Discoursee March 11th

Poll

Are you able to get a complete idea of the context of the sentence?

• Absolutely

• I might be able to infer some things

• Not at all

• I have some ideas

Open Ended

In the previous example, there are some cohesive elements, can you identify them?

Open Ended

What do you think is a likely context for the example from the image?

Open Ended

What do you think is a likely context for the example from the image?

Open Ended

What text would you expect to find in the following context?

INSIDE A BUS

Open Ended

What text would you expect to find in the following context?

A MAGAZINE TARGETED TO TEENAGE GIRLS

Multiple Choice

Generally academic publishing, and accounts for the use of words like spring issue, disk copy, production purposes.

This is the _____ in which the previous email is situated.

• Field

• Tenor

• Mode

Multiple Choice

The _______ of the email is very formal, influenced by the fact that neither of the participants have met. The language used is highly indirect and modalized.

• Field

• Tenor

• Mode

Multiple Choice

The _________ is email communication, but the writer follows the conventions of a fomal letter.

• Field

• Tenor

• Mode

Open Ended

Identify the field, tenor and mode of the following text.

Open Ended

Identify the field, tenor and mode of the following text.

Open Ended

Choose one of the following writing tasks, and mention a way in which you could contextualize it for your students.