Linguistics and Primary School EnLinguistics and Primary School English Language Teachingglish Language Teaching

Part I Part I What is linguistics?What is linguistics? linguistics in the science or the scientific study linguistics in the science or the scientific study

of language and languages.of language and languages. Is there any difference between the language aIs there any difference between the language a

nd the languages?nd the languages? What is the difference between Chinese and EWhat is the difference between Chinese and E

nglish linguistically?nglish linguistically?

What is the difference between language and sWhat is the difference between language and speechpeech （语言与言语）（语言与言语）

language speechlanguage speech system of rules in the form of system of rules in the form of soundssounds in the mind in the airin the mind in the air

Instincts to acquireInstincts to acquire Skills to learnSkills to learn Knowledges to studyKnowledges to study Instincts: to see, to smell, to listen to,Instincts: to see, to smell, to listen to, to walk, to speak? (your native language,to walk, to speak? (your native language,

your Qin’an dialect, your Gangu dialect) your Qin’an dialect, your Gangu dialect) Skills: to swim, to ride bicycles, to repair aSkills: to swim, to ride bicycles, to repair a computer or a TV setcomputer or a TV set

Knowledge: history,physics, mathematicKnowledge: history,physics, mathematics…s…

How do we acquire? How do we learn? AHow do we acquire? How do we learn? And how do we study?nd how do we study?

What is English? ( an instinct, a skill or a What is English? ( an instinct, a skill or a knowledge?knowledge?

What have we got from our Chinese clasWhat have we got from our Chinese classroom?sroom?

识字与修辞（说得更好，写得更好）识字与修辞（说得更好，写得更好） UtteranceUtterance 语句（交流的基本单位）语句（交流的基本单位） 一切以交流为出发点一切以交流为出发点 words, phrases, sentences, textswords, phrases, sentences, texts

Semantics and PragmaticsSemantics and Pragmatics 语义学语义学与语用学与语用学

SemanticsSemantics What you can find in your dictionariesWhat you can find in your dictionaries

PragmaticsPragmatics When, where, how, why does one say this?When, where, how, why does one say this? ContextContext

A:Where is John?A:Where is John?B:I saw a white car in front of Susan’s hoB:I saw a white car in front of Susan’s ho

use.use.

A: May I have an apple, please.A: May I have an apple, please. B: Here you are.B: Here you are.

A: What am I doing?A: What am I doing? B: You are opening the door.B: You are opening the door.

Some problems with pronunciation teacSome problems with pronunciation teaching?hing?

Some problems with vocabulary teachinSome problems with vocabulary teaching.g.

Some problems with grammar teachingSome problems with grammar teaching