A) Action aid website
The information from action aid is shown through a website, the charity is showing Fairtrade resources. It shows games, stories and presentations that teachers could use to help inform their classes on what is happening. It has a simple lay out which is easy to navigate that allows the audience to easily look around the website and learn more. The teacher would probably already know about the subject and so would know where to look to find what they need. However, they would need it to be simple and have good explanations to be able to hook those they are teaching it too. It is a engaging website with its multiple links and different types of resources that allow them to teach in multiple different ways. The websites whole purpose would be to inform people about what is happening (problems) and what is being done; it is explaining how people are living, giving those who don't understand an incite into what it is like to live like they do.
B)Mail online website
The second text is produced through an online news paper, the article uses multiple quotes from a report that had been produced about Fair trade. To come across this post the audience (those who support charities and are looking for news on them) would probably be having to look for the subject or they could have been just a frequent online mail reader which means the header does not necessarily need to hook the reader as they are already interested in the subject. The very factual news article is exposing the truth about a very big charity that most people know; it is informing and discussing the problems that have been truly happening with the charity, Fair trade. When reading the article the audience is going to be shocked as this is a very well known charity and to find out that they are not actually helping is going to be surprising. With out reading the header they could be assuming they are going to be reading about how great the charity is doing. There is a summary of the text at the start in bullet points which may be to help people understand what is going to be spoken about to help make sure they stay on the page and read the article, it is allowing them to get a feeling of what the article is putting across.
C) compare
The Mail Online website says 'fails to help poor farmers' in its headline. The actionaid teaching resources says 'Uncover to your class how Fairtrade is helping break the cycle' in their sub-heading, so immediately the websites are showing two diffrent sides of the same subject. The verb 'helping' used by Actionaid is suggesting that what they are doing is for the best, to help those in need, it is spredding postitivity. Whereas the Mail Online uses the noun 'fails' this is implying that the charity is a falure, they have not done what they set to do.They are almost exposing the charity in a way that is not saying they are not helping anyone but suggesting that they are not doing the best in some areas (Uganda and Ethiopia) and have let people down.
The two text are presented in two completely diffrent ways due to one being a teaching resource and the other being a article. However, both the website touch on the topic about age. In the Mail Online article it talks about child labour and how the majority of children said 'they had been working since the age of 10, or even younger' when asked; the topic follows an image of bad working conditions above it. On the Actionaid website it says 'Meet 9-year-old Thais from Brazil, and find out what she and her grand mother do for a living', this is meeting exactly what the Mail Online said about children working before they are ten years old. This quote is matched with a picture of a young girl smiling while handling potatos this could be implying that although she is very young she is enjoying her work and it is not a horrible thing to do, unlike the picture on the Mail Online website.
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Monday, 22 February 2016
Me: what did your job a diesel involve?
Des: jeans
Me: jus
Ciara: did you sell the jeans to people? how did that go?
Des: it was great
....
Me: does that mean you can tell anyone their jean size?
.....
Me: does anyone have any responsibilities in their families?
....
Ciara: I uh walk my dog
Me: you /walk/ your dog?
Clara: /like/ like twice a week maybe
Me: is that it?
Ciara: everyone else does it I don't really wanna do it so that's kinda my responsibility
Me: that's the whole reason I don't want a dog cuz
....
What i found out about myself as speaker when listening and writing up a transcript:
I spoke quite confidently, however this may have been because i knew the people i was talking too. Although i spoke confidently i had hardly any airtime, when i spoke i said what was need and then it was passed on to the next person who would answer the question or carry on the conversation. I believe i am more of a active listner (Schegloff's conversational model) as i don't say much but i input where i believe it is needed and when i feel something should be said or asked.
Throughout the whole talk it is awkward, this could be due to it not being a usual conversation that i would usually have with friends and so it made it look more forced. The questions i asked did not come across in a way that suggested that i may be interested in what their answer will be.
I mostly asked questions, this interpreted in refrence to Fishman could suggest that it is a sign of me showing power whithin the conversation and an attribute to interaction. On the other hand Lakoff believes questions are a sign of weakness. I think i used mostly paralingustics (which cannot be shown on a transcript) to pass over to the next speaker. Also, i used vocatives to pass the conversation, even though i didn't say their name it was a direct address as they were not broad questions. I believe a key part of me as a speaker is the paralinguistics i use, facial expressions and body language.
Des: jeans
Me: jus
Ciara: did you sell the jeans to people? how did that go?
Des: it was great
....
Me: does that mean you can tell anyone their jean size?
.....
Me: does anyone have any responsibilities in their families?
....
Ciara: I uh walk my dog
Me: you /walk/ your dog?
Clara: /like/ like twice a week maybe
Me: is that it?
Ciara: everyone else does it I don't really wanna do it so that's kinda my responsibility
Me: that's the whole reason I don't want a dog cuz
....
What i found out about myself as speaker when listening and writing up a transcript:
I spoke quite confidently, however this may have been because i knew the people i was talking too. Although i spoke confidently i had hardly any airtime, when i spoke i said what was need and then it was passed on to the next person who would answer the question or carry on the conversation. I believe i am more of a active listner (Schegloff's conversational model) as i don't say much but i input where i believe it is needed and when i feel something should be said or asked.
Throughout the whole talk it is awkward, this could be due to it not being a usual conversation that i would usually have with friends and so it made it look more forced. The questions i asked did not come across in a way that suggested that i may be interested in what their answer will be.
I mostly asked questions, this interpreted in refrence to Fishman could suggest that it is a sign of me showing power whithin the conversation and an attribute to interaction. On the other hand Lakoff believes questions are a sign of weakness. I think i used mostly paralingustics (which cannot be shown on a transcript) to pass over to the next speaker. Also, i used vocatives to pass the conversation, even though i didn't say their name it was a direct address as they were not broad questions. I believe a key part of me as a speaker is the paralinguistics i use, facial expressions and body language.
Sunday, 14 February 2016
Gender representations
In this picture women are represented as weak. The question 'You mean a woman can open it?' is emphasising that women would not normally be strong enough to open the jar. It's allowing the audience to look at it and assume that they have made it easier to open so a woman can do it. It is suggesting that if a woman can do it anyone can.
This picture is showing exactly what people believe their child should be associated when they are a girl or a boy. As Tannen said the diffrence in he genders language starts at childhood, the magnets are even labled 'boy talk' and 'girl talk' as if girls have to talk using the words on the girl magnets and thr boys have to talk using the words on the boy magnets. Tannen sugested that boys are fed more verbs and this is strong supported by the magnets as the 'boys talk' has words such as 'swinging', 'climbing' and 'running'.
This video show Ellen talking about Bic For Her pens, she talks about the idea of the pen that is just for women. The pen is meant to be better for 'lady hands' and comes in colours such as pink and purple. Just from the packaging of this pen it is representing the image that most gils have to like the colour pink or purple because they are 'girl' clolours. On the packet of one of the pack of pens it says 'beautifully smooth', the adverb 'beautifully' is sterotypically a feminine word. the idea that now there is a pen for women all other pens were for men and now women have these pens that are pretty colours and fitted for a more feminie hand.
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Analysing 7 years by Lukas Graham
It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Once I was eleven years old my daddy told me
Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
Once I was eleven years old
I always had that dream like my daddy before me
So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
Something about the glory, just always seemed to bore me
Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
This song is about growing up, how the writer experienced it and how he is looking towards the future,questioning it. The way the writer is portraying himself is more of a general vision, this may be to allow those listening to relate and think back to their childhood. I think a lot of it is showing the pressures of growing up and to grow up faster.
Later in the song he says 'soon ill be 60 years old' this could be him telling everyone life is short as he sings about key stages in life. The idea of his dad telling him to find a wife at eleven is showing the pressure and how fast people want children to grow up. The repetition of 'once i was eleven years old' is like he is reminiscing, this could suggest he may miss being that young.
When he talks about it being a big world but he thought he was bigger is the idea that all children think they know everything . This idea may have influenced how he grew up, it could show that he was a bold child who thought he was bigger than the world, like nothing could drag him down.
He says 'the glory, just always seemed to bore me' which could suggest that he is a down to earth person. The idea of fame and glory is not appealing and as a child he may have been someone who was always in the background and didn't want to be center of attention.
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Once I was eleven years old my daddy told me
Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
Once I was eleven years old
I always had that dream like my daddy before me
So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
Something about the glory, just always seemed to bore me
Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
This song is about growing up, how the writer experienced it and how he is looking towards the future,questioning it. The way the writer is portraying himself is more of a general vision, this may be to allow those listening to relate and think back to their childhood. I think a lot of it is showing the pressures of growing up and to grow up faster.
Later in the song he says 'soon ill be 60 years old' this could be him telling everyone life is short as he sings about key stages in life. The idea of his dad telling him to find a wife at eleven is showing the pressure and how fast people want children to grow up. The repetition of 'once i was eleven years old' is like he is reminiscing, this could suggest he may miss being that young.
When he talks about it being a big world but he thought he was bigger is the idea that all children think they know everything . This idea may have influenced how he grew up, it could show that he was a bold child who thought he was bigger than the world, like nothing could drag him down.
He says 'the glory, just always seemed to bore me' which could suggest that he is a down to earth person. The idea of fame and glory is not appealing and as a child he may have been someone who was always in the background and didn't want to be center of attention.
Sunday, 13 December 2015
Accents are still a problem
Guardian paper
When people talk about accents they can have very strong views that not everyone agrees with. There are many accent over the UK that are very diffrent from one another, there are people with strong accents to their area or ones that are a mixture. A lot of people love their accent and how it is different from other places in UK and the thought of it spreading is a horrible thought.
We are judged by how we speak every day, whether its just in a conversation with friends or in a job interview. In the past accent were very separated and you could easily tell where they were from due to their dialect and accent. However, as social media is growing bigger the differences in dialect are becoming smaller and things that used to only be used in one place are now all over the UK. In this day an age those with the wronger accents are either old or they're trying to show pride in where they come from and showing it off whenever they talk to someone. People sometimes change their accents when speaking do different people whether its converging or diverging them.
A study in the west midlands show that people in places such as Liverpool, Bristol and Newcastle choose their dialect and accent forms self-consciously. Although people may change their accent they also may not want to completely discard them as some suggest that it is a connection to their family and home town.
Even though the strictness of accents have loosened up influential places still have a problem with some. An example is Granny Weatherwax said "my cousin being told when he got a job at the Natwest bank that if he didn't lose his Lincolnshire accent he would never do well in the company". This comment just shows that accents still play an important role in people lives. To some accents may not matter but to others it could show intelligence and that could be very important to employers.
People have multiple attitudes to accent that can make them very opinionated.
When people talk about accents they can have very strong views that not everyone agrees with. There are many accent over the UK that are very diffrent from one another, there are people with strong accents to their area or ones that are a mixture. A lot of people love their accent and how it is different from other places in UK and the thought of it spreading is a horrible thought.
We are judged by how we speak every day, whether its just in a conversation with friends or in a job interview. In the past accent were very separated and you could easily tell where they were from due to their dialect and accent. However, as social media is growing bigger the differences in dialect are becoming smaller and things that used to only be used in one place are now all over the UK. In this day an age those with the wronger accents are either old or they're trying to show pride in where they come from and showing it off whenever they talk to someone. People sometimes change their accents when speaking do different people whether its converging or diverging them.
A study in the west midlands show that people in places such as Liverpool, Bristol and Newcastle choose their dialect and accent forms self-consciously. Although people may change their accent they also may not want to completely discard them as some suggest that it is a connection to their family and home town.
Even though the strictness of accents have loosened up influential places still have a problem with some. An example is Granny Weatherwax said "my cousin being told when he got a job at the Natwest bank that if he didn't lose his Lincolnshire accent he would never do well in the company". This comment just shows that accents still play an important role in people lives. To some accents may not matter but to others it could show intelligence and that could be very important to employers.
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Class survey: Accents & Dialect
Very Fairly Neither...nor.. Not very Not at all
Received Pronunciation
Friendly 0 3 3 6 1
Intelligent 10 4 0 0 0
Trustworthy 1 6 6 1 0
Brummie
Friendly 0 8 4 2 0
Intelligent 0 0 2 9 3
Trustworthy 0 4 7 2 1
Scouse
Friendly 0 7 4 1(from Liverpool) 0
Intelligent (From Liverpool)1 4 5 4 0
Trustworthy 1 6 4 2 1
The recieved pronunciation (RP) came across as more intelligent compared to scouse and brummie. The results of the class survey also suggests that the majority believe that they are not friendly. This could indicate a connection between intelligence and friendliness as it seem that people find RP to sound intelligent but not too friendly and brummie to sound friendly but not intelligent. The trustworthiness of RP is a little in the middle with a sway to the positive side.
In the scouse section it is more middle/positive. When it comes to the friendliness of the scouse accent most people were positive but there was an anomaly with a single per on saying that they did not find the accent friendly. However, this may be because she is from Liverpool which is allowing her to have experiences with that accent that others don't, thus the different idea of the accent. This happens again with intelligence, there was one person who voted scouse to sound very intelligent. Although this was different to the others decision it wasn't that different as the rest were very middle orientated not really picking one side from the other.
The recorded voices were 2 men (brummie and scouse) and a women (received pronunciation). This may have swayed people opinions on how they felt about the accents. Something to take into account when looking at these results is that there is not an even ratio of boys to girls in the class which could have made a difference to the results as people may feel more positive or negative to someone who is of the same sex.
Received Pronunciation
Friendly 0 3 3 6 1
Intelligent 10 4 0 0 0
Trustworthy 1 6 6 1 0
Brummie
Friendly 0 8 4 2 0
Intelligent 0 0 2 9 3
Trustworthy 0 4 7 2 1
Scouse
Friendly 0 7 4 1(from Liverpool) 0
Intelligent (From Liverpool)1 4 5 4 0
Trustworthy 1 6 4 2 1
The recieved pronunciation (RP) came across as more intelligent compared to scouse and brummie. The results of the class survey also suggests that the majority believe that they are not friendly. This could indicate a connection between intelligence and friendliness as it seem that people find RP to sound intelligent but not too friendly and brummie to sound friendly but not intelligent. The trustworthiness of RP is a little in the middle with a sway to the positive side.
In the scouse section it is more middle/positive. When it comes to the friendliness of the scouse accent most people were positive but there was an anomaly with a single per on saying that they did not find the accent friendly. However, this may be because she is from Liverpool which is allowing her to have experiences with that accent that others don't, thus the different idea of the accent. This happens again with intelligence, there was one person who voted scouse to sound very intelligent. Although this was different to the others decision it wasn't that different as the rest were very middle orientated not really picking one side from the other.
The recorded voices were 2 men (brummie and scouse) and a women (received pronunciation). This may have swayed people opinions on how they felt about the accents. Something to take into account when looking at these results is that there is not an even ratio of boys to girls in the class which could have made a difference to the results as people may feel more positive or negative to someone who is of the same sex.
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Labov's 1966 New York department store research
Labov studied people in department stores in New York it showed that speech patterns were something of a highly systematic structure of social/stylistic stratification. Labov studied how the letter 'r' is pronounced with a word and where it was placed in the word.The letter 'r' had only been reintroduced into the new york accent in 1960. He studied the language of employees in 3 different stores which were all different class. This was because he found that the pronunciation of 'r' occurred and its "frequent of use depended on the speakers’ membership to particular socioeconomic status"
The three locations he used were:
Findings: New York was found to be stratified in class, pronounciaion of the 'r' depended on their social status within the employees. People pronounced their 'r's more frequently if they were higher within their social class.
Bibliography:
http://www.ello.uos.de/field.php/Sociolinguistics/Exemplarystudylabov
http://www.putlearningfirst.com/language/research/labovny.html
The three locations he used were:
- Saks Fifth Avenue (Expensive upper middle-class store)
- Macy's (Less expensive middle-class store)
- S.Klein ( Discount store used mainly by working-class store)
Findings: New York was found to be stratified in class, pronounciaion of the 'r' depended on their social status within the employees. People pronounced their 'r's more frequently if they were higher within their social class.
- Does not work in this day an age as there has been a change within accents (accents merging due to the increase of technology and a change in time - language gradually changing as the years go on)
- Hard to generalise his results (multiple accents)
Bibliography:
http://www.ello.uos.de/field.php/Sociolinguistics/Exemplarystudylabov
http://www.putlearningfirst.com/language/research/labovny.html
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