Language Choices and Social Contexts
English as an Additional Language or Dialect · Year 11 · Language and Culture · 1.º Período

Language Choices and Social Contexts

This topic investigates how language changes depending on the social context and audience. Students explore register, tone, and vocabulary in everyday interactions.

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About This Topic

This topic investigates how language changes depending on the social context and audience. Students explore register, tone, and vocabulary in everyday interactions.

Key Questions

  1. Why do we change our language in different contexts?
  2. What is the difference between formal and informal registers?
  3. How does audience impact language choice?

Planning templates for English as an Additional Language or Dialect

Lesson Plan

ELA

An English Language Arts template structured around reading, writing, speaking, and language skills, with sections for text selection, close reading, discussion, and written response.

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