How may context be categorised and what types of context exist?

Answer 1

Context means the situation or body of information which causes language to be used, There are a number of different context types, but for our purposes we will concentrate on three: the student's world, the outside world, and formulated Information. a) The students' world: there are two kind of student's world. Physical surroundings that the students are in (the classroom, school or institution). The students live (families, friends, and experiences). b) The outside world: provides us with rich context for presentation. For example: there is an almost infinite number of stories we can use to present different tenses. We can also cerate situations where people speak, or where the writer describers some special information. We can ask students to look at the examples of language which show the new language in operation where these categories can be simulated or real. c) Formulated information refers to all that information which is presented in the form of time tables, notes, charts, etc. It can be real or you can design your own. The context we choose will depend on the type of language being introduced. Another way to categorise types of context is: a) Historical Context (current goings on - political leaders/royalty, war, class structure)

b) Literary Context (what was common among writing at the time - particular genres, styles of writing such as poetry, etc.)

c) Author's Context (was the author in an abusive family? was he/she self educated?)