TEACHING LANGUAGE AND TEACHING CONTENT: AN IRRECONCILABLE MISMATCH?

Santiago de Chile

Congreso; el IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Lingüística Sistémico Funcional (ALSFAL) ?Gramática, discurso y alfabetización: desafíos para la educación en Latinoamérica; 2013

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Taking a systemic functional approach involves asking how people use language is itself structured for use (Eggins, 2003). Answering these questions involves the analysis of complete linguistic interactions and leads to a recognition of the importance os situacional and cultural context in understanding why a text means what it does.