DLS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Communicative Competence, Discourse Marker, Sociolinguistics

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Second-Language Teaching
• Course: DLS 1100
• Professor: Sima Paribakht

Document Summary

Language is a system made of systems and we need to know those systems. Discourse: using 2+ related sentences in order to express purposes. Cohesion: linguistic means (discourse markers transition words/pronouns/reusing key words) to connect sentences. Coherence: flow of ideas, relating ideas; don"t need cohesion. Sociolinguistics: knowledge of the use of the rules; using language appropriately (body language, politeness) Strategic: language deficiency, verbal/nonverbal means to compensate gaps to reach target language, preventing. Function (intended meaning behind statement) vs form (surface realization of your thoughts) No 1 1 relationship, 1 function expressed in different forms, 1 forms express different functions. Formal, semiformal, informal/colloquial/slang register: using specific vocab, tone, grammar. Use authentic language way language is used irl (pragmatics) Pedagogical tasks replicating real life tasks to prepare and elicit real communication. Students don"t know what"s coming to them, so they must listen and respond. Umbrella term for methodological approaches to improve students ability to communicate.