Questão 66763

In a seminar for aspiring PORTUGUÊS-INGLÊS teachers, a debate emerges regarding the most effective way to teach complex grammatical structures, such as the PORTUGUÊS-INGLÊS passive voice. One student-teacher, influenced by a Generativist linguistic theory, argues for a deductive approach. This would involve explicitly teaching the syntactic transformation rules for converting an active sentence into a passive one, perhaps using tree diagrams to illustrate the movement of noun phrases. Another student-teacher, advocating for a Functionalist linguistic theory (like Systemic Functional Linguistics), proposes a completely different approach. They argue that teaching the passive voice as a mere syntactic transformation is pointless. Instead, the focus should be on its function in discourse. This teacher candidate states: 'Language is not an abstract set of rules; it is a resource for making meaning. We don't choose the passive voice randomly. We choose it for specific rhetorical purposes: to topicalize the recipient of an action, to background or omit the agent, or to create a more objective, impersonal tone, which is common in scientific or journalistic genres.' The challenge is to devise a pedagogical activity that reflects this functionalist perspective.

Which of the following activities best reflects a functionalist approach to teaching the passive voice, informed by a strong linguistic theory?