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Think!. Write down a 4 line conversation that you had at breaktime. Call the speakers ‘A’ & ‘B’ and give them each a new line every time they speak. Swap books with your neighbour. What do you learn about the two speakers through the language they use?. Learning Objectives.
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Think! • Write down a 4 line conversation that you had at breaktime. Call the speakers ‘A’ & ‘B’ and give them each a new line every time they speak. • Swap books with your neighbour. What do you learn about the two speakers through the language they use?
Learning Objectives • All will learn what a TRANSCRIPT is. • Most will learn 4 / 5 / 6conventions of transcript writing. • Some will be able to begin writing their own transcript.
Define • Transcript – what is it? • Prefix: Tran = across • Suffix: script = to write • Transcript: a written, typed, or printed copy or manuscript made by transcribing spoken language.
Read • In groups, read and annotate the transcript. • What features of spoken language can you spot? Label them. • What is the relationship like between these two individuals? How do you know from what they say and the way they say it? Star Challenge – how manyfeatures can you spot? Do the speakers use formal or informal language? Fillers? Hedgers? Slang?
Homework • What does this transcript reveal about the speakers and their relationship? • Write a paragraph.
Watch • The following clip. • Can you write it up as a transcript?
Learning Check • Write down 4 / 5 / 6 conventions of transcription.