COURSE CONCEPTS- COMPREHENDING

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mood

Mood is the atmosphere or feeling in a text, which is often created through the use of descriptive language and imagery.

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examples of mood

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representation

way people, places, events or subjects are presented in a text

The text represents [subject] as [description]

e.g. The text represents children as innocent and vulnerable.

The text constructs a [description] representation of [subject]

Gendered groups (men/women/trans/non-binary)

Cultural or ethnic groups

Classes (upper class, middle class, working class)

Age groups (children, teenagers, adults, the elderly)

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examples of values

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examples of attitudes

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interpretation

refers to the process of making meaning from a text.

dominant- reading from majority people in society

alternative- differs from the dominant reading

resistant- contradicts dominant interpretation

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meanings

not one set meaning

literal- surface-level, objective meanings

interpreted- shaped by context or readings

implied- suggested meanings

connoted- shaped by mental associations

symbolic- deep, amblematic meanings

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ideologies

Ideology refers to a set or system of beliefs, values and attitudes, centering around such things as religion, politics or economics.

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common ideologies

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mode

"Mode" refers to the process of communication: writing (written mode), speaking (spoken mode), visuals (visual mode), sound (aural mode) and gestures (gestural mode). Multimodal texts combine at least two of these modes.

written vs spoken mode

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tone

Tone describes the attitude of the author: the feeling associated with their voice in the text.

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examples of tone

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perspectives

A perspective is a position from which things may be viewed or considered.

The text presents a [context] perspective on [subject], viewing it as [opinion]

come from author or the characters

socio- cultural- age, gender, class, nationality, religion, cultural backround, profession/ role.

ideological- feminist, capitalist, marxist, nationalistic

time related- period of time

physical perspective- angle between narrator and subject

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voice

The voice of a text is the personality of a piece of writing, which we associate with the author, the narrator or a character in the text.

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example issues

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idea

messages, thoughts, notions, opinions, views or beliefs

The text conveys the idea that.... (full statement)

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audience

age, gender, cultural background, ethnicity, class, profession, ideology, social roles and relationships

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purpose

aim writer trying to produce in a text

- entertain or provoke

- thinking, feeling or acting responses

imaginative texts-entertain or provoke thoughts

interpretative texts- explain and interpret issues/ ideas e.t.c

persuasive texts- put forward a point of view

analytical texts- identify, examine and draw conclusions