1. CHUPPA CHIP CHALLENGE QUIZ You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

3. Quiz Rota Thursday 4 th February glossary A-R Laura & Ellie Thursday 11 th February glossary A – T Liam and Alex Thursday 25 th February A - Z Emily and James You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

4. On slip of paper write down an exchange between two people that shows a negative politeness strategy being used. You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

5. In pairs swap, read them out to each other and say if you agree that it is negative politeness. Hear an example. You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

6. Brown and Levinson politeness strategies: Positive face: the speaker says something to make the other person feel good about themselves Negative face: the speaker says something that gives the other person a (seeming) choice You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

7. In pairs, write down an exchange that shows someone’s negative face being threatened. You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

8. In pairs swap, read them out to each other and say if you agree that it is someone’s negative face being threatened. Hear an example. You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

9. Children often haven’t learnt politeness strategies that adults use almost unconsciously in social interaction. Sometimes they have already picked them up. Wholly appropriate to comment on them and WHY in that particular context they may/ may not be being used. Eg. children are more likely to be use politeness strategies with more distant relatives/carers/ friends than parents/siblings. A very young child is less likely to be familiar with the strategies than an older child. You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

10. What can you remember of Robin Lakoff? On white boards, list as many points as you can about her theories surrounding the ‘deficit’ model. Chuppa chip for person who can remember most! You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

11. 1.euphemisims 2.lack of specialist lexis (except domestic ones – child-rearing/ cooking) 3.precise colour terms 4.intensifiers 5.‘soft’ adjectives 6.less swearing/ ‘weak’ expletives (Oh dear.. poo!) 7.tag questions 8.more hedges (sort of.. you know.. kind of..) You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

12. The ‘difference’ model expounded by theorists such as Deborah Tannen and John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) suggested that it wasn’t a ‘deficit’ based on social conditioning, but an intrinsic difference in the brains of men and women that meant they approached conversation differently. Will read you out a feature of conversation. Is it generally true of male or female talk? M on one side of whiteboard/ F on other. You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

13. 1.Is about ‘things’ to avoid emotions – cars/ sex/ gadgets (M). 2.Observes the rules of turn-taking (F). 3.Tends to be full of frequent interruptions (M). 4.Emphasis on personal achievement (M). 5.Use of taboo language (M). 6.Is phatic – tunes in to feelings (F). 7.Use of epistemic modality (could/ might/ may) (F). 8.Observance of importance of ‘face’ so compliments/supportive comments are frequent – back channeling (F). 9. Little regard for face so insults quite common (M). You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

14. Look through the conversation from the exam. Can you spot any features relating to gender or politeness strategies that you could have linked to the context of the conversation (a little girl speaking to her aunt)? You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+

15. Do you think this conversation backs up Lakoff (girls are socially conditioned to be less assertive) or Tannen/Grey (girls are born to approach social situations differently)? You will recall key wordsD You will explain aspects of language and context from last yearC You will apply this knowledge to the conversation in the examB+