Order Description

 

 

 

 

1. You need to collect two oral language samples from a focus child, aged between two and five years. One setting should be the focus child playing with another child, while the other should be an interaction between you and the focus child. Note details of the context in which each of these conversations take place, using Halliday’s three key features that influence a language register – the field, tenor and mode (as described by Fellowes & Oakley, 2014 in the prescribed textbook). Recording the conversation is the easiest way to collect each language sample, however detailed written notes will suffice if recording is not possible. Five to ten minutes of conversation is appropriate. Ensure you seek parental permission (and the child’s where appropriate) but do not include this or the recording with your assessment.

 

 

 

 

2. From the recordings, select one or two sections from each language sample to transcribe into written form. Each transcription should be no more than a page in length and must be included in your assessment as an appendix. The transcription should be true to what the child said, i.e. the way in which they expressed words/sentences. Do not make grammatical corrections when transcribing as this is part of the analysis process. Use line numbers to denote a change in speaker as this will assist when referring to examples in your analysis. Please use pseudonyms for the children to maintain confidentiality. Each transcription should be set out as shown in the following example:
Appendix 1: Language Sample 1
Field Tenor Mode

 

 

 

Transcription

Line 1: Child’s name Doggy Play.
Line 2 : Adult’s name What’s the doggy playing with?
Line 3 : Child’s name He play with ball.

 

 

 

i) Development of oral language – This section should refer to developmental milestones, the components of spoken language, and EYLF Outcome 5.

ii) Functions for which the child is using language – This section should refer to the functions of language as proposed by either Halliday or Tough; and the concept of a language register by comparing the language used within each conversational context.

iii) Critique of adult participation in the language exchange – This section should refer to specific techniques adopted by the adult that may have enhanced or impeded the child’s use of language.

Finally, drawing on EYLF Principle 2: Partnerships, conclude your report with a discussion on the importance of early childhood educator- family partnerships in relation to children’s oral language development (approx. 250 words)

Part B) Prepare and submit a Parent Newsletter

Drawing on what you know about the importance of the home environment for enhancing children’s oral language development, design an A4 sized (single page, approx. 300 words) newsletter you could give to parents informing them of how they can encourage their child’s oral language development, including some practical ideas on how they can facilitate this.
Presentation – A template will be provided via the Interact2 subject site and should be used for each assessment task.

 

Newsletter
Oral language development
Drawing on what you know about the importance of the home environment for enhancing children’s oral language development, design an A4 sized (single page, approx. 300 words) newsletter you can give to parents informing them of how they can encourage their child’s oral language development. Please include some practical ideas on how parents can facilitate this.
Appendix: Language Transcript
This appendix should commence on a new page
Sample One
Please complete the following table with your own language samples
Field Tenor Mode
The content (subject matter) being discussed, e.g. flowers, animals etc. Participants within the interaction and their relationship to one another. The form the communication took, i.e. information shared via a casual discussion.
Transcription
Line 1: Angela e.g. Doggy play
Line 2: Lisa What’s the doggy playing with?
Line 3: Angela He play with ball.

 

 

Field Tenor Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcription
Line 1: Child 1
Line 2: Child 2