Chap 11
1. What is the main purpose of conversation analysis. How does this differ from interactional sociolinguistics? 2. How does Schegloff summarise the main components of CA 3. The signals that indicate when a turn is being handed over include prosodic, gestural and lexical/syntactical signals. Give examples of each of these types of signals. 4. It is argued that conversation follows a pattern following the usage of a two part exchange including adjacency pairings linking up into linear chains. Classroom interaction is an example of a contrasting exchange pattern. What is this pattern and how is it characterised? 5. Tannen (1987) identified New York conversational style as conversational overlap, most closely linked to a style she terms high involvement style. What is the opposite style (not cited in book) and how is it characterised (often used as a way of defining difference between male and female speech)? Which might be most representative of Swedish conversational style? 6. Name and describe the different turn taking strategies that you might employ in your own classroom. Which are the most effective strategies? |
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Chap 12:
1. Briefly explain the differences between sex category and gender. 2. How can grammatical gender marking create confusion for people speaking French, Spanish or German? 3. What is gender preferential language? What are the counterarguments against this kind of research? 4. What is the heteronormative hierarchy? 5. What is the postmodern way of approaching language studies within gender and sexuality? |
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Chap 13
The student responsible for this chapter was a 'no-show' So there is no video for this chapter. For the send-in ...Compare and contrast the following pairs of terms/concepts:
1. What are the different ways a nonstandard dialect / minority language / local language can be used in a classroom which is aimed at teaching a standard, socially dominant variety? What are the ideologies that encourage or discourage the use of these varieties in educational contexts? 2. What is elite closure, and how does it work to perpetuate social inequalities? |
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Chap 14
1. What is the difference between language planning and language policy? Do these two correlate with each other? Why or why not? 2. What is status planning? What is corpus planning? Are there differences or similarities between the two? 3. Describe with your own words what vernacularization is. Give an example. 4. What are three factors that Ricento (2000) describe to have shaped the research in LPP? Describe each one with your own words and give an example of each one. 5. What is important to keep in mind when collecting data in LPP? Give an example of something that could be problematic when collecting data. 6. Illustrate some areas in the world where English is a dominant language. |
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