Language plays a central role in teaching and learning. If we want our students confidently reading and writing across the range of genres and registers required by schooling, then we need to understand how language works to make meaning. Our experience has shown us that the Systemic Functional …
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When we interact with others, we are involved in four major exchanges: making statements, asking for information, offering something, or demanding something. The grammar for these exchanges is ‘played with’ for a range of purposes, such as asserting power, being sarcastic or being polite. In …
A very successful Teaching ESL students in mainstream classrooms tutor training in Melbourne this month. Thank you to Templestowe Primary School for hosting our 5 participants. They were thoroughly impressed with the quality of the materials and the delivery, and look forward to running the Teacher …