that there will be opportunities to practise that piece of language in communicative contexts as the lesson progresses. This approach tends to highlight the need for the explicit teaching of vocabulary, grammar and functional language (ways of making suggestions, agreeing, disagreeing and so on) as well as the need to give direct practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

    In the 'deep end', or strong form, communication is dominant and language systems (grammar, vocabulary and so on) are focused on in so far as they affect a particular piece of communication. So, learners may talk about television programmes, and the language taught will spring from the discussion and what learners appear to need in order to take part effectively.

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  4. 1. regrouping has three morphemes.
    re= prefix,to do something again.
    group= Noun.
    ing= suffix, inflectional morphology, do the action.

    2. form: the arrangement of language and rules which govern it and any special difficulties which it present.
    Function :the purpose for which the language is to be used and the contexts in which it is used, by whom and in which situation.
    meaning:the message that the speaker intends to covery, which may vary according to the context, particularly if a structure can be used to perform more than one function.
    3. shallow end:is the main aspect of the syllabus, although it is often "dressed up in functional labels: asking the way, talking about yourself, making future plans etc.
    deep end: explicit grammar instruction is rejected and instead a syllabus ofrece tasks is proposed.

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  5. 1.- How many morphemes do we find in the word "regrouping"? explain every morpheme separately.
    A: The word regrouping consists on 3 morphemes, which are:
    -"re" is a prefix (bound morpheme), used to indicate that something is made "again" which means that something is repeated.
    -"group" (free morpheme, because it has meaning as itself). This word refers a number of people or things that are put together being considered as a unit.
    -"ing" is a suffix (bound morpheme), used to indicate the progressive aspect of something that means something is going on, has been going on, or will be happening.

    2.- What's the difference between analyzing language according to form, function, and meaning? Explain.
    -"Form" means the ways in which words may be spelled, pronounced, or inflected while "function" is the use that we give to the language in order to achieve a purpose involving context, different situations in which can be used, how and also by whom; if we got this then we can understand the "meaning" that is the exactly idea that a person wants to transmit.

    3.-In the Communicative Approach,Thornbury makes a distinction between a "shallow end" approach and a "deep end". Explain each one of them.
    - "Shallow end" approach is based on the belief that it is necessary the learning of the grammatical rules first in order to be apply by the learner, using the language in a communicative situation. On the other hand, "deep-end" approach has the belief that grammar or the language is acquired unconscously during the performance of communicative situations such as dialogues, role plays, TV shows and others about real life communication.

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  6. How many morphemes do we find in the word REGROUPING?

    1.~ There are three morphemes.
    Two bounds: •re ( is a prefix that means repetition)
    • ing ( is a suffix and also represents progressive tense; to refer that something is going on, has been going on or will happen)

    One free: •group (is the word's root, is a noun and also is a context word because it has meaning itself)

    2.~ What's the difference between analyzing language according to form, function, and meaning? Explain.
    •Form: is the ways in which words are spelled, pronounced, or inflected while.
    •Function: is the use we give to the language in order to achieve a purpose involving context, different situations in which can be used, how and also by whom;
    •Meaning: is the exactly idea that a person wants to transmit.


    3.~ In the Communicative Approach, Thornbury makes a distinction between a 'shallow end' approach and a 'deep end' approach. Explain each one of them.

    •Deep end: also known as strong form in here communication is dominant in language systems (grammar, vocabulary and so on) are focused on in so far as they affect a particular piece of communication.
    • shallow end: also known as the weak form, in this approach the teacher preselects a piece a language of any topic to teach and then s/he reinforces that with practice.
    This approach also emphasizes on the explicit teaching of vocabulary, grammar and functional language ( way of making suggestions, agreeing and disagreeing and so on) as well the need to give direct practice in the for macro skills speaking, listening, reading and writing.

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  7. 1. The word regrouping have three morphemes
    *re:that is about morpheme, (prefix) that have a lexical meaning It has the meaning of again
    * Group: It is a free morpheme
    *ing: that is abound morpheme suffix that have a lexical meaning that indicate the action of a verb or it's results

    2. analyzing language according to to form it's based on find or identify or identify each grammatical patterns. However, analyzing Language according to the function is to identify why the speaker chose a word for example in the sentence Did I mind open the window? Also he can said Can I...? The choice of which word use will depend on the context of the conversation or the moment. Nevertheless, analyzing language according to meaning, the meaning of a word or phrase will depend of the context of the conversation or situations

    3. In the Communicative Approach, 'shallow end' refers that it's necessary learn grammar in a way that students can communicate in real context. However, 'deep end' refers that through the practice of a conversations we can acquire the language or the skills the we need in order to communicate

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  8. 1. How many morphemes do we find in the word 'regrouping'? Explain every morpheme separately
    The word regrouping has 3 morphemes: 1) re: is a prefix, used with the meaning "again" to indicate repetition. 2) group: is a free morpheme that means any collection or assemblage of person or thigs. 3) ing: is a suffix of nouns from verbs, expressing the action of verb.

    2. What's the difference between analyzing language according to form, function, and meaning? Explain
    Form - the arrangement of the language, any rules which govern it, and any special difficulties which it presents.
    Function - the purpose(s) for which the language is to be used and the contexts in which it is used, by whom and in which situations.
    meaning: when studying the way in which words and signs are used, it is often the case that words have different meanings, depending on the social context of use.

    3. In the Communicative Approach, Thornbury makes a distinction between a 'shallow end' approach and a 'deep end' approach. Explain each one of them.
    Shallow-end approach to Communicative Language Teaching is based on the thought that in order to make the learner use language in a communicative situation it is necessary first to learn the grammatical rules and then apply them in that communicative situation.
    Deep-end is based on the belief that grammar is acquired unconsciously during the performance on those communicative situations, so it would be useless to teach grammar previously and explicitly.

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  9. 1. How many morphemes do we find in the word 'regrouping'? Explain every morpheme separately.
    The word REGROUPING has three morphemes.
    re= bound morpheme. Used with the meaning ''again'' or ''again'' to indicate repitition.
    group= free morpheme. a morpheme that can occur alone.
    ing= bound morpheme. a suffix of nouns formed from verbs expressing the action of the verb or its result, product, material, etc.

    2. What's the difference between analyzing language according to form, function, and meaning? Explain.

    Form: It includes types of words used in the language, and can be analized, identifying each grammar patterns.
    Funtion: refer to the purposes in which we use language to communicate. We use language for a variety of formal and informal purposes, and specific grammatical structures and vocabulary are often used with each language function.
    Meaning: The meaning can only be seen in the context in which the language is used.

    3. In the Communicative Approach, Thornbury makes a distinction between a 'shallow end' approach and a 'deep end' approach. Explain each one of them.

    In the Communicative Approach, Thornbury makes a distinction between a 'shallow end' approach and a 'deep end' approach. Explain each one of them.

    Deep end or strong form: Communication is dominant and language systems (grammar, vocabulary and so on) ar focused on in so far as they affect a particular piece of communication.

    Shallow end, or weak form: Teachers should be able to select an appropiate piece of to new language to teach their learners, and provide a variety of practice activities to reinforce learning. The approach tends to highlight the need for the explicit teaching of vocabulary, grammar, and functional language.





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  11. 1-Regrouping=it has three morphemes,
    re-group-ing

    Re= It is a grammatical bound morpheme since it does not bear meaning by itself, it hinges upon another morpheme that must be “free morpheme”
    Group= it is a lexical free morpheme since it stands alone and bears meaning
    Ing= It is a grammatical bound morpheme since it does not convey any meaning by itself.


    2-Form, can be described as the underlying grammar patterns of the language as well as to say parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and so forth. That is meant the role that every trait conveys in sentences in relation to each other whereas Functionfocuses on understanding how those grammatical forms work when producing language in a surface perspective, that is, when to say “I´m sorry” “may I come in?” “I want to order this dish” “I want to pay with cash”, depending on the context the language user will vary in the way s/he communicates, selecting the adequate piece of language when its function deserves it. At last, meaning can be described as a context-dependent element in the language, when having the form and function conjoined, what comes next is the meaning the entire sentence or set of sentences carry, hence that will greatly depend upon what the context presents, thus the meaning may vary.

    3- “Deep end”approach or “strong form” aims at communicative activities, language systems, and the development of specific skills in which learners participate in different tasks putting into practice accurately the worked skills. On the other hand, then “Shallow end” approach or “weak form”, is based upon functional language activities as well as an explicit teaching of grammar and vocabulary, subsequently practice of the subject as much as possible for the students to reinforce skills like reading, writing, listening and speaking.

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  12. 1. How many morphemes do we find in the word 'regrouping'? Explain every morpheme separately
    RE- GROUP- ING has three morphemes
    Re- is a prefix means again or back (bound morphemes)
    Group- is a free morpheme and is a noun, which means a number of people or things that are located close together.
    Ing- is a suffix means doing something or quality and also forming the gerund of verbs

    2. What’s the difference between analyzing language according to form, function, and meaning? Explain.
     Form: that is to say, spelled and grammar pattern also is the arrangement of the language, any rules which govern it.
     Function: the purpose for which the language is to be used will depend on the context by whom.
     Meaning: the message that the speaker intends to transmit according to the context

    3. In the Communicative Approach, Thornbury makes a distinction between a 'shallow end' approach and a 'deep end' approach. Explain each one of them.
     Shallow end: also calls weak form, is based on the thought that in order to make the learner use language in a communicative situation it is necessary first to learn the grammatical rules and then apply them in that communicative situation.
     Deep end: also calls strong form, is based on the belief that grammar is acquired unconsciously during the performance on those communicative situations, so it would be useless to teach grammar previously and explicitly.

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  13. 1. the word regrouping has three morpheme.
    the morpheme "group" that is the free morpheme, it means a number of people or things collectively. The morpheme "re" that is a bound morpheme and a prefix, it means reorganize. The morpheme "ing" that is a bound morpheme and suffix, it works as a verb in continuous form.

    2. In the form: we analyze the grammar patterns. It means that we examine how the sentence is structured.

    In the function: we analyze the different ways of expressions that people use to communicate according to the context in which the are.

    The analyzing of the sentence meaning will depend in the context in which the language is used.

    3. The difference is that the "shallow end approach" is focused to select a piece of language ( past perfect, past simple etc.), and the teacher has to emerge the students in the topic by doing many activities in order to reinforce learning. The approach tends to highlight the need for the explicit teaching of vocabulary, grammar and functional language as well as the need to give direct practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

    And the "deep end approach" is focused to teach grammar and vocabulary related to specific areas in order to achieve students can communicate effectively in each one.

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  14. Bessy Ramos
    Answers:
    Answer 1
    We Find Three morphemes.
    Re group ing
    re is the prefix. If we add it to the root “group” it becomes into a verb.
    group is the root.
    ing is the suffix.
    re and ing are bound morphemes

    Answer 2
    The contrast between them is that form deal with the internal grammatical structure of words. Funtion refers to the purpose for which speech or writing is being used. And, Meaning is the mental image/comprehension that is generated by the grammar or vocabulary.

    Answer 3
    Deep end: Communication is domminant and language system.
    Shallow end: a piece of language may be preselected and taught, but the teacher ensure that there will be opportunities to practice that piece of language in communicate context as the lesson progresses.



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  15. 1. Regrouping has three different morphemes which are:
    • Re= A bound morpheme, the –er prefix with lexical meaning of “repetition”
    • Group= Free morpheme, is the root.
    • Ing= Bound morpheme, the suffix –ing refers to “the conversion of a verb into a noun or progressive tense”

    2. Form, function and meaning:
    Form: refers to the different categories of grammar patterns we use for building language structure.
    Function: it has to be with syntax a word, phrase or sentence in the context of a particular situation.
    Meaning: is the interpretation of a message and depends on the context in which the language is being used.

    3. Shallow end: called weak form in this approach EFL text books and teacher training dominate. A piece of language is given but students have opportunities it in communicative contexts. So teachers can select any topic based on grammar and also can choose and provide a variety of practice activities that allow reinforcing learning during the lesson. This approach focuses on teaching vocabulary, grammar and functional language as well as practices the four macro-skills.

    Deep end: Also called strong form, this approach is focused on communication and language system. With this approach students can talk about any topic and through the discussion of that topic it will appear what students need to know in order to participate and take part effectively.

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  16. 1.How many morphemes do we find in the word 'regrouping'?
    There are three morphemes
    -re: is a bound morpheme and a prefix, it means repetition.
    -group: is the free morpheme or root. Is a noun and it means any member of entities (members) consider as a unit.
    -ing: is a suffix used to make one of the inflected forms of English verbs.

    2. What's the difference between analyzing language according to form, function, and meaning?
    FORM:
    This refers to the mechanics of language, either in terms of grammar or vocabulary, with regards to grammar, students must understand the sentence structure of a specific grammar rule (grammar patterns, structure).
    Also refers to the category labels we use for building blocks of grammar.
    MEANING:
    This is the mental image/ comprehension that is generate by the grammar or vocabulary.
    FUCTION:
    Last come how the grammar or vocabulary get use(intention), can be described as "what a word, phrase, or clause does".

    3. In the Communicative Approach, Thornbury makes a distinction between a 'shallow end' approach and a 'deep end' approach.
    *Shallow end approach or weak form: here a piece of language is preselected and that is taught,relies primarily on integration.
    *deep end approach or strong form: here the communication is dominant and language systems(grammar, vocabulary and so on) relies mainly on interpolation to achieve high accuracy.

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  17. 1.-The word “regrouping” has thee morpheme:
    - re: it is a prefix which means again.
    - Group: this word can work as noun or verb. In this case its action is as a verb.
    - Ing: it is a suffix which is modifying the verb group into a noun forming the word grouping : a set of people, things or organizations that have the same interests, qualities, or features.(Longman dictionary:2000)
    2.-The form in the language says that the patterns of the grammar stand out: the rules or any other difficulty that could present. It refers to the correct way of speaking or writing a sentence where many elements are involved without taking into account the context and function or intention of the sentence. On the other hand we have the function that indicates the purpose language is to be used and the contexts in which it is used, by whom and in which situations. The function describes the intention and purpose of something and that can be using different words to express the same idea. And the meaning is the message that the speaker transmits without any ambiguity because the context is taken into account.
    3. - In the Communicative Approach the role of grammar is based in two types:” shallow end approach” which “tends to highlight the need for the explicit teaching of vocabulary, grammar and functional language” as well in the four communicative skills. It means that is necessary to learn all about grammar, its rules and then to be practiced or applied in a communicative processes. So there is the other type “deep end approach” The learners are exposed to the communication where in a spontaneous way the previous knowledge arises besides acquiring unconsciously the grammar.

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  19. 1. The word regrouping has three  morphemes- prefix re (meaning ‘again’), the root group and the –ing (ending) suffix, which indicates that the verb form is used as a gerund.
     
     2. Analyzing Language:
     
    *According to form:
    Form describes how a word looks like and this is clearly separate from what a word does (its function). Language can take four levels of form: text, sentence, word and sound. All language in use can be analysed through these forms.
    In grammar the form of the same word is called  morphology.  
     
    *According to function:
    Function is what something does.  Form and function of the language can both be analysed  by underlying grammar patterns. For improving writing it is more important function than the form. This is because, function looks at individual unit of grammar, identifying how a particular grammatical form is acting.
     
     
    *According to Context:
    Context are parts of something written or spoken that follows a word or phrase clarying its meaning. Teaching grammar out of context is likely to lead to similar misunderstandings.
     
    *According to meaning:
    Meaning is what is meant by a word, text, concept or action. Grammar, and also vocabulary communicates specific meaning. The relation of meaning from a context when reading, is that  you don´t need to look up for the meanings of all new words in a dictionary instead, you can often guess them. 
    As english teachers we must lead our students to be able to communicate in both; the spoken and written way. This is quite a challenge, taking into account many factors. One is, that writers of language teaching materials, emphasis on the learning of grammatical structures in an isolated way, instead of learning how to function in a language, how to communicate.
     
    3. We all know that knowing a language involves being able to use that language in an effective way and in real life situations. This is what the communicative approach is based in.
    Scott Thornbury (1999), calls a distinction in the "shallow end" and a "deep end" approaches.  The shallow end, or weak form is based on makind the learner use the language in communicative situations. Teacher provides examples which the learners infer the rules by themselves, they are not presented with a list of gramatical rules that they have to learn by heart. Teacher makes kearners relate gramatical concepts to information they already have. (Inductive).
    On the other hand, the deep end approach,  strong form or dominant in language systems, is based on the belief that grammar affects a particular  piece of communication.
    In both approaches, learners work in groups  and pairs, providing them opportunities to speaking practice.
     

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  20. 1.Regrouping has 3 morphemes ¨re¨ that means do something again, ¨group¨ that is the root Word which carry information, and the suffix ing which is making the verb a gerund.
    2. Language according to form; is the different categories or rules of grammar
    Function; it depends on how the sentence is structured, it has to be with syntax.
    Meaning; I show the sentence, Word or phrase is interpreted according to the reader or audience that´s listening to something.
    3.according to Thornbury,
    Shallow end; this approach is more focus on teaching structure of the language, every grammar aspect should be taught in the classroom, but, the learner has to practice outside of the classroom.
    ¨Deep end¨: is focus on communication, production of the language, taking into account grammar, vocabulary and every linguistic feature, it is not necessary to be speaking academically, but learners need to be in constant communication.

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    1.       Regrouping- has 3 morphemes.
    Re- is a bound morpheme that has a lexical meaning that changes the meaning of the word.
    Group- is a free morpheme that designs a noun.
    Ing- is a bound morpheme used only in endings and it is a present participle.
     
    2.       Analyzing language according to form means to look at the grammatical patterns found in the words or phrases focusing on the pure grammar rules underlying the words or phrases. When we analyze language according to function we intend to analyze the purpose for which the language is to be used and the contexts in which it is used, for say by whom and in what place or conditions. Finally analyzing the language according to its meaning, we have to look at the context in which the language is being used. This will convey the precise meaning of the language and its right interpretation of the message being transmitted.
     
    3.       In the “shallow end” approach, a piece of language may be preselected and taught, but with chances of practicing that piece of language in different communicative contexts that go according to the progress of the lesson. Meaning, a topic will be chose and reinforced throughout the lesson by making different activities where students can practice.
    In the “deep end” approach, communication is the dominant factor and language systems are focused on as far as they affect a particular piece of communication. Learners take an effective part in the process.




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  24. "Regrouping" It has three morphemes:
    1. Re---> Prefix = Basically repetion or back to the same thing.
    2. Group--> It works as a free morpheme = A certain amount of people located in one specific place.
    3. Ing---> It is a suffix = It represents the action.

    2- Form: It is focused in grammar, spelling and patterns in the language and how we put that into practice to perform it better.
    Function: It talks about the usage of the language in different areas or for different proposes.
    Meaning: The meaning will depend in the content in wich we are using the language, but basically is what a word represents or what we are trying to say using it.

    3. Deep end: This approach is dominant, it is about the grammar and vocabulary we are acquiring in a unconscious way, but it can be used in a certain moment particulary in communication.
    Shallow End: It can be seen as we took a specific piece of languge and through attempts or practice we will enhance the language in communicative contexts.

    Published by: Carlos Mario Nolasco Rivera

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  26. 1. The word regrouping has three morphemes.
         That are:
    1. Re: prefix that means repetition
    2. Group: free morpheme- root
    3. ing: free morpheme , present participle verb.


    2. Form: Grammar patters, mechanics of the language and  vocabulary.

    Function: the use that we are going to give it. Context.

    Meaning:   refers to the mental image that is generated by the grammar or vocabulary.


    3. Communucative Approach
     Shallow end: pieces of language may be preselected and taught. The students learn into context and the teacher has to provide a variety of practice activities.

    Deep end: in this approach the communication is dominant and the language system is focused on communucation. It is also known as a strong form. The students are able to talk about any topic.

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