Compulsory Summer Task

The following are your AS to A2 progression tasks to complete over summer before you return.

These are small tasks which which greatly benefit you in A2 and won't take you too long - if you complete these you'll be in an excellent and well-informed position going into next year!

Please complete the following:

1. Finish Task 5 on the Phonetics worksheet and fill in the IPA grid

2. Keep a log of five different sources you have read in preparation for your individual investigation, and provide a summary of each.

Have a great summer guys!

Claudia

A2 Language Investigation - Lesson 1 PowerPoint, Transcribing and Homework Tasks

Welcome back all,

Below is your task for today. Work together in pairs and follow the instructions carefully - you will need to use the transcription handout to help you here:

Before you chose the type of data you would like to investigate, we will do some activities to help you see what might work well by looking at some sample data.

Today: watch two of the following You Tube clips, then choose one to transcribe. Use the transcription conventions to transcribe the data then answer the following questions. In note form, write up your findings on your blog ready for next Monday.

1. What is interesting about the language used? (annotate the data)
2. What theory could you use when analysing the transcript? (add more annotation)
3. What other data could you collect that would compare with it?
4. What could you title an investigation into data like this? (Use the title format of an interrogative e.g. How does… or a declarative e.g. An investigation into…
5. What real data could you collect (rather than just going to You Tube?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW9ENhFoWBE (The Apprentice – Language and Power)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kORINpVUEtE (USA Fox network discussion - ‘challenging’ Language and Gender)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_4PvRZi3XY (‘Geordie Shore’ interview – easier Language and Gender - transcribe up to time reference 2:06 “being your wife forever”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2EertzeHjM&feature=related (Child directed speech - Child Language Acquisition)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEWatD0viw (Bill Bailey parody of 1300s poetry by Chaucer using some modern language - Language Change)

When you present your findings, you should discuss:

• Which data you chose and why
• What you found and what theory you linked it to
• What other data you could choose to go with it or replace it with to make an investigation
• What you would call that investigation

This is the PowePoint we have covered:

Investigation PowerPoint

Please re-read and familiarise yourself with the information and guidance about the investigation.

Homework Task

Complete the activities on slides 6, 8, 10, 12, and 16, and be prepared to feedback at the start of next week.