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1. Stop talking
Importance of Language
• Language is the key to all human activities. It is the vehicle through which the world can be
understood and appreciated
• The need for language is a basic premise underlying language teaching and learning.
Language Functions
• The uses of language are derived from the needs and customs of a given society.
DeStefano (1978) gives seven universal functions of language originally identified by Halliday
(1975)
1. Instrumental Language
2. Regulatory Language
3. Interactional Language
4. Personal Language
5. Imaginative Language