english advanced- module vocab

Textual Conversation

All texts engage with other texts through adaptation or references, commenting on the original.

Resonance

An idea is accentuated when it endures across contexts, revealing its continued validity.

Dissonance

A jarring contrast between paired texts indicating that earlier ideas are no longer valid.

Reimagining

Transforming an older text to fit a new context while maintaining a textual conversation.

Reframing

Altering the context of an older text by changing its plot, themes, or values.

Mirror

Faithful representation in a new text where features reflect those of the older text.

Align

Creating parallels of similarities between the new and older text.

Collide

Creating dissonance and emphasizing differences between paired texts.

Common Issues

Issues concerning identity and human experience that transcend time and context.

Disparate Issues

Obsolete issues from the past, evolving with time and relevant to new contexts.

Purpose of a Text

To entertain, inform, or persuade different audiences across various contexts.

Context

The personal, social, cultural, and historical factors influencing a text's composition.

Personal Context

The individual circumstances affecting morals and lifestyle choices.

Social Context

Surrounding circumstances that shape societal principles and ethics.

Cultural Context

The societal ideologies that shape thoughts within a specific time period.

Historical Context

Significant events impacting people's thoughts and interactions.

Values in Texts

The attitudes and beliefs promoted, influenced by characters and language.

Issues in Texts

Concerns arising from events that reflect overarching ideologies.

Assumptions

Implicit beliefs based on societal norms that may not apply universally.

Perspectives

Individual views shaped by context, influencing assumptions and values.

Appropriation and Adaptation

Using a text in a new context to gain insights and emphasize differences.

Conventions

Accepted language practices developed over time for effective communication.

Language Concepts

Includes language forms, features, modes, and patterns.

Motif

A recurring subject or theme in a literary or artistic work.

Allusion

An implicit reference to shared knowledge between the composer and responder.

Intertextuality

Connections between texts through quotations, parodies, and allusions.

Form

The features specific to a text type, signaling content and audience.

Style

Arrangement of text elements that influence meaning and distinguish authorship.

Adaptation

Transforming a text for a new context while addressing contemporary values.

Human Experience

Universal experiences, such as identity crises, that engage audiences.

Knowledge and Experience

Background that influences the understanding and creation of new texts.