Contextualization

In our daily lives, we communicate in various ways, and one of them is through written and spoken language. Within this context, we have formal language and informal language, which are distinct ways of expressing ourselves in different situations.

Formal language is used in more serious and formal contexts, such as work meetings, official documents, academic texts, among others. This language follows grammatical rules and avoids the use of slang or colloquial language. Informal language, on the other hand, is what we use in our daily lives, in conversations with friends and family. This form of language is more relaxed and allows the use of slang, idiomatic expressions, abbreviations, and other variations that are not accepted in formal language.

Importance

Understanding the difference between formal and informal language is fundamental for life in society. It is through this distinction that we can communicate effectively in different scenarios, whether they are more serious or relaxed.

Furthermore, understanding and properly using formal and informal language are important skills for various activities, such as writing academic texts, participating in job interviews, giving presentations, among others.

Practical Activity: 'Formal and Informal: a Dialogue between Textual Genres'

Project Objective

The objective of this project is to enable students to distinguish and correctly apply formal and informal language when creating different textual genres. Additionally, the project aims to develop skills such as teamwork, time management, creative thinking, among others.

Detailed Project Description

Students will be divided into groups of 3 to 5 people and will receive different situations where they must create two types of texts: one using formal language and the other using informal language.

Some examples of situations are:

1. Invitation to a birthday party.
2. Report on a traffic accident.
3. Message to a friend.
4. Letter to a favorite book author.
5. Email to a teacher.

After creating the texts, students must prepare a report detailing the creation process, the difficulties encountered, the choice of words, and the use of grammatical structures, always relating to the theory studied.

Required Materials

1. Notebook or paper for notes.
2. Pens, pencils, or a computer for writing the texts.
3. Research materials, such as books, study guides, or the internet.

Detailed Step-by-Step for Activity Completion

1. The teacher divides the class into groups and presents the situations to be developed.
2. Students discuss within the groups how they will conduct the work and distribute tasks.
3. Collaboratively, students create the texts for each proposed situation, always developing two versions: one formal and one informal.
4. Students prepare the report detailing the entire process, the choices made, the difficulties, and how the theory helped in the tasks' development.
5. Each group presents the created texts and reports to the class.
6. The teacher guides a general discussion on what was learned and the conclusions drawn from the project.

Project Deliverables

At the end of the project, students must deliver:

1. Two texts created for each proposed situation: one formal and one informal.
2. A report containing the four topics: Introduction, Development, Conclusions, and Bibliography used.

In the Introduction, students should describe the proposed situations, the importance of knowing the differences between formal and informal language, and the work's objective.

In the Development, they should detail the process of creating the texts, the difficulties encountered, the choices of words and grammatical structures, always connecting with the theory studied.

In the Conclusions, students should summarize the main points of the work, the learnings obtained, and the conclusions about the use of formal and informal language.

In the Bibliography, students should indicate the research sources used, such as books, websites, videos, etc.