This is a practical handbook for English students and teachers in Years 10-12 that builds skills and knowledge for analysis of: issues; persuasive language techniques (written and oral); persuasive images; points of view. It is packed with all types of media texts with activities and sample student responses. This fabulous resource tutors the student through this most demanding area of their English studies.
This is the brilliant BRAND NEW EDITION of one of Insight’s best-selling Senior English resources. Through discussion, analysis, examples and activities based on different media types, students develop the ability to interpret a wide range of print and electronic NEW FEATURES include an engaging full-colour design, dynamic and stimulating activities catering to different levels of ability, and updated media texts covering a range of issues.media texts and to explore in depth how language is used to persuade readers and audiences.
This book is among the first to combine a historical view of media texts with a critical look at their textual diversity today. The thirteen chapters cover corpora of early news-papers and pamphlets, present-day news stories and commentaries, TV talk shows and commercials as well as internet presentations. The studies focus on the wide range of text types in 18th century newspapers and the interpersonal strategies of pamphlets; they pursue the development of the persuasive potential of headlines and advertisements right down to the sophisticated postmodernist and multilingual examples of today. Other topics are the definition and structure of news stories and commentaries, the interpersonal and multi-modal aspects of talkshows, and more radically, the questioning of the journalist’s role in the age of the internet. Generally the stress is on the attention-getting side of media texts rather than on the manipulative qualities investigated by critical discourse analysis.
A revision guide, covering the core material for AQA English Specification A. It contains what that a student needs to pass the exam. It includes thematic treatment of the Anthology material and also a thorough guide on how to answer exam questions.
This book brings together a range of scholars from 10 different countries to address the contemporary state of play in national standard language education – i.e. the L1 subjects. It seeks to understand the field from within a comparative-historical and transnational frame. Four thematic threads are woven through the volume: educationalisation; globalisation; pluriculturalism; and technologization. The chapters range over various aspects of L1 as a school subject: literature, language and literacy; reading and writing; media and digital technology; the dialogue between curriculum inquiry and Didaktik studies; the continuing relevance of Bildung; the significance of history and nation; and new challenges of culture and environment in the face of climate change. The book concludes with a reflection on the prospects for L1 education today and tomorrow, in a now thoroughly globalised context and, accordingly, deeply implicated in a necessary new project of nation re-building.
A revision guide for the AQA English specification aimed at the more advanced student looking to boost his/her grade to A*. As well as the normal revision material, it explores advanced skills and techniques necessary to reach the very top.
This book covers every aspect of the Yr 12 English Curriculum assisting both teachers and students in its approach to each Area of Study: text book responses, contexts and analysis of persuasive language. Filled with lots of practical activities, exercises and strategies, this book guides students in a systematic way using an easy to follow, step-by-step format, which gives students clarity and confidence in their English skills.
Exam board: CCEA Level: GCSE Subject: English First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2017 Target success in CCEA GCSE English Language with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; clear guidance is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their skills. With My Revision Notes every student can: - Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner - Feel confident tackling each question type by completing tasks for Reading and Writing in Units 1 and 4 - Practise exam skills with 'Test Yourself' activities, supported by easy-to-understand mark schemes and annotated example responses - Improve exam technique through expert tips, examples of typical mistakes to avoid and exam preparation advice - Check their progress and identify areas for improvement using the online answers for every practice question
