There is always a purpose to do something, so learners have a purpose in order to use the language in the classroom. Those purposes are called the functions of learners´ language and those appear during all the lesson, for instance, greeting, explaining, suggesting, negotiating which means having a discussion in order to reach agreement, prompting, so on. Moreover, in each function exponents are used according to the level, age, interests and needs of learners.
Thus, there are many activities and tasks where teacher and learners interact each other while they apply different functions of learners´ language. Here we have two examples for practicing in a classroom:
1. After teacher has read a story to hole the class, she asks them to retell the story. In other words, the functions of learners´s language are retelling the story, giving an opinion or summarizing.
2. At the end of the lesson, teacher gives instructions of the homework, hence the functions of leaerner´s language are asking for clarification, confirming information or saying good bye.
Resources:
https://prezi.com/iv91jmjajd1m/identifying-the-functions-of-learners-language/
Fisher, D. and Fewy, N. (2010). Implementing RTI with English Language Learners. Solution Tree Press.
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