Chapter 7: Persuasion and poetics; rhetoric and resistance
1. “Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is the study of the
relationship between linguistic choices and effects in
persuasive uses of language, of how these indoctrinate or
manipulate (e.g. in marketing and politics), and the
counteracting of this through analysis”
How to apply “Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)” with English
classroom management or teaching technique for the 21st
century teacher? (10 marks)
Chapter 8: Past, present, and future directions
2. “Applied linguistics is concerned with the most emotive and
most important issue: the education of children, the rights of the
disadvantaged, the changing balance of cultures and
languages, the effects of technology on communication.”
In your opinion, what is the role of Applied Linguistics
(language teaching) for the 21st century teacher? (10 marks)