Adapting Language to

Different Listeners

How spoken language is adapted to different listeners …

L.O: To consider how I use spoken language and how it changes depending on different audiences.

Adapting Language to

Different Listeners

So, what will we look at?

• You will explore how your own and others’ uses of language changes in the contexts of wider language use and variation

For example…• Responding to older or younger listeners –

(children’s TV)• Responding to people in authority – (courtroom)• Talking to peers and family – (friends/family)• Responding to strangers

Adapting Language to

Different Listeners

How will I be assessed? CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT 30% Jan / JuneUnit 4: Spoken language (60 Raw Marks; 60 UMS)Using Language: Speaking and Listening (Communicating and adapting language;interacting and responding; creating and sustaining roles) (20%)6Candidates will be required to complete at least three Speaking and Listening tasksthrough the exploration of ideas, texts and issues in scripted and improvised work.The three tasks will cover the following areas:• Communicating and adapting language• Interacting and responding• Creating and sustaining rolesStudying spoken language: Studying spoken language: Variations, choices, change in spoken languageVariations, choices, change in spoken language(10%)Candidates will be required to study an aspect of spoken language. TheCandidates will be required to study an aspect of spoken language. Theassignment will be a sustained response to their own or others’ uses of assignment will be a sustained response to their own or others’ uses of

spoken language presented by recording, transcript or recollection. spoken language presented by recording, transcript or recollection.

Adapting Language to

Different Listeners

Everyday Talk…

Spoken language is extremely diverse and your innate understanding of spoken language (how it is used and how it changes) from situation to situation will already be very developed without you even realising!

Adapting Language to

Different Listeners

Everyday Talk…Every day you are placed in a variety of situations that require you to:

use spoken language, e.g. talking to your English teacher about your homework being late

respond to spoken language, e.g. answering a question, asked by a teacher, in front of the class during a lesson

listen to spoken language, e.g. listening to the radio whilst having breakfast.

USE RESPOND LISTEN

Adapting Language to

Different Listeners

Task 1• Think about your day so far and write down as

many examples as you can of the spoken language that you have used and experienced

• Be prepared to share these with the whole class• Use the following questions to help you:

– Did you speak to anyone at home?– Did you listen to the radio before school?– Did you talk to a bus or taxi driver on your way here?– Did you chat to a friend?– Have you spoken to any teachers today?– Did you overhear anyone else’s conversation?

Adapting Language to

Different Listeners

TASK 2: When might you change how you speak?

• The way you communicate will vary from situation to situation.

Q1: Why do you think you might speak differently in different situations?

• Work with a partner and come up with a few examples of times when you use different language.E.g. chatting with your friends

Talking to the head teacher

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Different Listeners

Task 3: Mini Case Study – Blue Peter

TASK: Watch the following clip and make notes on the following…

1. The language used2. Tone of voice 3. Vocabulary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaDY_avosaU

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Different Listeners

Task 3: Mini Case Study - Nigella

TASK: Watch the following clip and make notes on the following…

1. The language used2. Tone of voice 3. Vocabulary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Novvwzpto&feature=related

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Different Listeners

Feedback

Blue Peter Nigella

Adapting Language to

Different Listeners

Task 4: Discussion

• Why have I shown you these two clips?• Why is the spoken language in these clips

different?• Why might the presenter’s tone of voice be

different? (intonation)• What are you key findings after watching the

clips?