PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE IN

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

LEARNING TO SPEAK: APPROPRIACY

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APPROPRIACY
Refers to whether a word is suitable for the context it is being used in.

Saying the right thing, in the right way, at the right time.

If all words are suitable as a grammar system and use the correct sentences in a
appropriate languages, it makes us proper use of languages.

There are many words which should have appropriate manner. If we speak in
the English language, its arise many different meanings of different words.

It depends upon when you say and how you say it.

It is necessary to understand the level of formality needed in any given situation.

 EXAMPLES
The case of intonation
where a speaker may be
misinterpreted as being rude
or bored completely unfairly
because their intonation is
too flat.

It may be appropriate to say

hold on a minute, will you?'
in one context and Could
you wait a moment, please?'
in another.
 important way to
express the thought
and feeling with
each-other

Brown and Yule (1983)

suggested that much
language use aims at
'interaction', by which they
mean using language to
create, preserve and IMPORTANCE It can help us in
develop social OF spoken and
relationships. If the speaker written languages.
is not appropriate this aim
APPROPRIACY
will not be achieved.
Rudeness, deliberate or
not, causes social
relationships to break
down.
to improve our
language or make
good speech.
 Teach functions
(focus on the context)

HOW TO DEVELOP A SENSITIVITY TO

APPROPRIACY

Practise transformation
Teach neutral
(from formal to neutral
to informal
exponents first
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