Lingua inglese
2012
Programma per non frequentanti:
L’esame per 4 crediti consiste nello scrivere i contenuti di un TG (chiedere alla docente il materiale) e fare
una trascrizione di una notizie ( da consegnare insieme alla lista dei contenuti prima dell’esame). Poi invece
del task 4 dei frequentanti c’è un esame scritto che consiste in un’analisi di testo.
Da leggere:
Lesson slides
Hunston and Thompson Evaluation in texts ch 1
Martin and White
The language of Evaluation ch 3
Da fare : una trascrizione da un TG (chiedere alla docente il material). La trascrizione va consegnata almeno
una settimana prima dell’esame.
You need to send to me via email (or deliver by hand)
1. MP4 file with video of news from your assigned day of video data
2. List of contents and timings/counter numbers showing what was in
the TV programme
3. Transcription of your chosen item with word count and
accompanying Wordle
NB All these files should be labeled so as to identify with date and source
and your name. A file labeled Lingua inglese is not helpfully labeled for
identification purposes. A file labeled Daily Mail is not labeled correctly
for identifying the date and news item. Think of how the file can be
identified from its label by someone who is not you.
Prova scritta (2 ore):
Analisi di due testi che illustrano le differenti scelte rispetto a evaluation e attribution:
News item: (a one sentence summary of the facts as presented by the articles )
Text 1
Text 2
Date and name of paper
Date and name of paper
Byline
Byline
Length (Number of words and paragraphs)
Number of words and paragraphs
Any other features (photos, captions, headlines)
captions, headlines)
Linguistic features
Any other features (photos,
Comment
This part is a test of your analytical skills
You can use colours for the different features
(including evaluative lexis (who or what is evaluated, by whom and how), different kinds of attribution and
the effects, choices of thematisation, choices of modality, major semantic fields figurative language,
upscaling, downscaling, irony, framing, coda)
Don’t forget if you have selected a feature there must be a reason for doing so. You need to comment. If
you have no comment to make then do not select the feature it is not interesting in discourse terms. Be
prepared to answer questions on the various features in the texts
Conclusions and summarizing commments: (comparing and contrasting)
This part is a test of your summarizing skills and the ability to make autonomous critical judgements
The details of choice usually have some significance and choices are made for a reason. You should give an
overview of the two different sources bringing out points of interest about stance based on the
accumulation of features.
NB.The tasks can be done well or less well. Your mark will reflect this. For
example your analysis may not include salient features or have irrelevant
examples. You might not have noticed significant features. The use of
metalanguage may be inaccurate or absent.
In terms of the data collection task: the files may be incomplete making
viewing difficult or incorrectly labeled making identification difficult. The
contents list may be incomplete or not include the headlines or timing.
The transcription may have too many gaps and no attempt made to
suggest possible phrases where there are difficulties.
All of the above are ways in which marks may be lost. You get marks by
showing how well you can follow instructions and how well you can apply
what you learned during the course and from the content of the slides
and suggested reading. You need to demonstrate your knowledge and
understanding, ability to apply these to a real text and autonomous
critical abilities. Your transcription and the description of the contents of
the television news demonstrates your listening skills and your analysis of
the articles your reading skills.
Modulo B
L’esame di 4 crediti consiste nelle parti enumerati sopra (contenuti e trascrizione da consegnare + esame
scritto che consiste in un’analisi di testo. In addizione per i non-frequentanti che intendono fare l’esame di
8 crediti, c’è un altro componente con lavoro da preparare e presentare al colloquio:
Da leggere:
Thompson
Voices in the text
Duguid
Insistent voices.
Analisi di testo:
Choose two articles on the same piece of news on the same day. One from the Daily Mail and one from the
Guardian. You need to be able to identify the features, as outlined by Thompson, in the text commenting
on the effect of the linguistic choices made. You should give an overview of the two different sources
bringing out points of interest about stance based on the accumulation of features.
Da consegnare una settimana prima dell’esame.