CTET PAPER I 2018 · PYQ · Language Pedagogy / Pragmatics · medium
Read the exchange : Teacher : Shall we go out to the garden and find out the names of those flowers near the corridor? Student : Yes, yes, yeah. Teacher : Yes, Ma'am, please. Here, the teacher—
A.relates language function with politeness✓ Correct
B.makes a polite suggestion to start reading
C.confirms the student's request
D.offers an alternative language activity
Explanation
By modelling 'Yes, Ma'am, please' after the student's informal 'Yes, yes, yeah', the teacher is teaching that language has both a functional purpose (agreement) and a politeness register. She links the language function of agreeing with politeness norms.
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