Listening Task Study

Listening Task Study Listening and note taking Listen carefully each time. Make notes of what you hear. Better to make up in addition many notes than not enough. Be sure to take down inverted commas or language used in the text. Have a shorthand system that is intend(prenominal) to you. Use arrows to show linked ideas. Answering questions Use the amount of marks appointed to the question as a guide to how much information is required. 1 mark = 1 piece of information. If in doubt ab issue what to include in the answer, put it all in. Use the language of the text as oft as you can.Do not simplify the meaning or understanding of the text in your response. Do not use your general knowledge. You must interpret the meaning from the text, not from how you understand the world should work. Always interpret the meaning intended within context of the text. Every answer should reference the text, preferably with direct quote or by using the language of the text. Make sure you hear the word correctly and write it as you hear it. Language features to look out for in listening tasks Anecdotes Analogy Metaphor Simile Sound devices Exaggeration Sarcasm Humour IronyStatistics and Cultural references or intertextuality TermMeaningExample provided where helpful Context clarifies the meaning of something, both through historical information or by providing further detail before and / or after itThe conditions /circumstance relevant to an event, fact, e. g. time/place etc informal speech characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation Dialect form of a language spoken in a incident geographical area or by members of a particular social class or occupational group, distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciationCockney is a dialect of slope not to be confused with accent which is pronunciation common to a certain language dialect Diction the choice and use of address in speech or writing Digression an act or instance of changing from a main sub ject in speech to an other(a) mixed-up subject Everyday/familiar/modern references to mention something that the audience will recognise (can be an object or a common phrase) to create reverberance / humour (when done out of context can increase the humour) Fillers / hedges (natural speech marker) sounds or words that are spoken to fill up gaps in utterancescommon makeweight sounds are uh er and um Idiolect a persons individual speech habits. Idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual wordsShe let the cat out of the bag or He was caught red-handed. Impact the power of making a strong, immediate impression Interrupt to stop a person while s/he is saying or doing something, especially by saying something oneself Intonation the sound pattern of phrases and sentences produced by pitch variableness in the voice Lexis the full vocabulary of a language, or of a group, individual, field of studytyre, oil, engine, car etc Non-verbal signs the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messagese. g. hrough apparent movement body language or posture facial expression and eye contact or even object communication such as clothing, hairstyles etc tread/timing the process or art of regulating actions or remarks in relation to others to produce the best effect Rapport Relationship, usually a symmetrical one, established between a speaker and their audience Register (formal/informal etc) Level of formality in speech with others register depends on the situation, location, topic discussed, and other factors Rhetorical device a technique that a speaker (or author) uses to evoke an emotional response in the audiencee. g. hyperbole I was so hungry, I could have eaten an elephant Spontaneous speech unprepared speech, in opposition to prepared speech where utterances contain well-formed sentences close to those that can be found in compose documents Tag questiona question added to a declarative sent ence, usually at the end, to engage the listener, verify that something has been understood, or confirm that an action has occurredCommon tags include wont you? wasnt it? dont you? havent you? okay? and right? counterpart a written copy of a discussion or speech