Paper 3 Section B
At the age of 5 years old, Raina, she is in her concrete operational stage. At this age she should be able to form full sentences with a little bit of logic. This is where they understand more and more and are able to keep a conversation going. In the conversation between Raina and Her mother. It is clear that there is a certain emphasis on the work ‘look’. Her mother uses it with rained volume to stress the word and express excitement. Rain then picks up on it and uses the work when pointing out a butterfly. This is called the imitation and reinforcement theory. When a child copies words they hear and then reinforcement when the repetition in the words or correction or praise from others. This tells the child that, on their own, they used the word right. Repetition of this helps strengthen and helps them remember that word in future conversations. In the conversation with Raina and her mother, after Raina uses the word ‘look’, her mother immediately reacts to it and gives Raina feedback in assuring her that she sees the butterfly that Raina pointed out.
Raina’s mother is also using caretaker speech. Caretaker speak is a simplified version of speaking. It’s mostly used with infants when trying to figure out what they want or toddlers when trying to communicate with them. The caretaker language slowly fades away as the child gets older and the adult can use more of the English at their level. This helps kids learn more English and helps them become more experienced speakers. In this situation, Raina’s mother’s caretaker's speech isn’t as simplified for two to three year olds, but she is using simple words that Raina would understand so they can continue their conversation. Raina’s mother uses the sentence “no (.) too long of grass in there”. That kind of sentence would sound like “No, the grass is too tall in that area.” If spoken at a higher intelligence level. However, as a parent she knows where the level of speech her daughter is in and speaks at her level so she can understand.
As a kid Raina is bound to be impatient and knows what she wants. It can be seen though how she speaks. The reader knows she is running fast when her mom asks her to wait, but Raina insists on going a certain way. She also stresses the word ‘this’ a lot in the conversation with her mom. She wants to go to a certain place and uses ‘this’ to emphasize her desires. Also Raina is quick on changing the subject. She moves on quickly from the butterfly and asks her mom to go in the field. When told no Raina instantly goes in another direction. It’s her mother that has to slow her down and teach her to be patient and quiet. She does this by pointing out birds in a tree. She also tells Rain to be quiet and listen to see if she can hear the chirping of the birds.
Within the conversation there was a word that was slurred by Raina. Instead of saying ‘going to’ she simplified it into ‘gonna’. It’s a common slurred word and has been around a lot longer than a lot would think. Raina either heard this word from her parents. ‘Gonna’ is a popular texting word in teens so there's a possibility that she could have heard it from an older sibling. However it’s the repetitiveness she would have experienced to be able to use it correctly. Raina does use slur words as well. Instead of using ‘because’, she shortens it to ‘cause’. The reader is unsure if Raina understands the words yet but it helps strengthen where she picked up the word ‘gonna’.
Raina’s mother is also using caretaker speech. Caretaker speak is a simplified version of speaking. It’s mostly used with infants when trying to figure out what they want or toddlers when trying to communicate with them. The caretaker language slowly fades away as the child gets older and the adult can use more of the English at their level. This helps kids learn more English and helps them become more experienced speakers. In this situation, Raina’s mother’s caretaker's speech isn’t as simplified for two to three year olds, but she is using simple words that Raina would understand so they can continue their conversation. Raina’s mother uses the sentence “no (.) too long of grass in there”. That kind of sentence would sound like “No, the grass is too tall in that area.” If spoken at a higher intelligence level. However, as a parent she knows where the level of speech her daughter is in and speaks at her level so she can understand.
As a kid Raina is bound to be impatient and knows what she wants. It can be seen though how she speaks. The reader knows she is running fast when her mom asks her to wait, but Raina insists on going a certain way. She also stresses the word ‘this’ a lot in the conversation with her mom. She wants to go to a certain place and uses ‘this’ to emphasize her desires. Also Raina is quick on changing the subject. She moves on quickly from the butterfly and asks her mom to go in the field. When told no Raina instantly goes in another direction. It’s her mother that has to slow her down and teach her to be patient and quiet. She does this by pointing out birds in a tree. She also tells Rain to be quiet and listen to see if she can hear the chirping of the birds.
Within the conversation there was a word that was slurred by Raina. Instead of saying ‘going to’ she simplified it into ‘gonna’. It’s a common slurred word and has been around a lot longer than a lot would think. Raina either heard this word from her parents. ‘Gonna’ is a popular texting word in teens so there's a possibility that she could have heard it from an older sibling. However it’s the repetitiveness she would have experienced to be able to use it correctly. Raina does use slur words as well. Instead of using ‘because’, she shortens it to ‘cause’. The reader is unsure if Raina understands the words yet but it helps strengthen where she picked up the word ‘gonna’.
Hey Zoie,
ReplyDeleteFor AO1 I’m going to give you a total of 2 marks. You had a clear understanding of the text, which is necessary in order to excel in this topic. I feel like you could’ve talked about more specific things such as when the text says ‘[points]’ and could’ve explained what it was. However, you also didn’t even mention the audience at all which lowered your grade.
For AO4, the first bullet point, I’m going to give you 3 marks. You had an adequate use of methods that were being used and also used buzzwords like ‘imitation’.
The second bullet point you receive 3 marks. You understood the text and you had an adequate understanding of the explaining it in-depth.
The third bullet point you get 3 marks. You talked about the theories such as ‘the imitation and reinforcement theory’ which is good you used it to increase your grade.
For AO5 you receive 3 marks. You had a detailed selection, analysis and a good synthetic language data.
Total: 15/25 Good work
AO1:
ReplyDelete3/5. You show a clear understanding of the purpose of the text and do an adequate job of explaining the context behind certain phrases in the script. You are also able to effectively identify certain features of Raina
AO4:
For this section, I would score you at 6 marks. I feel like there is limited understanding of her learning level for multiple reasons. Firstly, you incorrectly identified her development stage as 'concrete operational stage,' but she is actually in the, 'post telegraphic stage.' You also use unfounded evidence, such as learning from an older sibling, which is something that can not be obtained from the text. You should instead, make use of your buzz words and discuss more notable explanations, such as she is still having difficulty pronouncing certain words or she has an accent.
AO5:
2/5. I feel that you only really talked about caretaker language (through a parent and then through a sibling), and impatience. There are plenty more topics that could be brought up such as expressed vowels, the identifiers of her stage of development, and many more.
11/25
Hey Zoie,
ReplyDeleteAO1: For this section, I would give you 3 marks. Although you had a few good references to the text, you could have used a lot more quotes in your writing. The quotes that you had were good additions to your writing however, you needed more in order to get a higher score.
AO4: For this section, I would give you 7 marks. Throughout your writing, you mentioned a few aspects of your wider study of language change, such as the stage in which Raina was in and the caretaker speech that her mother used. Other than this you did not display much knowledge from your wider study of English language change.
AO5: For this section, I would also give you 3 marks. You had a very minimal amount of quotes and should have used a lot more. This would have made your writing a lot more effective.
Also next time I recommend that you proofread your writing before you submit it because you had a lot of grammatical errors. Your organization was also very poor and was only structured into 4 paragraphs.
13/25
AO1: There was a clear understanding of the text with meaning, context, and audience. For example, “Raina feedback in assuring her that she sees the butterfly”. As well as clear reference to characteristic features. For example, “is also using caretaker speech.”. I gave you three marks.
ReplyDeleteAO4: There was a clear understanding of linguistic issues, concepts, methods, and approaches. For example, “helps kids learn more English and helps them become more experienced speakers.”. With a clear reference to a wider study of linguistic issues and concepts. For example, “the imitation and reinforcement theory.”. As well as a clear reference to linguistic methods and approaches taken by appropriate theorists. I gave you 7 marks.
AO5: There was clear selection, analysis, and synthesis of language data. For example, “simplified it into ‘gonna’.” and “the repetitiveness she would have experienced to be able”. I gave you three marks.