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NSW Stage 6 English Glossary Flashcards

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Appropriation

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Taking an object or text from one context and using it in another.

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Appropriation can allow new … into the original text or object and emphasise … differences.

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Insights
Contextual

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Texts can be appropriated for a range of purposes, including … criticism, consideration of … ideas in a new … and exploration of … assumptions.

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Satirical
Existing
Context
Cultural

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Cohesion

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The quality in a text determined by its parts being related and contributing to its overall unity.

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Cohesion is achieved through shaping the …, creating a … that the responder can … and use to … the text, and using … of … that link the … parts of the text into a … whole.

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Form
Structure
Recognise
Navigate
Features of language
Various
Complete

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Features used to create cohesion

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Connectives (e.g. futhermore, therefore).
Cross-references to different parts of the text.
Reiteration of the title, topic or question addressed in the text.

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Cohesive links

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Language features that help to develop unity within a text. For example, referring words (e.g. pronouns) or related content words.

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Composer

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Collective noun to include author, poet, playwright, director, designer, etc.

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Composing

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Production of written, spoken or visual texts.

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Composing involves…

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  • Shaping and arrangement of textual elements to explore and express ideas, emotions and values
  • Processes of imagining, organising, analysing, drafting, appraising, synthesising, reflecting and refining
  • Knowledge, understanding and use of language forms, features and structures
  • Awareness of audience and purpose
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Composition

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The combination and integration of the various elements of an idea into a whole text.

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Context

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The range of personal, social, historical, cultural and workplace conditions in which a text is responded to and composed.

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Convention

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An accepted language practice that has developed over time and is generally used and understood. e.g. punctuation

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Create/compose

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Develop and/or produce spoken, written or multimodal texts in print, visual, oral or digital forms.

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Creativity

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Dynamic process of using language to conceptualise, interpret and synthesise ideas in order to develop a product.

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Critical

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Exploration of the quality of argument, content, analysis, information or persuasion in oral, visual or written text, to assess the way in which themes, issues or ideas are presented for the audience and purposes intended.

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Cultural assumption

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Beliefs or attitudes about things (e.g. gender, religion, youth, age, disability, sexuality, social class, work) that are taken for granted as being part of the fabric of the social practices of a particular culture.

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Cultural expression

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Articulation or representation of beliefs, practices or attitudes pertaining to a particular culture.

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Culture

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The social practices and ways of thinking of a particular people or group, including shared values, beliefs, knowledge, customs, lifestyle and artefacts.

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Evaluative language

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Positive or negative language that judges the worth of something. Language used by a speaker or writer to give a text a particular perspective in order to influence how the audience will respond to the content of the text.

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Evaluative language includes…

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Language to:
- Express feelings and opinions
- Make judgements about aspects of people
- Assess the quality of objects such as literary works
Evaluative words (e.g. judemental, emotional, critical)

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Framing

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The way in which elements in a still or moving image are arranged to create a specific interpretation of the whole.

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Strong framing creates a sense of…

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Enclosure around elements

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Weak framing creates a sense of…

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Openness

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Genre

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Categories into which texts are grouped. Used to distinguish texts on the basis of subject matter (e.g. fantasy, sci fi, romance) or form and structure (e.g. poetry, novel, short story).

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Grammar

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The structure of language used and the description of language as a system. Attention is paid to structure (form) and meaning (function) at the level of the construction of words (graphemes), sentences and texts.

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Interpretive

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Responding to a text in order to draw meaning from it.

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Intertextuality

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The associations or connections between one text and other texts. Intertextual references can vary in terms of explicit and self-conscious.

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Language

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A system of meaning in spoken, written, visual and physical modes, for communicating ideas, thoughts and feelings.

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Language concepts

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Overarching term including language forms, features, modes and pattern.

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Language features

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The features of language that support meaning. E.g. sentence structure, vocabulary, illustrations, punctuation, figurative language. Choices in language features define a type of text and shape its meaning, and vary according to the text purpose, subject matter, audience and mode of production.

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Language forms and features

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Symbolic patterns and conventions that shape meaning in texts. Vary according to the mode or media of production and can include written, spoken, non-verbal or visual communication of meaning.

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Language modes

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  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Viewing
  • Representing
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Importance of language modes

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  • Any combination of the modes may be involved in responding to or composing texts.
  • Refinement of skills in one mode develops skills in the others.
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Language patterns

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Arrangement of identifiable repeated or corresponding elements in a text. E.g. patterns of repetition or similarity. Patterns may alternate or contrast. Language patterns of a text contribute to the distinctive nature of its overall organisation and shape its meaning.

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Media

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Means of communication. Plural of medium.

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Mode

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The various processes of communication:
- Listening
- Speaking
- Reading
- Writing
- Viewing
- Representing
Also refers to resources associated with these communicative processes.

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Perspective

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A way of regarding situations, facts and texts.

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Purpose

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Purpose of a text - to entertain, inform or persuade different audiences in different contexts.

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Reimagine

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Reinterpret an event, work of art or text imaginatively.

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Representation

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The way ideas are portrayed and represented in texts, using language devices, forms, features and structures to create specific views about characters, events and ideas.

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Responder

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Collective noun to include reader, listener, viewer, audience, etc.

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Responding

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  • Personal and intellectual connections made with texts
  • Reading, listening and viewing that goes beyond the decoding of texts
  • Identifying, comprehending, selecting, articulating, imagining, critically analysing and evaluating.
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Structure of texts

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The relationships of different parts of a text to each other and to the text as a complex whole. May refer to internal organisation of ideas, argument or story, development of parallel plots, or the overarching framework of the text.

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Stylistic features

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The ways aspects of texts are arranged and how they affect meaning. Can distinguish the work of individual authors as well as the work of a particular period.

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Syntax

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The way in which sentences and clauses are structured. Often involves elements such as subject, verb and object.

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Text structure

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The ways information is organised in different types of texts, e.g. chapter headings, subheadings, tables of contexts, indexes, glossaries, etc.
Choices in text structures and language features together define a text type and shape its meaning.

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