TH4 - CU explanation

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TH4 - CU 

IB CU 

PTI review

Today's objective

Students are aware of the IB's goals regarding successful communication. Students can explain and identify the 5 concepts in written communication. Students can give examples of changes in language when changes in these concepts occur. 

Language = sounds, words, grammar,
                    spelling etc. 

Language = communication 
(producer and recipient)

Concepts

Audience
Context
Purpose

Meaning 
Variation

Audience

- Language should be appropriate for the person(s) with whom

one is communicating.

Context

- Language should be appropriate to the situation in which one is communicating. 

Place, year, setting, trends, etc

Purpose

- Language should be appropriate to achieve a desired intention, goal or result when communicating.

 

Meaning

- Language is used in a range of ways to
communicate a message.

Variation

-  Differences exist within a given language, and
that speakers of a given language are generally able to understand each other.

 

	Producer	Recipient
Audience		X
Context	X	X
Purpose	X
Meaning		X
Variation	X	X

Stimulus questions - Audience

– How can the perceived needs and interests, or previous knowledge, of the recipients of a text influence its production?

– How would the language used in a given text need to change if the same basic message needed to be communicated to a different audience?

Stimulus questions - Context

– How does the situation or setting influence the production or reception of a text?

– How is the relationship between the producer and the recipient(s) of a text (or the relationship of

interlocutors in a conversation) reflected in language use?

Stimulus questions - Purpose

– When I read or listen to a text, what helps me to understand the intention of the person who produced the text?

– When I need to communicate for a specific reason,
how do I plan my message and language use in order
to achieve my goal?

Stimulus questions - Meaning

– How are literal and figurative (non-literal) language used by producers of texts to create desired effects?

– What does the producer of a text do to make the message clear (or, on the contrary, to make it ambiguous) when there is no opportunity for the recipient(s) to reply to the text?

Stimulus questions - Variation

– How or why does a language change over time, across geographical boundaries or from one social or cultural
group to another?

– What does it mean to say that aspects of a text are “lost in translation” from one language to another?

Practice with the review

Write a short observation on all five concepts; Audience, Context, Purpose, Meaning and Variation. Give examples!

Read carefully! 

Done? The reviewer gives you clues on characters and clues in the novel. Make notes of this for your test! 

Audience

Context 

Purpose 

Meaning

Variation 

Audience

Purpose

Portfolio assignment

3 Search the web and write a conceptual analysis of an online source which discusses the comparison between sports and religion. In your analysis, you should include a brief observation on all five concepts; Audience, Context, Purpose, Meaning and Variation.

  Write 100 words (minimum).