2010 Essay Predictions?

[vexx]

Hi,

Thought it may be a good idea to start a thread to see what topics we may want to focus on to ensure we maximise the chance of answering at least once question well.
So, why not do some predictions?
I read through the essays over the last few years, and in this current study design there has not been a direct question on Political Correctness (last was 2004/03), and the last question directly on public language was 2005.

So i think they will definitely have one of these questions, and with public language requiring lots of political discussion to do well (Gilliard/Rudd)

Anyone have any other ideas?

Vexx

[nbalakers24]

Also, i dont think jargon have been a topic recently in the exam. Theres going to be three essay topics this year and will most likely be like last years where you 'must' refer to stimulus material.

[LFTM]

It would be so awesome if one of the topics was jargon, i did an essay on jargon for a sac.

[stonecold]

Standard English please please please please please!

[naved_s9994]

Standard English please please please please please!

There was something on Standard English in 2009, so I think it might be unlikely

[xD_aQt]

elanguage :smitten:

[stonecold]

elanguage :smitten:

Oh and yes, language and technology.

Lots of examples make for good discussion

I hope they don't pin us down and make us write about 'euphemism' or 'slang' or 'jargon' etc.  iit would be so hard to ramble on about the same thing for 4 pages without it getting repetitive.

I also have a feeling Public Language or PC will come up.

Last years euphemism question was kind of a prelude for it.

These topics would be okay though.  Lots of morons with twitter accounts who can't help but posting discriminatory stuff makes my job a hell of a lot easier.

[vexx]

^ Yeah there almost definitely won't be a question on Standard English or Euphemisms, but that's not to say you won't need to know these to put in to your essay for another topic.

Hmm technology was 2008, maybe they will have something on it this year, it's a pretty good topic to use so hopefully.

[naved_s9994]

Discuss Australian English in  contemparary? society.... last time 2006

[nbalakers24]

i hate technology, i cant write 4 bodys for their essays :S

[stonecold]

^ Yeah there almost definitely won't be a question on Standard English or Euphemisms, but that's not to say you won't need to know these to put in to your essay for another topic.

Hmm technology was 2008, maybe they will have something on it this year, it's a pretty good topic to use so hopefully.

Standard English was in 2009, 2006 and sort of in 2007.  I think the examiners like it because not many people really know what it is.  May not come up in an explicit form, but yeah, makes for good discussion in other essays.

You can incorporate standard language discussion into lots of essay, such as those on technology, PC and appropriate language use for context.

LOL at last year.  People arguing that we don't need standard english in STANDARD ENGLISH.

My teacher is such a bitch.  No idea.  She thinks Standard English is GAE, and that it doesn't have prestige.

[naved_s9994]

a broad question about language and changing identity - ethnolects haven't appeared in a while

[nbalakers24]

whats GAE?

[naved_s9994]

whats GAE?

general ausE english i guess?

[stonecold]

yeah general aus eng.