Academic Language Functions

Academic Language Functions

This book is a great classroom resource for teachers who work in the English Language domain. The content materials are suitable for upper-intermediate and advanced-level English speakers, including school students Year 10 to Year 12, ESL adult learners, and individuals who need to sit the academic IELTS. Academic language functions included in this book are: compare and contrast - cause and effect - expressing opinions - discussion - a balanced debate - problems and solutions Academic Language Functions: introduces a bank of vocabulary with short practice activities - provides opportunities for students to develop speaking skills by playing board games - encourages students to use the target language to improve their writing skills The worksheets and board games are designed to facilitate group learning in a fun and interactive way, although students can also do the activities individually. Another great feature of this resource is that ANSWERS are included! Watch the video at https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdICX-23qlM "As I teach SACE Essential English and language intervention programs , this book and its topics are relevant for my students. The sections follow a pattern, supporting students to create a learning routine. In my opinion, students learn better when they know what to expect in format. Each chapter provides the students with four different tasks, scaffolding their learning. Each task further elaborates on the topics in simple straight forward academic language. However, high achiever students could benefit from vocabulary lists for each topic in the games. Having been subject to IELTS myself, I can see how non-native English speakers can benefit from being exposed to this content prior to speaking and writing tests." Fernanda Ikeda English/Japanese Teacher Millicent High School, South Australia "Academic Language Functions, by Anette Brand, was used by me in a secondary school setting. The students I teach benefited from interactive learning and managed to expand their vocabulary and grammar knowledge in a compelling way. I found the scaffolded approach to academic language functions for academic purposes particularly useful. This resource supported me as an educator to engage students in learning and support them by developing and expressing content understandings." Martha Botha - English/HASS Teacher Springbank Secondary College, South Australia "I found the board games very useful as my adult learners were fully engaged. The board games gave the students the opportunity to interact, practise the target language and at the same time enjoy the process of learning." Dr. Omid Mehrabi-Yazdi Accomplished Lecturer - Certificate IV Coordinator TAFE SA, Australia