Unit 1 Knowledge: sth that can be learned Skills: sth that only can be gained through practice or training, Language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication
Views on language: 1、Structural view (language competence) —The founder: Saussure —The structural view of language sees language as a linguistic system made up of various subsystems:1、the sound system(phonology) 2、sound combinations(morphology)3、 meaning for communication(syntax) —Learning the language is to learn the structural items,study the inner structure and rule of language,ignore the social functions of the language
2 、Functional view — Representative: Johnson、marrow、swain canal (the core: grammar) —The function view not only sees language a