Pedagogic register analysis: mapping choices in teaching and learning

Functional Linguistics

Table 22 Perceive and receive tasks in secondary maths lesson

		Role	Phase	Matter	Sourcing	Source	Interact	Act
5	Since this is a trigonometry question we’re going to	dK1	Prepare	Step	Classify	Text	Direct	Activity
	write down all the trig ratios related to the question.				New	Teacher	Impart	Knowledge
	[Point to diagram]				Point	Image
6	We’ll write down sine theta, cos theta and tan theta.	dK1			Restate	Lesson	Direct	Activity
6	[lists on fingers]
7	So looking from the sine of theta,	K1	Focus	Expression	Restate	Move	Direct	Perception
	[Sin ø =]		Perceive	Expression	Write	Expression
	sine theta is equal to		Receive	Expression	Rephrase	Expression	Impart	Knowledge
	[points to diagram]		Perceive	Part	Point	Image	Direct	Attention
	opposite		Receive	Expression	Restate	lesson	Iimpart	Knowledge
	[points to opposite line]		Perceive	part	Point	Image	Direct	Attention
	divided by hypoteneuse.		Receive	Expression	Restate	Lesson
	[points to hypoteneuse]		Perceive	Part	Point	Image	Direct	Attention
8	Therefore MN	K1	Receive	Expression	Read	Label	Model	Reasoning
	[Sin ø = MN]		Perceive	Expression	Write	Expression
	divided by		Receive	Expression	Rephrase	Expression
	[points to hypoteneuse]		Perceive	Part	Point	Image	Invite	Attention
	hypoteneuse		Receive	Expression	Restate	Lesson
	[Sin ø = MN/9.2]		Perceive	Expression	Write	Expression
	which is 9.2.		Receive	Expression	Rephrase	label