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EBCL EBCL – – the development of the development of language function list language function list
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EBCL Project Report – Language Function
Generic and illustrative descriptors
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EBCL EBCL the development of the development of language function list language function list Liang Wang Liang Wang With Luisa With Luisa Paternic Paternic & & Changying Changying Shu Shu 1 EBCL Project Report
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CEFR competence range (adapted from Zhang 2011)
CEF Can-do Statements Notions and functions embedded in socio-cultural contexts C2 Texts Operations Events Notions C1 Sub-themes Notions B2 Themes Notions
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Objects Persons Institution Location B1 Sub-themes Notions A2 Notions A1 Functions Sub-functions Functions
Domains
Personal Public Educational Occupational Language function is roughly equivalent to speech act and a coherent sequence of functions (speech event) formulates an activity.
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Review of list formulation
Stage 1 Europe-centred resourcing
CEFR-based language profiles: French Profile, Profile Deutsch,
Profilo Italiano as well as TELC B1 English.
Translate into English for cross-comparison Complement items across the lists
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Stage 2 China-centred resourcing
Compare with《高等学校外国留学生汉语言专业教学大纲（附
件二）》2002 and《对外汉语教学中高级阶段功能大纲》1999
Complement items Translate into English
* Note that the list of language function is not restrictive to levels A1 and A2 only.
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Findings – 1
European resources are specified with details while Chinese
resources remain more general.
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Findings – 2
Categories of language functions are mostly matchable – between 5
and 7 types
Within each category there are overlapping items as well as
unmatchable ones – culture-specific
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Suggestions
Suggest 6 categories
1.社交表达 Social Interaction & Conventions 2.情况表述 Information Exchange 3.态度表达 Interaction on Attitudes & Opinions 4.情感表达 Interaction on Emotions & Feelings 5.使令表达 Regulation of Actions 6.谈话技巧 Communication in speech
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6.谈话技巧 Communication in speech
Adopt noun forms for category labelling purposes, which can
embody an array of specific items in ‘to do’ format.
Combine, complement or to re-place items according to cross-
comparison.
Provide bilingual headings and sub-headings which are internally
checked.
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Questions
Translation for equivalents is problematic as they are context-free,
e.g. 4.26 无奈 helplessness? Inevitability?
Europe-oriented samples (or corpus) for Chinese language functions
are needed.
Grouping items with more sub-levels or ungrouping as they are?
e.g. opposite meanings
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e.g. opposite meanings
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Discussion + Workshop
Objectives
- To raise questions and to clarify points
- To review the list and spot items for correction with regard to
categorisation and translation
- To provide sample sentences/structures at A1-A2 levels
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- To provide sample sentences/structures at A1-A2 levels
Tasks
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Work in small groups (3-4), discuss the usability of the list and provide function items/samples where applicable.
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