AS Comms Twilight: Semiotics

AS Lang Lit: Analysing Spoken Language

Watch this clip from 'The Apprentice' and identify 5 ways in which power and status (or lack of it) is conveyed through the language used by those featured in the clip. Try to use the terminology we have introduced in class to anchor your comments:

Click here to watch the clip.

A2 Lit: The Bluest Eye

Definitely worth watching!

Please remember also that once you have finished reading the book, there is a study pack on Moodle for you to use to help develop your understanding further.

A2 Comms - Karl Marx

Here is an excellent programme about Marx's ideas and their relevance to society today. Watch this to reinforce and develop your understanding of Marxism:

AS Comms Twilight: The meanings of the hijab

Last week we explored the cultural meanings of the hoodie. Click here to read about the meanings constructed by the hijab. It is important that you start to build your own case-studies about how clothes can be used as a signifier, and this would be a good start...

AS Comms: Poll

Please take part in the poll on Moodle in preparation for next week's lessons:
Do you communicate more with words or with your body language?

AS Comms Twilight: Counterculture

Click here to read an interesting article on the development of counterculture in Britain.