Technical Terms Specific to Text Language
To follow is a list of features that are commonly found in text language. These are particular to this form of communication. They will assist you in the up-coming tasks where you begin to discriminate between language that is spoken and language that is written. Emoticons – graphic symbols representing emotions Acronyms – use of words’ initial letters to form a single new word e.g. AIDS Initialisms – initial...
Spoken Language Transcription
Today we will be exploring live spoken conversation – and generating our own transcripts. Watch this short video excerpt (from the film “FIT”) and try to write your own transcript of the conversation. The Transcript:
Formality in Spoken Language
This period we tried to develop a working definition for formality. This proved to be a slippery topic. While everyone was comfortable with giving examples of formality and informality in both conversation and clothing – as well as identifying that there were subtle rules to formality (“It’s not just the shirt you wear but how you wear it”) – actually pinning down a definition for formality took some...
First Analytical Writing
Today everyone had a go at writing a paragraph to explain a unique feature of spoken language from their own dialogues. Everyone made an excellent effort. After reading these in class we identified the the main areas for development. These were: Specific examples in the form of quotations were needed The examples needed to be examined in more detail, including identifying the language device within The social attitudes to the ways...
GCSE Spoken Language – Glossary of Language Devices
This project provides us with an opportunity to explore our own unique spoken language and the way it communicates volumes about our age, nature, culture, and character. We will be comparing spoken language with the langue of text messaging, bbm and online chat. The variety and creativity of the South London youth dialect is one of the most fast moving and expressive I have ever come across and it represents a brilliant opportunity...
Spoken Language Role-Plays
The students have been exploring the ways different people and groups of people modify their use of language and the reasons they do this. Here are samples of the activities from the last couple of periods and information relating to tonight’s homework task....
