Language discourses key terms

attitudes

attitudes is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect attitudes to creative control, evidence from an online forum post where stance is built through evaluative adjectives, and the learning objective: Study a range of texts that convey attitudes to language diversity and change. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

Study

Study is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect Study to conceptual understanding, evidence from a workplace email where politeness strategies reflect hierarchy, and the learning objective: Study a range of texts that convey attitudes to language diversity and change. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

study

study is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect study to conceptual understanding, evidence from a broadsheet opinion column about language attitudes, and the learning objective: Study texts about language diversity and change written for non-specialist audiences. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

texts

texts is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect texts to audience positioning, evidence from a social-media thread debating accent prejudice, and the learning objective: Study texts about language diversity and change written for non-specialist audiences. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

language

language is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect language to representation, evidence from a campaign poster combining graphology, lexis and audience positioning, and the learning objective: Explore how texts represent language. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

explore

explore is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect explore to discourse structure, evidence from a student NEA data sample with ethical sampling decisions, and the learning objective: Explore how texts represent language. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

explore

explore is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect explore to discourse structure, evidence from a student NEA data sample with ethical sampling decisions, and the learning objective: Explore how texts construct an identity for the producer. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

texts

texts is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect texts to methodological control, evidence from a historical article showing semantic change and standardisation, and the learning objective: Explore how texts construct an identity for the producer. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

explore

explore is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect explore to methodological control, evidence from a historical article showing semantic change and standardisation, and the learning objective: Explore how texts position the reader. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

texts

texts is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect texts to creative control, evidence from an online forum post where stance is built through evaluative adjectives, and the learning objective: Explore how texts position the reader. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

explore

explore is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect explore to audience positioning, evidence from a social-media thread debating accent prejudice, and the learning objective: Explore how texts seek to influence the reader. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

texts

texts is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect texts to representation, evidence from a campaign poster combining graphology, lexis and audience positioning, and the learning objective: Explore how texts seek to influence the reader. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

explore

explore is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect explore to creative control, evidence from a charity appeal webpage with direct address and donation prompts, and the learning objective: Explore how texts are connected to discourses about language. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

texts

texts is used in Language discourses to support precise analysis of Texts about language issues. In practice, connect texts to conceptual understanding, evidence from a broadsheet opinion column about language attitudes, and the learning objective: Explore how texts are connected to discourses about language. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.