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<p>Traditional English teaching methods primarily involve the teacher explaining textual knowledge, often leading to inefficient use of classroom time. This study employs functional linguistics, visual grammar, discourse analysis, and interactive communication theories to analyze multimodal discourse in teacher-student interactions within college English classrooms. The study employs both quantitative and qualitative methods, using ELAN annotation software to manually annotate and analyze classroom teaching videos and lessons on a second-by-second basis across multiple modalities. The results indicate that modal distribution varies across different stages of English teaching, with verbal moderation prevailing and non-verbal moderation serving as a supplement. Verbal interactions show that teacher discourse constitutes 42% of total course time, 1.24 times more than student discourse. These findings offer data-driven insights for teachers to refine their strategies and boost interaction in college English classes.</p>
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Traditional English teaching methods primarily involve the teacher explaining textual knowledge, often leading to inefficient use of classroom time. This study employs functional linguistics, visual grammar, discourse analysis, and interactive communication theories to analyze multimodal discourse in teacher-student interactions within college English classrooms. The study employs both quantitative and qualitative methods, using ELAN annotation software to manually annotate and analyze classroom teaching videos and lessons on a second-by-second basis across multiple modalities. The results indicate that modal distribution varies across different stages of English teaching, with verbal moderation prevailing and non-verbal moderation serving as a supplement. Verbal interactions show that teacher discourse constitutes 42% of total course time, 1.24 times more than student discourse. These findings offer data-driven insights for teachers to refine their strategies and boost interaction in college English classes.

An Analysis of the Application of the Core Ideas of Functional Linguistics to English Teaching in Colleges and Universities

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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Traditional English teaching methods primarily involve the teacher explaining textual knowledge, often leading to inefficient use of classroom time. This study...

An Analysis of the Application of the Core Ideas of Functional Linguistics to English Teaching in Colleges and Universities

Published Online: May 30, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Feb 29, 2024

Accepted: May 04, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2024-1240

Keywords
Functional linguistics, Visual grammar, Multimodality, Modal distribution

© 2024 Jinfeng Wang, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

An Analysis of the Application of the Core Ideas of Functional Linguistics to English Teaching in Colleges and Universities

Published Online: May 30, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Feb 29, 2024

Accepted: May 04, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2024-1240

KeywordsFunctional linguistics, Visual grammar, Multimodality, Modal distribution

© 2024 Jinfeng Wang, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Functional linguistics, Visual grammar, Multimodality, Modal distribution