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ELD121 – MODULE

REVISION & EXAM


PREPARATION
15 OCTOBER 2024
New terms

Educational Linguistics: A Subfield of Linguistics

a specialised branch of linguistics, which is concerned with the study of


language in teaching & learning

• Education naturally interacts with language in numerous ways.


• Therefore, the scope of educational linguistics under this definition is wide,
ranging from matters such as
- vernacular dialect use at school,
- second language phonological acquisition,
- teacher training in linguistics,
- Translanguaging,
- mother-tongue education
Key concepts (Lecture 1-3)

 Linguistic variety: refers to any type of language


 Language
 A linguistic variety that has emerged over time
 Dialects
 Traditionally distinguished from languages
 Seen as varieties of a particular language (various Afrikaans
dialects, e.g. Kaapse Afrikaans)
 Regional dialect
 Linguistic variety commonly spoken in a particular geographical
region, e.g. urban and rural isiXhosa, Kaapse Afrikaans, etc.
Key concepts (Lecture 1-3)

 Ethnolect
 A linguistic variety commonly spoken by a particular ethnic or ‘race’ group
 E.g. standard Afrikaans by ‘white’ South Africans
 Kaapse Afrikaans by ‘coloured’ South Africans
 Sociolect
 Linguistic variety commonly spoken by a particular social class or group
 E.g. upper-class English and working-class varieties of English
 Accent
 A bundle of prosodic and segmental features distributed across social
and/or geographical space – that is, how words are pronounced and spoken
Course reader chapters (read and work through
the course reader as well)

 Chapter 1 – Introduction (Lecture 1-3)


 Key terms:
 Sociolinguistics – the study of language use in society and in multilingual speech
communities
 Language use – social identities
 relating to factors such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, class and nationality
 Linguistic varieties
 Repertoire of styles
Course reader chapters (read and work through the
course reader as well)

 Chapter 2: Dialect or language


 Dialects
 Mutual intelligibility
 Features of dialects
Course reader chapters (read and work through the course
reader as well)

 Chapter 3: Accent (Lectures 5-7)


 Accent and dialect
 Language transfer
 Region and nationality
 Social class
 Class and ethnicity
Course reader chapters
well)
(read and work through the course reader as

 Chapter 4: Register (Lectures 8-10)


 Register, context and style (An introduction to register)
 Definition
 Variation according to user vs variation according to use
 idiolect
 Factors which determine register
 Register as hierarchy – scale of formality [different types of register]
 Frozen/static; formal; consultative; casual; intimate
Course reader chapters
well)
(read and work through the course reader as

 Chapter 5: Genre (Lectures 13-16)


 Introduction and definition
 Genre vs register
 Communicative genres (everyday genres)
 How are genres determined?
 Generic features: social purpose, text structure/organisation and language features
 Knowledge genres of schooling in terms of generic features:
 Narrative; explanation; report; argumentative; procedure; text response
 Language teachers should have knowledge of the generic features of all genres/text
types
Course reader chapters (read and work through the course reader
as well)

 Chapter 6 (Lectures 17-19)


 Gender defined
 3 Approaches to studying male and female speech
 Common features and functions of gendered speech

 Women’s register
 Features of women’s register
 genderlect
 Professional register
Course reader chapters
well)
(read and work through the course reader as

 Chapter 7 (Lecture 20):


 Language politics and language policy
 Official languages of South Africa
 Mother tongue education
 The place of English in SA education
 Translanguaging – strategies to support learners in multilingual classrooms
ELD121 NOV. 2024 EXAMINATION

 Details:
 Date and time: 8 November 2024, 14:30 – 17:30
 Venue: Jakes Gerwel Hall
 Duration: 3 hours
 Marks: 100
 Write neatly and legibly
ELD121 NOV. 2024 EXAMINATION

 3 sections:
 All module content (Ch.1 – 7)
 SECTION A – Multiple choice questions [50 marks]
 You will be required to complete the MCQ bubble form – please be meticulous when completing the
MCQ form
 SECTION B – Short questions (descriptions/explanations/application) [20 marks]
 SECTION C – Extended (paragraph) writing [30 marks]
Final notes

 Work through the chapters in the Course Reader, familiarise yourself


with the contents
 Reflect on key terms/concepts; see end of each chapter
 Engage with the lecture slides
 Consider the implications for the language classroom and language teacher
knowledge across the various chapters and concepts addressed in the
module.
 Develop application knowledge across chapters related to accent, register,
genre and generic features, language and gender, and the place of English in
SA education
 Any exam-related queries can be addressed with me via email: [email protected]
 CAM-related queries can no longer be addressed – CAM marks have been finalised and
will be issued by the marks administration system soon
 Regardless of your CAM, you require at least 50% in the exam to pass the module

 All the best with your ELD121 exam preparation

Thank you

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