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U210 The English Language: Past Present & Future

Question: Compare the conversation between the child and mother in Reading A of Chapter 3 of Learning English: development and diversity (pp. 108-9) with the example of classroom talk between teacher and children in the same course book (p. 121). How do these examples help in understanding the similarities and differences between the expectations about children’s talk at home and school (as examined in Block 5)?

Answer: The process of learning to read and talk begins long before children start school. The reading aloud of stories to children is...

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Question: TMA03 Option (b)

What are the distinctive features of informal talk that can be gleaned from the conversation between Pip and Phyllis, a married couple from southeast England in Audiocassette 3, Band 5? How do these features compare with those of formal talk elsewhere in Block 3?

Answer: In this essay, we are to highlight the distinctive features of informal talk with regards to the conversation between Pip and Phyllis...

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Question: TMA02 Option (b)

With reference to specific linguistic examples, explain why Received Pronunciation (RP) occupies such an influential and powerful position in the world, in relation to non-native non-standard accents of the language.

Answer: Our basic approach is first to look at the definitions of Received Pronunciation (RP) and non-native non-standard accents of English. We will...

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Question: Carefully analyse the extract of the speech by C. Kuykendall on Audiocassette 3 Band 9 to show the techniques she uses to gain responses from her audience. Relate this to the wider discussion, elsewhere in Block 3, of the techniques of rhetoric used by speakers and the effects on their audience.

Answer: The English language has many uses, including many rhetorical ones which are used as a means of gaining a certain response from...

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Question: TMA01 Option (a)

Would you agree that the sounds, spelling, grammar and vocabulary of present-day English and Old English, as portrayed in the Caedmon extract (English: history, diversity and change, pp. 111-112), are closely related? Prove your case through a study of the Caedmon extract as well as other linguistic examples from Block 1.

Answer: Prior to further analyzing and discussing the above statement pertaining to present-day English and Old English, let me first define what is...

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Question: Discuss the extent to which multimodality contributes to informalization and marketization in contemporary English texts.

Answer: Today English texts are becoming increasing multimodal; alongside the written language they usually also display some visual elements, whether it be photographs,...

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Question: What controversies have surrounded the different approaches to the teaching of reading and writing in English?

Answer: English is a major subject in the British school curriculum and the way it is taught has impact on students learning in...

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Question: Why and how do writers of English literary and playful texts ‘break the rules’ of English?

Answer: English is often used to create special artistic effects in a text – both in literary texts and playful ones. A literary...

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Question: Beginning with Noah Webster’s (English: history, diversity and change, Chapter 2, Reading B), documentation on orthographic reforms, discuss why there have been numerous attempts in the past to reform the spelling of English. To what extent have these reforms, both by Webster and others, been successful?

Answer: The English Language originates from a Germanic language of the Indo-European family from several local languages brought by 6th century invaders. It...

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Question: Discuss the distinctive features of English as used in the workplace. Illustrate the discussion with a detailed analysis of the two conversations on Video Band 2, one between an estate agent and a client and one between two estate agents.

Answer: English is used in two kinds of interaction in the workplace. It can be used among members of the same or a...

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