conceptualizing content

Conceptualizing Content According to Language, Learner, and Social Context.

Focus on Language

Linguistic Skills	Situations
Pronounciation, grammar, vocabulary e.g intonation, verb tenses, prefixes and suffixes.	The contexts in which language is used e.g at the hospital, at the clinic.
Topics / themes	Communicative Functions
What the language is used to talk about e.g. healthy relations, medical terminology.	What the language is used for e.g expressing preference, asking for directions.
Competencies	Tasks
Language and behavior to perform tasks e.g receive patient,	What you accomplish with the Language e.g , speak english well, for work
Content	Speaking
Subject matter other than language e.g Listening for patient	Oral skills e.g dialog, producing fluent stretches of discourse
Listening	Reading
Aural comprehension skills e.g listening for gist,	Understanding written texts and learning reading subskills e.g predicting content, understanding the main idea, interpreting the text
Writing	Genre
Producing written texts and learning writing sub skills e.g using appropriate rhetorical structure,	Spoken and written texts that accomplish a purpose within a social context e.g analyzing a text, in terms of its purpose and how it achleves the purpose within the social context producting texts.

 Focus on Learning and the Learner

Affective Goals	Interpersonal Skills	Learning Strategies
Attitudes toward learning, language, and culture e.g developing confidence. Learning from one’s mistakes	How one interacts with others to promote learning e.g learning to work effectively in groups	How one learns e.g self – monitoring, memory techniques, and practice.

Focus on Social Context

Sociolinguistic Skills	Sociocultural Skills	Sociopolitical Skills
Choosing and using appropriate language e.g levels of politeness. Body language	Understanding cultural norms and their relation to one’s own e.g expectations of men and women, gift - giving	Learning to antique and take action for effective change e.g navigating systems, critical interpretation of text.