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TOPIC 5, TOPIC 6 - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 5
Oral communication
Elements and rules governing spoken language
Differences between spoken and written language
Formal characteristics of spoken language
The structure of discourse: thematic structure (given-new, subject-predicate, frame-insert)
The constructional principles of spoken grammar
Planning speaking as problem solving
Planning and execution
Usual formulae and routines in spoken English
Spoken language strategies
Adjacency pairs
Grice's cooperative principle
Turn-taking
Opening conversations
Discourse plans
Closing conversations
TOPIC 6
Written communication
Formal elements of written language
Other differences between spoken and written language
Formal characteristics of written English
The complexity of written language: lexical density
Norms ruling written texts
Features of text organisation
Standards of textuality
Social context
Social distance
Routines and formulae in written texts
Filling in forms
Curriculum Vitae
Letters
Informal letters
Formal letters
Summaries
Postcards
Reports
Different types of written texts
Functions of written language
Classification of texts