Language Analysis

Name:
Date:

Level:

TP Number:

Target language (e.g. past continuous, adjectives describing personality):

What is the
meaning?
(e.g. definition and
model sentence)

How will you convey

meaning to
students?
(e.g. a visual, a
context)

Analysis of meaning
How will you check if
What
students understand the difficulties/problems do
meaning? (CCQs, etc)
you expect students to
have with meaning?

CCQs:
Memorabilia Objects valued for
their connection with
historical events,
culture, or
entertainment.

Visuals (for all).

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Headline - The title

or caption of a
newspaper article,
usually set in large
type.

Do you find a
headline in a
newspaper?
Do you buy things
at an auction?
Is eBay a type of
auction?
Why would I go to
an auction?
What else can be
memorabilia?

Problem: Ss may confuse

the concept of
headline (large type)
with that of the small
text of a newspaper.

What are the solutions to

these problems?

Solution:

T will use clear definitions,

contextualized examples and
CCQs to ensure that Ss are
clear on the difference in
Problem: Ss may confuse meaning.
the concept of auction
with that of audition as
the two sound similar.

Auction - A public
sale in which
property or items of
merchandise are sold
to the highest bidder.
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Analysis of form
What is the form of the target language? How will you analyse
What difficulties/problems do
What are the solutions to
it for students on the whiteboard/on a handout?
you expect students to have with these problems?
form?
Memorabilia - noun
Headline - noun
Auction - noun

Problem: Ss may not know the

correct word type.

Solution: I will keep the

written record on the
whiteboard for them to refer
to for future use.

The form will be presented on the whiteboard/OHP.

Analysis of pronunciation
Analyse the pronunciation of your target language transcribe What difficulties/problems do
What are the solutions to
it using the phonemic alphabet and highlight stress and other
you expect students to have with these problems?
relevant features.
pronunciation?
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Memorabilia - / memrbli / (noun) (six syllables stressed

on / bl /)
Headline - / hedlan / (noun) (2 syllables stressed on / hed /)
Auction - / knn / (noun) (2 syllables stressed on / k /)

Problem: Ss may mispronounce a Solution: ensure correct

word.
pronunciation by highlighting
and drilling the pronunciation
during the pre-teaching key
vocab stage.

Analysis of appropriacy
Is the language specific to certain situations? E.g. formal.
What difficulties/problems do
What are the solutions to
Informal, slang.
you expect students to have with these problems?
appropriacy?
Neutral

Problem: students may use one

of the words in the wrong
context.

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Solution: refer the Ss to an

example sentence on the
whiteboard.