IB English Language and Literature

Language and KnowledgeMonday 9th – Friday 13th September

Objective

To analyse the impact of language changes

Discussion

Think of a situation where your understanding of a topic gave you a sense of superiority over somebody else.

Do you think specific fields of knowledge have their own vocabulary?

Language of law

Legal language is conservative Relies on legal statements that have been accepted by governing bodies

and tested in court May employ archaic language

Legal language uses highly technical vocabulary Specific legal terms facilitates communication within a particular group

Legal language often has strategic aims Used to further political, economic and social aims

Legal language is inherently adversarial Legal language attempts to solidify one particular side of an argument

To what extent does this language clarify your rights and expectations?  

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Nursery rhyme attorney

Take a nursery rhyme like ‘Jack and Jill’ or ‘Humpty Dumpty’ and parody it by rewriting the account in legal language.

Tip: Remember to consider the four key

aspects of legal language that you copied down earlier

Language in sport

Sport offers us a physical and emotional way of knowing the world. Unlike law, literature or science, transferring the action of sport into language is not so straightforward.

How fast can she go?

Read through the article ‘How fast can she go?’ (p.94 – Allison) and answer the following questions What does the discussion of a technical and planned

approach to training suggest about the nature of sport?Is there language in this article that appeals to the

emotion in sport?Would you argue that the focus of this article is the

athlete, the competition or the training?