Situational Functional Linguistics in Japanese Senior High Schools

This essay briefly summarizes the first day of Dr. Mickan’s workshop. Then this paper discusses the possibility of using Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) in Japanese senior high schools. I also introduce two examples of using SFL, which are analysis of parts of speech and clauses, focusing on functions of language. Understanding and using SFL in the classroom will bring forht new ideas about learning and teaching language.