Nature and Purpose of Teaching English (Language)
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Language uses symbols like sounds, gestures or written characters to represent objects, actions, events and ideas in a meaningful way that follows certain rules to allow people to understand each other and generate an infinite number of messages. The purpose of teaching language is to help students communicate effectively through speaking, reading, writing and listening.
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Nature and Purpose of Teaching English (Language)
- 3. Nature of Language • It uses symbols, which are sounds, gestures, or written characters that represent object, actions, events and ideas. • It is meaningful and therefore can be understood by other users of that language.
- 4. Nature of Language • It is generative, which means that the symbols of a language can be combined to produce an infinite number of messages. • It has rules how symbols can be arranged.
- 5. Purpose of Teaching Language • Teach the students to communicate effectively. - Speaking - Reading - Writing - Listening