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Harrycc3000:
Hey,
I was doing insight section A and the last question was apparently marked holistically. Does this actually also happen for VCAA exams? And if they do, what are some tips (also like how do you structure your answer for these types of questions) on being able to do these 'holistic' short answer questions?
Thanks!
lastapasta:
hi
whats the difference between minimal responses and backchanelling?
thank you!
wingdings2791:
--- Quote from: lastapasta on August 29, 2021, 04:45:14 pm ---hi
whats the difference between minimal responses and backchanelling?
thank you!
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Hi lastapasta,
Minimal responses are exactly what they sound like- interjectory discourse markers such as 'yeah', 'right', 'mhmm' etc. that usually merely demonstrate agreement, encouraging the dominant speaker to continue. Backchanneling runs in a similar vein but has to specifically be repetition (at least roughly) of another interlocutor's utterances eg. 'that was worth a try', 'yeah worth a shot'- literally channeling someone's words back to them. :)
wingdings2791:
--- Quote from: Harrycc3000 on August 26, 2021, 04:25:54 pm ---Hey,
I was doing insight section A and the last question was apparently marked holistically. Does this actually also happen for VCAA exams? And if they do, what are some tips (also like how do you structure your answer for these types of questions) on being able to do these 'holistic' short answer questions?
Thanks!
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Hey! Funnily I recently asked my tutor the exact same question. She last assessed the Eng Lang exam in roughly 2018 and said that although each section A was marked entirely by one assessor, the questions were independently assessed ie. marks couldn't be awarded for a low quality Q5 answer, even if the relevant analyses and metalanguage were included in Q2 as an example.
Her advice was that while you could maybe adapt the focus of your answers to suit the others, there really isn't much you can do to exploit the holistic marking systems as assessors are pretty confined in awarding answers that have too much to do with each other. However, she still says that 'adapting focus' so that your answers cover a little more ground (eg. if there's already been a discourse question, choosing to analyse syntax or lexicology in a question that doesn't specify a subsystem) can keep your writing from becoming repetitive (as presenting the same argument in many different lights can incline assessors to award less marks). Other than that, some general section A advice from her would be to use an extremely deadpan, practical format in your answers eg. if a question calls for an example of a modal verb, an answer like 'The modal verb 'will' in 'x will [...]' shows y' will easily knock out marks as it packs everything important into one sentence. Another way to minimise writing as after all your wrist can only take so much XD
Hope this helps! Please keep in mind that what she told me could potentially be out of date, but it still seems like sensible advice to me :)
Texyrialed:
Hi Guys!
I'm currently writing a prac expository essay for the exam and the prompt that i've chosen revolves around the idea that social media impacts language.
Two questions;
1) does the news such as ACA, 7News, etc count as social media?
2) would words such as "vaping" and "chroming" (the thing where teens inhale aerosol deodorant stuff) be counted as neologism or blending?
Thanks!
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