Demonstrate about your understandings of the relationship between language and culture?.
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n Use the following essay plan template to create a coherent structure for your essay Introduction What’s your essay about? make it clear to the reader which essay topic you are going to discuss begin with a general statement on the topic (not detailed points) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is the main point you intend to make? outline which key ideas/concepts from the course you will draw on to demonstrate your understandings of how we use language and culture to create and interpret meaning (e.g. cultural schemata, linguistic politeness, speech acts, directness and indirectness of speech acts, modifying speech acts, turn taking,… ) thesis statement – clearly and concisely state your overall argument (e.g. This essay will argue that to understand fully what a person means when they say something, we need to understand their cultural assumptions about how language is used) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… How will the essay be structured? briefly outline how the essay will be structured (signposting language can be helpful for the reader here, e.g First, second, finally, ….) Body Each paragraph: focuses on one main idea/concept (this main idea might be further divided into several supporting ideas) begins with a topic sentence develops/expands on the main idea introduced in the topic sentence provides supporting evidence/examples (could be your own examples from interactions you have observed and analysed, or examples from the literature) makes clear connections between course concepts and evidence/examples has in-text references to support your analysis may end with a concluding sentence that sums up the main idea of the paragraph and transitions to the next paragraph Key idea 1: Evidence/example: Supporting references: Key idea 2: Evidence/example: Supporting references: Key idea 3: Evidence/example: Supporting references: (You may fine-tune and use one of the examples you’ve analysed in assessment task 2 or 3 in your essay)
Conclusion What have you been able to demonstrate about your understandings of the relationship between language and culture? How does this matter to people in interaction with one another? draw together the ideas you’ve considered in the body of the essay related to your chosen topic(show how the main points relate to one another, and to your overall argument) connect them to your thesis statement reflect on how these ideas and the points you have made contribute to a bigger picture – your understanding and reflections on the relationship between language and culture, and how this matters for people as they interact within and across languages and cultures …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Appendices Attach the following as appendices: any transcripts of interactions used as evidence/examples in your essay your essay plan (based on this template) Reference List APA referencing: http://libguides.library.usyd.edu.au/c.php?g=508212&p=3476096
Demonstrate about your understandings of the relationship between language and culture?