"Functional language" is language that we use to perform various "functions" such as "agreeing" or "disagreeing". Learn useful English phrases for discussion and debate.

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Functional Language: Debating - beginning, expressing opinion, asking for opinion, agreeing, partly agreeing, disagreeing, showing understanding, rephrasing, convincing someone, asking for clarification, summarizing, concluding, expressions.

Parts of speech are the classification of words categorized by their roles and functions within the structure of the language. Parts of speech encompass everything a language has in itself.

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Students use language functions in every grade level and across all content areas, so what better way to set English Learners up for success than by explicitly teaching the academic language needed to successfully use language functions.

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