AS Computer Room Lesson - Accents and Dialect Article

Afternoon everyone, we're almost at the end of term!

Today we are going to be continuing with our study of accent and dialect, and we are going to make a start on the work I would like you to complete over the break.

I would like you to write an article which focuses on any aspect of accent and dialect you like. This could be anything, from stereotypes/prejudices arising from one's accent or a study into your own accent and the way you speak. Be creative with your subject and make sure it is something that interests you. Spend this lesson researching your chosen topic and looking for things to include in your article.

Use the prompt sheet I have given you to give you some guidance. There are a few more points below that I would like you to consider:

• Bibliography - when you hand in your article, please include a bibliography. This will show me that you have done a good deal of reading into your chosen topic.
• The title of your article should 'hook' the audience - this is essential, otherwise nobody will read it. It should suit your audience (you need to state your audience, i.e. Guardian/Daily Mail/Cosmo readers)
• A reason for writing, i.e. a survey/something in the news/ a response to another article etc.
• A strapline for the article (this goes under the title)
• Image and caption
• Quotes and examples
• Avoid jargon that people who don't study language will not understand, i.e. dialect/sociolect.

That's a lot to consider, but try to get as much research and prep done today as you can, then after this lesson you can just focus on writing a really good, well-informed article!

Any questions, come ask me

Claudia

Language and Gender: Male and Female Conversation Styles

Hi everyone,

Today you are putting together your presentations in your groups ready to present tomorrow morning. You need to have 2 clips and analyse them in relation to Deborah Tannen's Difference theory.

I'm looking for you to analyse how each difference is presented in your clips - do they support the theory or dispute it? Try to get some discussion going, and make your presentations detailed.

I'll be coming around to see you a few times during the lesson to see how you're getting on, but this is essentially your preparation time as we are presenting tomorrow, so by the end of today's lesson you need to make sure you are presentation ready!

Below is a link to the PowerPoint we covered in class yesterday to help you along:


Difference Theory PowerPoint

Looking forward to seeing these tomorrow!

PEE Writing Frame

Here is the PEE Writing frame:

How To Write A PEE Paragraph

A2 Language - work in my absence Thursday 15th October

Hi everyone,

I am feeling unwell and so won't be in college today. I am hoping to be in tomorrow.

Could you all please continue with the Evie Talking Transcript task we began last week. I would like to take your full responses for this in by the end of tomorrow's lesson, so you have today and tomorrow to complete it.

Thank you everyone, I hope to see you all tomorrow.

Claudia 

AS Language - work in my absence Thursday 15th October

Hi everyone,

I am still feeling unwell and so won't be in college again today.  Could you please continue with the work you began yesterday on the subject of analysing your own text messages. 

I would like to collect your PEE essays for this on Monday, so you have today and the whole weekend to complete them.

Additionally, can you all post to the Padlet page I have created for this subject with a few analytical sentences identifying linguistic techniques in your text messages. Padlet link below: 

http://padlet.com/claudia_a/axvskmsr4k35

Apologies for my absence - I hoe you are finding the work challenging and enjoyable. If you have any questions please email me.

Claudia

AS Language - Work in my absence

Hi everyone,

I have gone home sick today and so it is unlikely that I will be in college tomorrow (Wednesday).

In my absence, please complete the following tasks which continue with our theme of language and communication via technology. You may not get completely through both tasks today, however if I am not feeling better by Thursday I will be absent again, and so this should be enough work for 2 lessons.

First of all, watch the following TED talk. Summarise the talk and make notes on your own blog. Discuss the following:

• The main points the talk covers
• The opinion of the speaker
• Do you agree/disagree?
• Why or why not?

John McWhorter - Txting is killing language. JK!!!!

After your have made notes and summarised the video, your next task is to analyse your own text messages. Complete the following tasks:

• Choose a selection of your own text messages, a conversation with a friend and a parent would make a good comparison. 
• Make notes on register, purpose and context 
• Using this grid (follow the link), analyse the language features of your own text messages: Text Message Analysis Grid

Once you have completed the grid, turn your findings into a short PEE essay in which you analyse your own text speak. This will be used as your half-term assessment. Answer the following questions in your essay:

• Is there anything you notice about your text speak? 
• What is characteristic about it? 
• Are there any differences between the way to text a friend and the way you text a parent? 
• Do you notice any patterns in your language when you are texting? 

AS Language Opinion Articles Task

Hi everyone,

Today we looked at two different opinion articles written about the same topic - the refugee crisis.

We looked at the similarities between the two articles and the shared techniques. In Thursday's lesson, you will be starting to develop your own opinion piece on a topic related to language so the techniques you identified are crucial for getting the structure right - well done for your thorough identification of these techniques.

For your homework I would like you to complete the second task we started in class which was to forget about shared techniques and identify the differences between the two. This is very difficult as they are so similar, but it will improve your eye and ability to identify more subtle techniques which is a crucial analytical skill in language.

Your task is to write 2 fully formed PEE analytical paragraphs about the differences you have found and post these to your blogs. Again, this is a difficult task but try to dig a little deeper and notice the subtle variations in language use.

Please post your paragraphs by the end of Thursday so I can look at them over the weekend.

Claudia