Mode and Genre Week 3

What is the physical channel of communication referred to as "mode"?

• Writing only

• Speech only

• Either speech or writing

• Neither speech nor writing

According to the oppositional view, how is writing characterized compared to speech?

• Interpersonal

• Spontaneous

• Durable

• Contextualised

Which of the following is a characteristic of speech according to The Oppositional View?

• Objective

• A monologue

• Highly structured

• Interpersonal

In the oppositional view, which mode is considered "grammatically complex"?

• Speech

• Writing

• Both speech and writing

• Neither speech nor writing

What does the oppositional view suggest about the nature of speech?

• Planned

• Durable

• Spontaneous

• Decontextualised

What is an example of a text that does not fit into the neat distinction proposed by the oppositional view?

• A political speech by the PM

• A casual conversation

• A personal diary entry

• A scientific report

How can speech and writing be examined according?

• As two ends of a continuum

• As completely separate entities

• As identical forms of communication

• As irrelevant to each other

What are texts called that contain elements traditionally associated with both speech and writing?

• Blended-Mode texts

• Hybrid texts

• Mixed-Mode texts

• Dual-Mode texts

What is a continuum?

• A sequence where elements are identical.

• A sequence where elements are noticeably different.

• A sequence where elements next to each other are not noticeably different, but elements at opposite ends are very different.

• A sequence where elements are randomly arranged.

What is a blended-mode text?

• A text that contains only elements of speech.

• A text that contains only elements of writing.

• A text that contains conventional elements of both speech and writing.

• A text that contains elements of neither speech nor writing.