http://eltchoutari.com/2014/12/how-to-teach-language-functions /As a teacher of English, I have often notice m! stuents having pro"lem in learning functions of language. #heoreticall!, the! learn even much "etter than we e$pect "ut practicall! the! are foun struggling with "asic functions of language. Almost three or four months ago, when I %oine a new school to teach, I was shoc&e the 'rst time when I hear stuents having i(culties in choosing an using appropriate language functions. )ere "asicall! stuents were foun to have lac& of &nowlege of language functions. *hen I came to reali+e this, I starte to tal& to m! colleagues an principal of school. #he! also agree with it an as&e me how to ma&e the stuents learn language functions creating such environment so that stuents woul "e a"le to use them ,uentl! an accuratel! in practical life. -ince then I starte to thin& of an loo& for the proper wa!s an techni.ues of teaching language functions in orer to ma&e them capa"le to use in appropriate time .#herefore, I as a teacher rea i/erent articles an "oo&s regaring how to teach language functions to ma&e it easier for m! stuents to use language functions an cameup with some ieas. -o here in this article, I woul li&e to tal& a"out what language functions are,how language are presente, wa!s of practicing them, what are the stages of teaching language functions an some activities to teach language functions .0anguage 1unctions0anguage functions are the purposes for which human "eings spea& or write. Accoring to )armer 220034, 5A language function is a purpose !ou wish to achieve when !ou sa! or write 2p, 674.8 )e further claims that "! 9performing: the function, !ou are performing an act of communication. Ever! a! we o something incluing language that has purpose. 0anguage is a vehicle to serve functions. A function in language refers to purpose for which we use utterances or units of speech. ;roal! language functions can "e classi'e into two as grammatical functions an communicativefunctions.>14, 5