ESH201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Australian Curriculum
Readings
This%week%we%have%two%short%readings%on%the%tools%of%Attitude,%used%to%
evaluate%feelings,%people%and%things%in%positive%and%negative%ways.%
---Pages&25&-27 of%Derewianka%&%Jones'%(2016) Teaching,language,in,
context (2nd%ed.).
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---Pages%99-104%of%Humphrey,%Droga,%&%Feez's%(2014) Grammar,and,meaning.%
Click%here%to%access%this%second%reading
---Important:%I've%also%prepared%a%'One-page%guide%to%analysing%Attitude'%for%
you,%which%should%be%useful%for%the%upcoming%quiz.%I've%combined%this%with%
the%one-page%guide%to%the%language%of%experience% from%last%week,%and%you%
can%access%the%combined%document%by clicking here.
'The,Language,Toolbox'
---Top%draw:%Expressing%Ideas%(Process,%Participants%and%Circumstances%are%
here)
---Middle%draw:%Interacting%with%others
---Bottom%draw:%Creating%cohesive%texts%(Evaluate%resources%(ATTITUDES),%
Modality%and%Speech%functions%are%here)
(Humphrey,%Droga,%&%Feez,%2012,%p.%13)
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Evaluative,Language%%Definition
Positive%or%negative%language%that%judges%the%worth%of%something.%It%includes%
language%to%express%feelings%and%opinions,%to%make%judgments%about%aspects%
of%people%such%as%their%behaviour,%and%to%assess%the%quality%of%objects%such%as%
literary%works.
(from%ACARA)
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Attitude
1.%Affect:%Positive%or%negative%feelings%
2.%Judgement:%Attitudes%to%people%and%behaviours%
3.%Appreciation:%Attitudes%about%nonhuman%things%
(Martin%&%White,%2005)
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Affect
---How%happy%(e.g.,%sad,%miserable,%happy,%cheerful)%
---How%secure%(e.g.,%anxious,%scared,%confident,%comfortable)%
---How%satisfied%(e.g.,%stale,%bored%with,%absorbed,%engrossed)
Judgement
---How%normal%or%special%(e.g.,%odd,%daggy,%normal,%cool,%fashionable)%
---How%capable%or%talented%(e.g.,%weak,%sick,%slow,%powerful,%humorous,%
expert)%
---How%brave%or%dependable%(e.g.,%timid,%gutless,%unreliable,%brave,%heroic,%
loyal)%
---How%honest%(e.g.,%deceitful,%deceptive,%truthful,%credible)%
---How%ethical%(e.g.,%immoral,%evil,%cruel,%good,%ethical,%generous)
Appreciation
---How%I%react%to%it%(e.g.,%dull,%boring,%predictable,%yucky,%repulsive,%
captivating,%fascinating,%lovely,%appealing%)
---How%it’s%composed%(e.g.,%uneven,%flawed,%unclear,%simplistic,%balanced,%
consistent,%elegant,%rich,%detailed%)%
---How%valuable%it%is%(e.g.,%shallow,%dated,%worthless,%useless,%profound,%
innovative,%authentic,%genuine,%worthwhile)%
Attitude,in,the,Australian,Curriculum
---Foundation/Prep:%Understand%that%language%can%be%used%to%explore%ways%
of%expressing%needs,%likes%and%dislikes.%
---Year%1:%Explore%different%ways%of%expressing%emotions,%including%verbal,%
visual,%body%language%and%facial%expressions.%
---Year%2:%Identify%language%that%can%be%used%for%appreciating%texts%and%the%
qualities%of%people%and%things.
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Week$9-The$Language$of Evaluation
Wednesday,% 2%August%2017
12:08%am
