- Genre- This text is a persuasive, informative text, designed to make people think before they drink drive.
- Audience- This text is intended for people who often are known for drinking excessively, which is most commonly known to be teenagers and young adults. As it is talking about the dangers of rink driving, it is also mostly aimed at people who can drive so i think it is aimed for people between the ages of about 17-25
- Purpose- The purpose of this text is to get across to people what could happen if they are caught driving while under the influence of alcohol. It id designed to make them think about it, and prevent the readers from drink driving in the future.
- Context Of Production- This was written by someone in the government campaign 'Think!' which is a road safety campaign. The writer would have probably been feeling quite annoyed, or angry, or even sympathetic while writing this, as they are writing it because there are many cases of drink driving, which they are trying to stop. The writer had access to a computer to create this text, so they have added images to make it more dramatic and memorable.
- Context Of Reception- This text is likely to be received as a poster either in a leaflet about road safely, or a magazine or on the wall. As its mostly aimed at young adults, it would be in places that they would be, such as put up around schools, or social clubs, or in magazines that are popular with this age group.I think that the text would be something that the reader would just glance at, which is why its quite short and snappy, and has the images to go with it. this again goes with the audience as this age group is supposed to have a short attention span.
Monday, 21 September 2015
Language Scrapbook I
Saturday, 19 September 2015
You Should Always Use English Correctly
Personally i do not agree with this statement. This is because i think that, even though there are many examples of situations that would require good English and grammar skills, examples of this would be for an interview, or when writing a formal letter, there are more scenarios in which the English and grammatical skills used do not need to be perfect or used 'Correctly'
For instance, if someone is in an emergency, or a position in which they are in danger, then people would automatically aim to use as short, and quick words as possible., instead of long correctly spoken sentences. This would be in order to communicate the important information needed to help the person in danger faster. This is also used to an extent in the army, as they often use codes to inform people promptly immediately after any problems or dangers arise.
I also disagree with this statement, as if someone is having a conversation among people they know well, such as friends and family, they can be considerably less formal in their spoken language, than if they where talking to someone they did not know so well. This is because good English is associated with making a good first impression, almost making people feel judged if they do not talk correctly when not with new people, whereas people feel comfortable around their friends and family, and know that they wont be as judged by the way they speak, and as long as it is possible to understand it's okay. Another point is that when talking to children, its important to use simple short sentences so they understand you.
Also, the English people use can often differ depending on the area of which they have grown up in. Many places have a very distinct and particular way of using grammar and English. Sometimes even changing the way things are spelled or whole words altogether. One example of this is how people in America tend to spell the word colour as 'Color', leaving out the 'U', which is often used in the British spelling. Therefore you can't tell exactly what is the 'Correct' way of using English as it is different regarding the place and society that it is spoken and used.
This also links in to another point which is that if everyone spoke perfect and correct English all the time, then things like different accents would not exist, as everyone would sound the same. I believe that this would eventually become extremely boring, and it would be quite upsetting to get rid of some very distinctive accents. Especially accents that differentiate places in England, such as Liverpool or Newcastle accents.
My final reason for not agreeing with this statement is that being articulate all the time can often make you sound quite arrogant and almost egotistic. This can lead to people regarding you as conceited or pretentious when using it in situations or scenarios where it does not particularly need to be used.
For instance, if someone is in an emergency, or a position in which they are in danger, then people would automatically aim to use as short, and quick words as possible., instead of long correctly spoken sentences. This would be in order to communicate the important information needed to help the person in danger faster. This is also used to an extent in the army, as they often use codes to inform people promptly immediately after any problems or dangers arise.
I also disagree with this statement, as if someone is having a conversation among people they know well, such as friends and family, they can be considerably less formal in their spoken language, than if they where talking to someone they did not know so well. This is because good English is associated with making a good first impression, almost making people feel judged if they do not talk correctly when not with new people, whereas people feel comfortable around their friends and family, and know that they wont be as judged by the way they speak, and as long as it is possible to understand it's okay. Another point is that when talking to children, its important to use simple short sentences so they understand you.
Also, the English people use can often differ depending on the area of which they have grown up in. Many places have a very distinct and particular way of using grammar and English. Sometimes even changing the way things are spelled or whole words altogether. One example of this is how people in America tend to spell the word colour as 'Color', leaving out the 'U', which is often used in the British spelling. Therefore you can't tell exactly what is the 'Correct' way of using English as it is different regarding the place and society that it is spoken and used.
This also links in to another point which is that if everyone spoke perfect and correct English all the time, then things like different accents would not exist, as everyone would sound the same. I believe that this would eventually become extremely boring, and it would be quite upsetting to get rid of some very distinctive accents. Especially accents that differentiate places in England, such as Liverpool or Newcastle accents.
My final reason for not agreeing with this statement is that being articulate all the time can often make you sound quite arrogant and almost egotistic. This can lead to people regarding you as conceited or pretentious when using it in situations or scenarios where it does not particularly need to be used.
Topical Language Issues
To formulate my argument, we we came up with lots of reasons why you should, and why you shouldnt, always use correct english, and shared the ideas with the rest of the class.
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