THE TEACHERS META-LANGUAGE TEACHERS NAME: ________________________________ DATE: _________ SUBJECT: ______________________ TASK OBEJECTIVE This task aims

to have you collect some instances of the teachers classroom meta-language in order to consider the relative value that such language has in learning context. What does the teacher say? What is the communicative purpose? What is the immediate context? How might this be said to a native speaker?

Look at the map. Can you see the bank?

-giving T. is setting up a task instructions with a visual aid -checking (map) comprehension

can you see where the bank is (on the map)?