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Decontextualization
To understand the importance of the terms 'audience' and 'purpose', we need to ask ourselves: 'What do we know about the context in which a particular text was written?' Often times we look for contextual...
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Social languages
In his book, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, James Gee explains that each one of us uses many languages in the course of our daily lives. Although we may always be speaking English (or Korean or...
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Chinese poem
By examining different translations of the same poem, we can begin to identify some of the difficulties that translators face. Questions about word choice, rhyme, point of view and tone help develop poetry...
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Why speak differently? Free
As we study language and evolution, we eventually come across the question: 'Why do people speak differently?' In brief there are four explanations that we can give. People speak differently for... These...
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Anti-tech terms
Language can reflect changes in the way people relate to their world. The rise and development of technology in our lives has led to a whole new set of words to describe the way we use technology and...
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Pikey English
How do we exert power by speaking differently? People can often include or exclude others by the way they speak. Word choice, speed, syntax and accent all play a role in how we exert power through language. ...
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Community of practice
A 'community of practice' is defined as a group of people who develop and share ways of doing things, ways of talking, beliefs and values - which can be called 'practices'. A community of practice can...
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Key concepts
There are many teaching and learning strategies. The nature of Part 1 determines to some extent what kinds of activities you will do in the classroom. For example, because Part 1 is assessed through one...
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Gender & sexuality Free
This topic asks us to become more aware of language as an expression of gender identities. When we talk about gender in reference to language, we are referring to the way language embodies, reinforces...
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Skills
The extended essay is the culmination of a long process. You could say that the final product is like the tip of a very deep iceberg. While you 'only' see 3,000 - 4,000 words, hours of research, writing,...