Things You Need To Study (A Review of CAPE Communication Studies)

I know it's the day before the exam and I'm only just uploading something. But I'm a pro-procrastinator (sounds like a stutter-doesn't it?)  so this is actually pretty early. Each module has one question, you don't have a choice, you have to do all the questions. Each question will require you writing an essay worth 25 marks. You do have a word limit of 500 words, well for module 1 and 2 at least. They really let you go crazy for mod 3, so have fun with it. Here is a quick list of things they like to keep bringing for Paper 2.  The stuff in  green  are the topics they absolutely  love. MODULE 1: GATHERING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION For this section of the paper, they'll give you a an extract of some sort to analyse. It can be from a story or a newspaper article. State writer's main point . They usually give you a word limit (in no more than 30 words...) The writer's main purpose. (No it's NOT the same thing!) Strategies and language te

Rhetorical question really, as all my questions are (but just in case yuh rel slack)....YOU! (and me).  Just try an remember wat time yuh exams is. Yuh don't want yuh principal riding up in de morning while yuh sitting down  in yuh gallery eating yuh roti and baingan choka to tell yuh yuh doh have exams in de evening like yuh taught yuh did. Just remember your shit - your stationary and your work that is. It's just paper 01A. Chill. It's Comm. Plus...  Yuh ha next year chile! Oh...and formal manners require me to tell you good luck, but I really don't think it matters, doesn't affect my life, just makes it harder actually...but anyway...good luck and such. Don't die. :) Here's cute fluffy good luck bunny to wish you good luck:

Yes another important topic. Have fun  :) Communicative behaviour is basically what is communicated to the listener by the speaker. Its the impression that they get. The speaker may be unaware of these impressions but they say a lot about a person. Let me tell you about them in fancy CAPE words: Vocalics or paralangue - this refers how how loud/fast the speaker talks (volume/rate), their tone and pitch of voice. Basically how they speak. Example?  Someone who speaks really quickly, with a high pitch during an interview can be assumed to be nervous.  Someone who speaks my sarcastic monotone is conveying that they are bored and probably annoyed at how stupid you are.   Proxemics - you know, like proximity? That's basically the speaker's use of space when they try to deliever a message. What do these things say about the speaker? They stand six inches in front of you They stay in one place when delivering a speech, gripping on to the podium as though it's the

Yet another important topic! You really need to know this because you WILL get it in an exam. The register refers to the kinds of English appropriate to a particular purpose or situation. It refers to the level of formality or informality and tone that are correct for a specific context.  A few things affect register, so when doing a question about suitability of register (it will come - probably)  please keep in mind the following: The audience - that is who the communication is intended for. Who are you speaking or writing to? How old are they? What's their level of education or social status?  The subject matter - what are you really speaking or writing about? Are you speaking about poverty in India, nuclear proliferation, building a highway through someone's house or leprechaun rights?  The medium - how are you getting the message across? Is it a public speech? Are you on television, are you writing a letter to the president, are you texting your best friend? 

Okay here in the Caribbean we have something special we have THE CREOLE CONTINUUM. Let me explain this wonderful thing to you. People speak differently here, even within our dialects. Look at this: Yes, we went to the river today to get some fish for the broth Yeah, we went to de riva today to get some fish for de broth. Yer gyal, me and he went dung by de riva taday ta geh some fish for de brot (yeah not too sure about this example...just trying to prove a point) Variation in speech can be found on the creole continuum. It links the more standard end of the linguistic range to the creole end. Let me illustrate with illustrations.  buum..buum buum!! CONTINUUM!!!  Let's use Jamaica as an example, although their official language is Jamaican Standard English, there are still variations of speech even within that. I've never been to Jamaica but I assume the people in the rural areas speak differently from let's say Parliamentarians. The people in rural

Dialect is one of the various forms of a particular language, spoken by a group in the language community  ^That's a definition. KNOW IT. Okay, let me try to clarify....  English is a language. Right? You speak English, some kid in Australia speaks English, and some old guy from Yorkshire speaks English. Do you understand half of what they're saying?  Most likely not. Each of you speaks with a different accent, has different vocabulary and might throw in some slang here and there. So although you all are speaking  English , you all are speaking different forms of English. Each of these forms is a  dialect. Some examples of dialects are British Standard English, Jamaican Standard English, American Standard English, Trinidadian Standard English, Barbadian Standard English, Cockney English you get the point... Next post will be Creole Continuum. That's some important stuff there. It goes with this.