SFL GBA: IMPLEMENTATION IN CLASS,
Step 1: Student are given various text regarding the topic to be discussed
Step 2: Students are asked to read the first text, then are asked questions about the text
Step 3: Students identify words or expression that difficult in the text. Then, teachers ask students to guess the meaning in the text
Step 4: Students learn to listen the text. The teacher read the text and student listen it
Step 5: The teacher can invite native speakers to talk about the topics discussed, and students listen and practice with him/her.
Step 6: The teacher discuss orally about the text discussed, students are asked to re-tell what they have read
Step 7: The teacher asks some questions whose answer are not in the text, or the answer are not factual to foster students critical thinking skills
- Modelling
Step 1: The teacher explains the type of text (genre), which will be written, including its purpose, benefits and social context
Step 2: The teacher explains the stages or organizational structure of text and its function to support the text to achieve its goals
Step 3: The teacher shows a text in its entirety in the text that is the focus of the teaching cycle
Step 4: Students are asked to read and answer questions related to the text to assess their reading comprehension
Step 5: Teacher and students identify the organizational structure and linguistic features of the text
Step 6: Students are given another recount text
Step 7: If possible, students are given another recount text without being labeled with its organizational structure and linguistic characteristics
Step 8: Students can be given examples of text in the form of diaries and post cards
Step 9: Students are given another example of recount text containing same grammar errors and asked to identify and correct the errors
Step 10: For students who are higher in English proficiency, the sample text given can be longer with more diverse linguistic characteristic
Step 11: Steps to discuss about recount text, it is necessary to develop students' abilities in dialogue or make English dialogues
Step 12: Students are invited to discuss about the use of grammar, to guide students to learn grammar in contect
- Joint construction
The teacher together with the students write a text
The teacher asks students to write in group
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- Building knowledge of the field
Step 1: Students are divided into groups of three or four
Step 2: Teacher gives a plan of the type of text that students will write
Step 3: Students are asked to write a text about the topic that has been studied in the type of text that has been studied
Step 4: Teacher approaches each group and reminds students about the expression notes they get
Step 5: Each group consults on the draft they wrote
Step 6: Teacher and students publish the text
- Independent Construction
The stage when students write individually about topics that have been discussed in the type of text or genre that has been studied